The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states and electro-states – here’s what to watch for in 2026
Countries that depend on fossil fuels are working to slow down the transition to renewable energy.
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The clock is ticking: Invest in the planet, not the Pentagon
At the Paris Agreement's 10-year anniversary, US climate commitments are being swallowed up by military spending.
Standing up for Florida means pushing back against offshore drilling everywhere
Our elected officials are right to be indignant about drilling off Florida’s coast, but shouldn’t stop there.
Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier – so why isn’t it replacing fossil fuels faster?
Regulatory inertia, political gridlock and a lack of investment are holding back renewable energy deployment.
Here are the 5 issues to watch at COP30 in Brazil
'The entire Paris Agreement experiment is being challenged.'
Where America’s CO2 emissions come from – what you need to know, in charts
There have been some promising downward trends, but political winds and energy demands threaten progress.
Why countries struggle to quit fossil fuels, despite higher costs and 30 years of climate talks and treaties
Countries are balancing the pressures of rising electricity demand with the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Banks retreat from climate change commitments – but it’s business more than politics
Net-zero alliances never made much business sense and were not particularly effective at fighting climate change.
Phasing out plastic foam would prevent beach pollution and other problems
On International Coastal Cleanup Day, plastic foam fragments, cups and plates are among the most commonly found trash.
Communities pay the price for ‘free’ AI tools
AI data centers produce massive noise pollution, use huge amounts of water and keep us hooked on fossil fuels.