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Inside Climate News | The Researcher Who Wrote the Book on How Solar Got Cheap Is Back to Assess the Current Moment
With an updated edition of his 2019 book, Greg Nemet looks at global progress and puts U.S. obstacles in perspective.
With an updated edition of his 2019 book, Greg Nemet looks at global progress and puts U.S. obstacles in perspective.
WPR | Even in Wisconsin, solar energy is booming. But the state lags behind other parts of the US
Solar energy is now the cheapest way to produce electricity and poised to become the world’s dominant energy source.
Solar energy is now the cheapest way to produce electricity and poised to become the world’s dominant energy source
Podcast | An electric revolution
How Solar Energy Became Cheap — with Gregory Nemet
How Solar Energy Became Cheap — with Gregory Nemet
WSJ | The U.S. Gave Up Its Lead in Clean Energy Sectors Before. It Might Be Doing It Again.
The Trump administration’s move to roll back hydrogen, carbon capture and green energy initiatives is likely to play into China and Europe’s hands, say industry leaders
The Trump administration’s move to roll back hydrogen, carbon capture and green energy initiatives is likely to play into China and Europe’s hands, say industry leaders
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.