Renewables Could Green the Sahara Desert
Cover enough ground with wind turbines and solar panels and you change the local climate, green the desert and could even boost the Sahara’s rainfall.
All the Electricity the World Needs Can Come From Renewables
Imagine a world with so much renewable, clean energy that it could provide all the electricity society needed, reliably and without any interruption, round the clock. That could soon be a reality.
California Moves Toward Setting Official Goal: 100% Clean Energy by 2045
State officials hope to chart a path for other large economies to follow as they attempt to address the dangers of climate change.
Washington’s Political Lobbying Shackles Science
Money talks, says a study of Washington’s political lobbying and its influence on climate change law. Most of the most vocal money comes from big energy.
Clean Energy Is Vital but Still Not Enough
There are some problems clean energy from wind and sun cannot solve. Two new studies provide a roadmap of the challenges ahead.
Smarter Renewables Open Up New Markets
The need to stop global warming in its tracks has spurred the growth of wind and solar technologies that are helping reshape the electricity industry.
Pope Francis to Big Oil: Go Green Before It's Too Late
The Roman Catholic leader forthrightly reminds oil company CEOs that climate change is a moral issue.
Pope Issues Stark Warning to Oil CEOs on Climate Change
Meeting the world's energy needs "must not destroy civilization," Pope Francis says at an energy conference at the Vatican.
India Forges Ahead on Solar Power
Five of the world's largest solar installations are under construction there, and a sixth is in the pipeline.
Juan Cole
The Hemisphere's Biggest Solar Plant Is in Mexico, Not the U.S.
Mexico plans to produce 43 percent of its electricity from renewables within six years.
