The Climate Crisis Is Coming for Your Food

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 9, 2019 A new report from the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finds desertification is destroying the very soil that feeds us. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Solar-Powered Future Is Finally Upon Us

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Jul 15, 2019 Progress across the globe shows an increasingly positive solar future as fuel from the sun grows cheaper and more abundant. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

These Countries Are Taking Climate Change Seriously

Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Jan 9, 2019 In the just-published "Climate Change Performance Index," Sweden, Morocco and Lithuania are top performers in 2018's global warming battles. 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 )

India Forges Ahead on Solar Power

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 4, 2018 Five of the world's largest solar installations are under construction there, and a sixth is in the pipeline. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Heartless Math of ‘Carsonomics’

Julian Vigo / Truthdig May 11, 2018 Less is not more with Ben Carson leading the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Hemisphere’s Biggest Solar Plant Is in Mexico, Not the U.S.

Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 6, 2018 Mexico plans to produce 43 percent of its electricity from renewables within six years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

While China Picks Winners, Trump Picks Losers

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Apr 16, 2018 Republicans who for years have voted against subsidies for solar and wind power are now eager to have government subsidize coal. Meanwhile, China’s success in renewables grows. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Three Countries Show How Close We Are to a Totally Green Grid

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 9, 2018 Achievements in Portugal, Scotland and Costa Rica show that a 100-percent-clean electricity grid is no longer a dream. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Despite Big Coal Lobby, Australia to Double Solar Energy in 2018

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 18, 2018 The country’s march to this renewable is a reason for climate optimism because it is happening under adverse circumstances. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Energy Agency Rejects Trump Bid to Boost Coal, Nuclear Power

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Jan 8, 2018 The decision by the GOP-controlled Federal Energy Regulatory Commission comes amid repeated promises by the president to revive coal as the nation's top power source. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cheap Renewables Undercut Nuclear Power

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Jan 7, 2018 Amid improving technology and plunging costs for wind, solar and other renewables, the energy picture is shifting in many countries. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )