Clean industry
Leaders in shipping, aviation and heavy industry chart a path to net zero ahead of COP26
The only catch? They say multitrillion-dollar investments and global regulatory consensus are musts.
By Jeff St. John .
Emissions reduction
Green steel
Chart: Steelmaking is starting to go electric
The majority of newly announced steel capacity in 2023 planned to use lower-emissions electric arc furnaces, but the dirty industry has a way to go to clean up.
By Dan McCarthy, Carrie Klein .
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Carbon capture
How shrinking carbon capture could help it scale up
Startups are vying to miniaturize this potentially climate-saving technology.By Julian Spector .
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Carbon capture
Can carbon-capture startups make it big with small-scale tech?
We need to remove gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere. These companies think they've found a way to do it more affordably.By Jeff St. John .
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Policy & regulation
The US will struggle to meet its climate goals without penalties for utilities that fail to cut emissions, report finds
New analysis shows how Sen. Manchin's demand to cut the Clean Electricity Performance Program from the reconciliation bill would kneecap climate policy.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean industry
Can the US take the lead on cleaner lithium production?
Three companies are attracting private and public funding for their potentially game-changing efforts to extract lithium from brine in California.By Elizabeth McCarthy .
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Utilities
California’s biggest all-electric utility has a plan to meet the state's tough 2030 carbon targets
Pedro Pizarro, CEO of SCE parent Edison International, says gaps in EV and electric building policies threaten state clean energy goals.By Jeff St. John .
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Energy efficiency
BP acquires Blueprint Power to tap the grid-balancing capability of big buildings
The startup has 13MW of flexible energy in its NYC portfolio and is looking to expand.By Jeff St. John .
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Workforce diversity
Charging Up: Women's climatetech career moves at Fluence, Urbint, Omnidian, SDG&E and more
From nonprofits to the veep suite, women are making major strides in clean energy.By Eric Wesoff .
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Policy & regulation
North Carolina to mandate 70% cut in electricity CO2 emissions by 2030
The bipartisan compromise bill includes bold targets and regional firsts, but critics say it's too lax on Duke Energy.By Jeff St. John .
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Emissions reduction
What to do about leaky methane
The EPA and the oil and gas industry are contemplating high-tech sensors to spot and eliminate leaks of this planet-warming gas.By Julian Spector .
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