Articles by Senior Data Reporter Clayton Aldern
Clayton Aldern is a data reporter and data visualization developer. He has contributed to reporting teams that have won various awards, including a national Edward R. Murrow Award, multiple Online Journalism Awards, multiple Sigma Awards, and the Breaking Barriers Award from the Institute for Nonprofit News. He is the author of The Weight of Nature: How a Changing Climate Changes Our Brains.
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21 countries shrank their carbon pollution while growing their economies
A chart proves it is possible.
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Even Saudi Arabia doesn’t want to be dependent on oil any more
The country plans to start selling off shares of its giant state-owned oil company as part of a strategy to diversify its economy.
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Meet the director of a solar documentary you’ll actually want to watch
Grist chats with "Catching the Sun" director Shalini Kantayya about storytelling in the climate movement and mixing energy policy with social policy.
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This chart shows the United States’ mind-blowing clean energy potential
The U.S. could meet its electricity needs 100 times over with solar and 10 times over with wind.
