Top news of the week: 12.05.2021.
Energy
Prioritizing diversity in the energy transition, plus Star Wars puns with Secretary Granholm
The DOE wants to involve the entire community in the energy transition. It's do or do not; there is no try.
Amid Danger Signs, A Global Energy Leader Finds Reason for Hope
Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, talks with Yale Environment 360 about the yawning gap between vows to cut carbon output and reality, his agency’s road ...
What the Clean Energy for America Act Gets Right — And How It Can Improve
Clean Energy for America Act
Inside Clean Energy: Indian Point Nuclear Plant Reaches a Contentious End
At 11 p.m. on April 30, employees shut down the nuclear reactor at Indian Point Energy Center Unit 3, marking the end of a power plant that has been an essential part of New York City’s ...
Global renewable energy industry grew at fastest rate since 1999 last year
New wind and solar power projects in China, Europe and the US spurred 45% rise in capacity
Teach Your Children Well — About Renewable Energy (Video)
The transition to sustainable energy requires understanding and efforts from all kinds of citizens --- including children. After all, it is children who will participate as the "adults of ...
Transitioning from Coal to Clean Will Save You Money. Could Make You Money!
About five years ago, when UCS looked at the economics of coal plants, we found that about 40 percent of coal plants were more expensive than cleaner alternatives. Almost every year since ...
What to watch for in the IEA’s forthcoming report
The most critical factors for a rapid transition are the hardest to model.