Renewables Have Reached a Critical Tipping Point

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 6, 2019 For the first time in U.S. history, the country produces more electricity with renewables than with coal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is Going Green Even Possible?

Jill Richardson / OtherWords Apr 29, 2019 If environmental solutions aren’t systemic, living green will always mean going against the grain—and usually failing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scotland’s Green Energy Strides Are Leaving Us in the Dust

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 31, 2019 Nearly 75 percent of the British nation's 2018 gross electricity consumption came from renewables, and that's far from its only green success. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Spain’s Socialists Have Big Green Plans for the Country

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 6, 2019 The Mediterranean nation is already getting 40 percent of its electricity from renewables, and its government hopes to double that by 2030. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Washington Gov. Inslee Focuses on Climate Change in 2020 Bid

BILL BARROW and RACHEL LA CORTE / The Associated Press Mar 1, 2019 Jay Inslee launches his 2020 Democratic presidential bid Friday with a resolve "to solve America's most daunting challenge." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Reusing Greenhouse Gases to Power the World

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Feb 10, 2019 Laboratories can make energy from greenhouse gases, power smartphones with their own radiation, and cut shipping costs naturally. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

2 Reasons 2019 Could Be the Planet’s Worst Year Yet

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Feb 4, 2019 Here comes another dismal science forecast, with human carbon emissions due to rise this year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Battery Boom Heralds the End of Fossil Fuels

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Jan 20, 2019 Recent developments in batteries are set to sweep aside old arguments about renewable energy sources being intermittent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Renewables Could Green the Sahara Desert

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Sep 24, 2018 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

All the Electricity the World Needs Can Come From Renewables

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Sep 12, 2018 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

California Moves Toward Setting Official Goal: 100% Clean Energy by 2045

Jonathan J. Cooper / The Associated Press Aug 29, 2018 State officials hope to chart a path for other large economies to follow as they attempt to address the dangers of climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Washington’s Political Lobbying Shackles Science

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 25, 2018 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )