Politics

Renewable Energy Could Power the World by 2050

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Mar 15, 2020 Wind, water and solar sources − the renewable energy trio − could meet almost all the needs of our power-hungry society in 30 years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal Is the Hail Mary Our Planet Needs

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 25, 2019 The presidential candidate's breathtaking plan aims to create 20 million jobs and pay for itself over 15 years. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

EPA Defies Climate Warnings, Gives Coal Plants a Reprieve

ELLEN KNICKMEYER / The Associated Press Jun 19, 2019 On Wednesday, the Trump administration completes one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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 )

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 )

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 )

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 )

Trump’s Assault on Solar Can’t Stop Renewable Energy Revolution

Harvey Wasserman / The Progressive Jan 30, 2018 The nuclear power industry faces a crisis that could create thousands of new "green" jobs, offsetting some losses from the president's solar panel tariff. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )

U.K. Reliance on Coal Continues to Plummet

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 6, 2018 As a source of electricity, coal use has fallen 85 percent in just five years, and the government plans to get rid of it entirely by 2025. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wind Met 99% of Scots’ Power Needs in October, and Other Green Successes

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 12, 2017 The Trump strategy of slapping penalties on alternative technologies and giving fossil fuels subsidies has a very limited shelf life. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )