BIARRITZ, France—Scientists from Southwest France warned world leaders this weekend at the G7 Summit that the picturesque shoreline where they are meeting could retreat 100 meters in this century because of rising seas.
Thirty scientists from the…
August 2019
The cost of transitioning the United States to clean energy may be offset or surpassed by the savings of not having to buy fossil fuels, according to a scholar of energy management systems.
That calculation does not include the savings from avoided…
Which comes first: the electric vehicle or the charging station? That question has perplexed some experts and officials tasked with nurturing the electrification of transportation in American cities.
Some have a clear view:
"If you can’t imagine…
The world now has 57 carbon-pricing programs covering about 20 percent of greenhouse-gas emissions, but they won't be as effective as they could be, experts said, until more of the world participates.
That's because covered industries worry about…
The falling price of renewable energy has been dominating the headlines, but more dramatic change is happening behind the scenes, where battery storage is disrupting the way utilities provide power.
The change is driven not just by cheap renewables…
Federal inaction on climate change will will lead to hundreds of billions of dollars in damages, by the federal government's own estimates. But there are less obvious costs Americans face because we lack a stable climate policy.
"We’ve talked a lot…
