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![Participants attend day thirteen of the COP28 climate conference on December 13, 2023 in Dubai. The conference went into an extra day as delegations continue to negotiated over the wording of the final agreement.]()
![Participants attend day thirteen of the COP28 climate conference on December 13, 2023 in Dubai. The conference went into an extra day as delegations continue to negotiated over the wording of the final agreement.]()
How an oil executive led the world to an agreement to ditch fossil fuels
After weeks of debate at COP28, countries decide to “transition away” from oil and gas — while stopping short of a “phaseout.”
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![Haze settles over a valley where smoke rises from a nuclear plant and wind turbines spin in the distance.]()
![Haze settles over a valley where smoke rises from a nuclear plant and wind turbines spin in the distance.]()
Shifting political winds threaten progress on Europe’s green goals
Shaken by global instability and a populist backlash, European nations are retreating from plans to reduce greenhouse gases, promote sustainable farming practices, and boost biodiversity.
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![Four blue metal contraptions attached to a pier are battered by waves.]()
![Four blue metal contraptions attached to a pier are battered by waves.]()
Blue power: Will ocean waves be California’s new source of clean energy?
While there's "great potential" for wave-generated energy, getting projects from the pilot stage to providing commercial power remains a challenge.
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![A mechanic wearing orange gloves works on an electric car's battery module]()
![A mechanic wearing orange gloves works on an electric car's battery module]()
EV battery repair is dangerous. Here’s why mechanics want to do it anyway.
Fixing car and e-bike batteries saves money and resources — but challenges are holding back the industry.
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![A woman walks through a kitchen with an electric refrigerator and stove.]()
![A woman walks through a kitchen with an electric refrigerator and stove.]()
Most Americans want to electrify their homes — if they can keep their gas stoves
A poll finds less than one-third of Americans want a fully electric home. That number jumps to 60 percent if people can continue cooking with methane.
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![A bridge spanning water.]()
![A bridge spanning water.]()
In Michigan, the controversial Line 5 pipeline gets one step closer to the finish line
Opponents have called the decision by the state's Public Service Commission "disastrous" and "reprehensible."
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![US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Tripling Renewable Energy and Doubling Energy Efficiency by 2030 session at the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 2, 2023.]()
![US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Tripling Renewable Energy and Doubling Energy Efficiency by 2030 session at the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 2, 2023.]()
The overlooked climate solution making headway at COP28: Doing more with less
Doubling the annual pace of energy efficiency progress would achieve half of the emissions reductions needed by 2030.
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![An aerial shot of an industrial facility belching steam.]()
![An aerial shot of an industrial facility belching steam.]()
America’s first ‘enhanced’ geothermal plant just got up and running
Next-generation geothermal could be a huge source of carbon-free power. A first-of-a-kind project from Google and Fervo Energy is a step in that direction.
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![An overhead image of an industrial facility next to agricultural fields.]()
![An overhead image of an industrial facility next to agricultural fields.]()
Salton Sea could meet nation’s lithium demand for decades, study finds
The potential of geothermal brine extraction dwarfs the deposits at Thacker Pass in Nevada.
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![A line of wind turbines in the ocean under a blue sky.]()
![A line of wind turbines in the ocean under a blue sky.]()
What happened to the Great Lakes offshore wind boom?
Offshore wind projects cropped up all over the Great Lakes region in the early 2010s. By the end of the decade, all but one were gone. Developers, though still drawn to the lakes’ powerful winds, have been reluctant to return.
