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The Power Grid Is No Match For Severe Weather
By Emily Barone
The Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
By Solcyre Burga
Why Investors Are Betting Big on Carbon Removal Technology
By Russell Nichols
XI: China Won’t Rush Energy Transformation
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Experts Just Figured Out How To Rapidly Charge EV Batteries
Researchers at Penn State University have developed an EV battery that can charge in 10 minutes.
By Alejandro de la Garza
October 12, 2022
Global Energy Infrastructure At Risk, Says Putin
The Nord Stream attacks at the end of September have raised concerns over the future of Europe’s gas supplies.
By Bloomberg
October 12, 2022
U.K. Sanctions Iran’s Morality Police
Protesters in Iran have continued to gather in different cities despite a violent crackdown by the security forces
By Golnar Motevalli and Charles Capel / Bloomberg
October 10, 2022
EU’s Von Der Leyen Proposes Gas Price Cap as Energy Fears Rise
Nations in the bloc are struggling to cope with record energy prices and the risk of shortages this winter
By Ewa Krukowska and John Ainger / Bloomberg
October 5, 2022
OPEC+ Tries to Keep Oil Above $90 With Large Production Cut
The cartel’s decision risks adding another shock to a global economy that is already battling inflation driven by high energy costs.
By Salma El Wardany, Grant Smith, Ben Bartenstein and Fiona MacDonald / Bloomberg
October 5, 2022
Your Home Heating Costs Are Going to Go Up This Winter—a Lot
The average household will pay $177 more for heat this winter, according to estimates, but that will vary depending on how you heat your home and where you live.
By Nik Popli
October 3, 2022
Why the Pandemic Could Speed Up the Green Transition
DBS CEO Piyush Gupta, speaking at the TIME100 Leadership Forum in Singapore, said energy and supply chain crises will ultimately lead to more investment in the green energy transition
By Chad de Guzman
October 2, 2022
Hydrogen Home Heating Is a Wasteful Climate Solution
Gas companies are promoting the fuel as a clean way to heat homes. But a new study says it doesn't make sense for the planet.
By Alejandro de la Garza
September 27, 2022
Solar Power Helps Keep Lights on In Puerto Rico after Fiona
As solar power proves resilient to energy blackouts after Hurricane Fiona, many are calling for a solar revolution in Puerto Rico
By Mariah Espada
September 20, 2022
How Amazon Became World's Largest Buyer of Renewable Energy
Amazon is now the largest buyer of renewable energy as it races to reach net zero and helps drive an energy boom
By Andrew Blum
September 15, 2022
Green Energy and Climate Devastation Rewrite Our Future
Accelerating crises make a grim backdrop to sudden and striking advances.
By Justin Worland
September 15, 2022
How The Grid Works When Hydropower Dries Up
The U.S. is losing hydropower as reservoirs dry up, stressing an electrical grid that already buckles in extreme weather
By Emily Barone
September 2, 2022
Gazprom Won’t Reopen Gas Pipeline in 11th Hour Blow to Europe
The move pushes the region a step closer to blackouts, rationing and a severe recession.
By Bloomberg
September 2, 2022
China's Drought Is Pushing It To Rely Even More on Coal
As reservoirs dry up, crippling hydropower production, environmentalists worry this will further deepen China's reliance on fossil fuels.
By Amy Gunia
September 2, 2022
G7 Backs Price-Cap Plan for Russian Oil to Limit Revenue
The U.S. hopes the measure will ease energy market pressures and slash Moscow’s overall revenues
By Michael Nienaber, Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska / Bloomberg
September 2, 2022
Inside Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Go Green
The kingdom could emerge from the global energy transition as the world’s indispensable fossil-fuel power, while boasting of an eco-friendly home
By Vivienne Walt / Dhahran and Riyadh
September 1, 2022
Here's How Much the U.S. Relies on AC
Climate change means more people in the U.S. are using air conditioners. But this comes at a major financial and environmental cost
By Emily Barone
August 30, 2022
UK Energy Crisis May Impact Households More Than 2008 Crash
The bleak warning comes as bills are set to surge roughly 80% from October, just as the arrival of colder weather boosts energy demand
By William Mathis/Bloomberg
August 25, 2022
Inflation Reduction Act Is Latest Win for Ethanol Industry
Politicians are touting corn ethanol as a climate solution. The truth is more complicated
By Alejandro de la Garza
August 15, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act is a Carbon Capture Bonanza
Some environmentalists are skeptical that the industry can deliver real emissions cuts
By Alejandro de la Garza
August 11, 2022
Europe's Energy Crisis Worsens as Heat Waves Increase Demand
European power prices rose to fresh records on Thursday as a heat wave limits energy supplies and wildfires rage across France.
By William Mathis/Bloomberg
August 11, 2022
BP’s Profits Stir Political Recriminations
The company has reported a surge in profit, following similar windfalls for other major oil and gas firms last week
By William Mathis and Laura Hurst / Bloomberg
August 2, 2022
Amazon Got a Big Pandemic Boost—And So Did Its Emissions
The carbon footprint of the world's largest online retailer grew 18% in 2021
By Matt Day/Bloomberg
August 1, 2022
How Germany Is Preparing for a Looming Energy Crisis
German officials issued a tentative sigh of relief last week, when Russian gas began flowing again through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to the European Union after its annual 10-day maintenance—only to have that relief...
By Emily Schultheis
July 28, 2022
New Lithium Mining Technology Could Give Argentina a Sustainable Gold Rush
Mining for clean energy minerals is surprisingly dirty. New technology may reduce its impact on ecosystems and local communities.
By Ciara Nugent//ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA, ARGENTINA
July 26, 2022
Austria's Climate Minister Is Taking the E.U. to Court
She says the bloc has compromised its green goals
By Alejandro de la Garza
July 13, 2022
Mohammad Barkindo, OPEC Secretary-General, Dies at 63
Barkindo steered OPEC through the creation of the OPEC+ alliance
By Grant Smith and Salma El Wardany / Bloomberg
July 6, 2022
$5 Gas Isn't Changing How Often Americans Drive
“[Fuel] demand is lower, but not drastically lower, because the car is still the primary mode to travel this summer"
By Emily Barone
July 5, 2022
High Gas Prices Are Discouraging Americans From Buying Cars Right Now
Immediate prices at the pump appear to be influencing car-use behavior in the U.S. more than long-term climate concerns
By Kyla Mandel
July 1, 2022
The U.S. Senate Might Be About to Kill Biden's Clean Energy Plans
Politicians are playing hardball over worker provisions, with the climate on the line
By Alejandro de la Garza
June 30, 2022
Meet the Siblings Making Hydropower That Actually Protects Rivers and Fish
“Every hydro project is also a water project, not just an energy project”
By Amy Gunia
June 29, 2022
Colombia May Be First Oil-Rich Country to Quit Fossil Fuels
The country's new president-elect wants to end new oil exploration
By Ciara Nugent
June 22, 2022
Petrobras Head Resigns as Bolsonaro Rages About Fuel Prices
The company recently raised domestic fuel prices, prompting calls for a congressional inquiry
By Peter Millard and Vinícius Andrade / Bloomberg
June 20, 2022
Why It Could Be a Long Time Before Gas Prices Come Down
The global factors pushing up crude prices are unlikely to ease anytime soon.
By Nik Popli
June 16, 2022
Key EU Parliament Groups Reject Plans to Label Gas and Nuclear as Green Energy
“We need massive investment in the expansion of renewable energies, not the energies of the past”
By JOHN AINGER/BLOOMBERG
June 14, 2022
European Union Working to Forge Gas and Power Ties With Israel
The block is working to reduce its reliance on Russian fossil fuels
By Daniel Avis, Chiara Albanese and Gwen Ackerman / Bloomberg
June 14, 2022
New York Passed Crypto Mining Ban to Support Climate Change
On June 3, the New York Senate passed the U.S.’s first statewide moratorium on cryptocurrency mining, aimed at energy-intensive operations that use fossil fuels for power. The measure, which still needs to be signed into...
By Lindsay Muscato
June 3, 2022
U.S. Landfills Are Getting a Second Life as Solar Farms
When landfills get capped and grassed over, they have the appearance of lush, rolling hills. Despite their green appearance, however, these sites are known as “brownfields”—a term for an environmentally hazardous site without a promising...
By Emily Barone
June 2, 2022
Inflation is Going to Get Worse. Blame a Lack of Diesel
The fuel that powers the trucks and ships and cars that bring you stuff is in short supply.
By Alana Semuels
May 31, 2022
Lithium Is Key to the EV Transition—And It's in Short Supply
Lithium prices are up 400%. Experts say the supply will get worse before it gets better, with implications for the electric vehicle market
By Emily Barone
May 26, 2022
Germany to Bring Back Coal Power Plants If Russia Cuts Gas
The government meanwhile is also calling for coal to be phased-out by 2030
By ARNE DELFS/BLOOMBERG
May 24, 2022
This Is How We Quit Big Oil
At the end of the first quarter of 2021, as the CEOs of the three biggest U.S. oil and gas companies presented their firms’ earnings, investors fired off a range of questions about how they...
By Justin Worland
May 11, 2022
As Putin Threatens Nuclear Disaster, Europe Learns to Embrace Nuclear Energy
In early March, the world looked on in horror as a fire broke out at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in southeast Ukraine. The blaze at the Zaporizhzhia facility following shelling by invading Russian forces...
By Charlie Campbell
April 21, 2022
Tribal Communities Use Corporate Investment to Scale Up Solar Power
Private capital is essential to allowing tribes to tap into their renewable resources in a serious way
By Kalen Goodluck
April 13, 2022
Oil Climate Disclosures Riddled With ‘Questionable Claims,’ Study Finds
Facing mounting pressure to divest from fossil fuels, investors want reliable emissions disclosures from the industry
By PAUL TAKAHASHI / BLOOMBERG
April 12, 2022
The Bitcoin Mining Showdown In New York’s Wine Country
When I reach Rick Rainey on the phone, he’s barreling down a highway in his Subaru with samples of Riesling in tow. “I’m out here spreading the Finger Lakes love,” he tells me—which means, he’s...
By Lindsay Muscato
April 7, 2022
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