Inside Clean Energy: Explaining the Crisis in Texas - Inside Climate News

Even before the frigid weather arrived in Texas last weekend, some people were already saying that the crisis showed the folly of the transition to clean energy sources like wind and solar. When the...

Opinion: The Tongass could be a solution for the pandemic - Juneau Empire

Southeast Alaska now has an industry option that would generate jobs not impacted by the pandemic.

How Environmentalism Can Center Racial Justice in 2021 (and Beyond)

In its first weeks, the Biden administration has prioritized justice and equity in its plan to protect the environment and tackle the climate crisis. That's great, but now is not the time for the...

Why the Poor in Baltimore Face Such Crushing ‘Energy Burdens’ - Inside Climate News

In early January, Darlene Jenkins took her power shutoff notice to the Fuel Fund of Maryland, a nonprofit organization that helps residents navigate utility crises. She owed a little over $2,500—more...

How a US Arctic research initiative is pushing to connect science with Arctic communities -...

A major U.S. research effort focused on the impacts of rapid climate change in the Arctic is boosting its efforts to connect the science it funds with communities in the region. Access to content...

A Surge From an Atmospheric River Drove California’s Latest Climate Extremes - Inside Climate News

Flooding rains and record snow in California last week marked another extreme swing of the state’s climate pendulum. The widespread downpours triggered mudslides that damaged homes and roads near...

USDA Secretary of Agriculture nominee Tom Vilsack clears first hurdle, says he will focus on...

Biden's USDA nominee Tom Vilsack will focus on climate change, racial equity and combatting the effects of the pandemic

A New Day for the Climate

It remains to be seen whether Joe Biden’s sweeping climate directives can make a meaningful difference, but a critical threshold has been crossed.

This single number—the social cost of carbon—could reshape our climate future

The social cost of carbon is the “single most important number that nobody has ever heard of.” In the U.S., it’s about to get much higher.

G.M. Will Sell Only Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035 (Published 2021)

The move, one of the most ambitious in the auto industry, is a piece of a broader plan by the company to become carbon neutral by 2040.

More Than 400,000 U.S. Clean Energy Jobs Have Been Lost So Far During the Pandemic

World's oceans absorbed the heat of 10 nukes every second in 2020, study finds

Climate change saw the world's oceans absorb 20 zettajoules of heat in 2020, driving seas to record temperatures and setting the scene for decades of savage weather and environmental devastation.

Global Efforts to Adapt to the Impacts of Climate Are Lagging as Much as Efforts to Slow Emissions...

Along with promising to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow global warming, under the Paris climate agreement world leaders also agreed to prepare for its unavoidable and mounting impacts: the...

Timber Tax Cuts Cost Oregon Towns Billions. Then Polluted Water Drove Up the Price.

Rural communities in Oregon paid millions of dollars for clean, safe drinking water because the state didn’t protect their watersheds from logging-related contamination.

As Big Energy Gains, Can Europe’s Community Renewables Compete?

Local wind and solar cooperatives have been instrumental in fostering Europe’s renewable energy growth. Now, as multinational corporations play an ever-larger role in efforts to decarbonize Europe’s...