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NY Times | Can 3,500 Percent Tariffs Protect the U.S. Solar Industry?
The U.S. imposed sky-high tariffs on solar imports from four countries, but it’s unclear if they will be enough to fight back Chinese competitors.
The U.S. imposed sky-high tariffs on solar imports from four countries, but it’s unclear if they will be enough to fight back Chinese competitors.
ABC News | Why the Trump administration is wrong about an energy crisis in the US, according to experts
The U.S. being a fossil fuel power is a "brazen disregard" for climate action.
The U.S. being a fossil fuel power is a "brazen disregard" for climate action.
The Gaurdian | ‘Rising star’
EU made more electricity from solar than coal in 2024.
EU made more electricity from solar than coal in 2024
Scientific American | Crushed Rocks Could Be the Next Climate Solution
Spreading crushed stone across farm fields could inexpensively pull CO2 from the air while also increasing yields. But it would require a mountain of mining.
Spreading crushed stone across farm fields could inexpensively pull CO2 from the air while also increasing yields. But it would require a mountain of mining.
Marketplace | Coal demand is up
Thank data centers and industrialization.
Thank data centers and industrialization.
ABC News | Texas could become a major producer of another source of renewable energy
The Lone Star State has the potential to be a significant hydrogen supplier.
The Lone Star State has the potential to be a significant hydrogen supplier.
Politico | Chinese companies use Biden’s climate law to expand their solar dominance
The president tried to weaken China’s control over solar parts globally by funding U.S. manufacturing plants. But Chinese companies are tapping into the cash.
The president tried to weaken China’s control over solar parts globally by funding U.S. manufacturing plants. But Chinese companies are tapping into the cash.
CBC radio | The solar power revolution is coming
Solar power is at the dawn of a quiet revolution. Costs are coming down fast and technology is only getting better. By 2035, solar could make up half of the world's electricity generation. So what could boundless cheap energy mean for us?
Solar power is at the dawn of a quiet revolution. Costs are coming down fast and technology is only getting better. By 2035, solar could make up half of the world's electricity generation. So what could boundless cheap energy mean for us?
Vox | Even solar energy’s biggest fans are underestimating it
Solar’s extraordinary forecast-defying growth, explained.
Solar’s extraordinary forecast-defying growth, explained.
Science Business | How cheap solar power could have arrived decades ago
Solar’s development – stalled by Reagan in the US and underinvestment in Europe – offers lessons for today’s policymakers in other technologies.
Solar’s development – stalled by Reagan in the US and underinvestment in Europe – offers lessons for today’s policymakers in other technologies.
Scientific American | Can Pulling Carbon from Thin Air Slow Climate Change?
Tech firms, oil companies and the U.S. government are investing billions of dollars in carbon capture technology to suck greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. Can it save the warming world?
Tech firms, oil companies and the U.S. government are investing billions of dollars in carbon capture technology to suck greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. Can it save the warming world?
The Economist | Sun Machines
Solar, an energy source that gets cheaper and cheaper, is going to be huge.
The New Yorker | What Is the Opposite of Oil Drilling?
A growing industry aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere—but it’s still in its infancy, and greenhouse-gas emissions remain dangerously high.
A growing industry aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere—but it’s still in its infancy, and greenhouse-gas emissions remain dangerously high.
ABC (Australia) | Radio National Breakfast
Carbon capture 'must accelerate' to limit climate change. A new global report says carbon removal from the atmosphere needs to be quadrupled, to meet key climate targets by 2050.
Carbon capture 'must accelerate' to limit climate change.
A new global report says carbon removal from the atmosphere needs to be quadrupled, to meet key climate targets by 2050.
NYTimes | How China Pulled So Far Ahead on Industrial Policy
The United States and Europe are trying to catch up to a rival skilled in using all the levers of government and banking to dominate global manufacturing.
The United States and Europe are trying to catch up to a rival skilled in using all the levers of government and banking to dominate global manufacturing.
Wired | Why Deleting Carbon From the Atmosphere Is So Controversial
Delegates just agreed on a historic climate deal at COP28. But without more ambition, humanity will have to rely ever more on a contentious strategy: carbon removal.
Delegates just agreed on a historic climate deal at COP28. But without more ambition, humanity will have to rely ever more on a contentious strategy: carbon removal.
New Scientist | Will carbon dioxide removal tech help or hinder climate targets?
Billions of dollars are pouring into the carbon dioxide removal industry, which aims to clean up emissions and slow global warming, but few companies have delivered results. Is the technology a planetary saviour or a risky bet?
Billions of dollars are pouring into the carbon dioxide removal industry, which aims to clean up emissions and slow global warming, but few companies have delivered results. Is the technology a planetary saviour or a risky bet?
Fear and Wonder podcast
The solutions needed to address climate change already exist.
The solutions needed to address climate change already exist.
Vox | How solar energy got so cheap
Cheap solar is a policy success story.
Cheap solar is a policy success story.
The Energy Transition Show | How the Transition Will Unfold
The energy transition is an extremely complex undertaking, with every country, company, and individual taking action in various, largely uncoordinated ways, and often in pursuit of different targets. This has led some observers to warn that the transition will be messy, and its outcome uncertain. But is that really a problem, or just another challenge to be met and overcome?
The energy transition is an extremely complex undertaking, with every country, company, and individual taking action in various, largely uncoordinated ways, and often in pursuit of different targets. This has led some observers to warn that the transition will be messy, and its outcome uncertain. But is that really a problem, or just another challenge to be met and overcome?