Solar
Chart: Here's where utility-scale solar is located in the US
Though a few states are leading the way, big solar installations are spread all around the country — and many more will get built in the years to come.
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Electric vehicles
Chart: US EV sales are having a record-setting year
Ignore the gloomy headlines. Despite some inevitable growing pains, EVs are still on track to transform the U.S. auto industry.By Eric Wesoff, Dan McCarthy .
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Climatetech finance
Chart: Clean energy attracting nearly twice as much investment as fossils
But for the world to meet its climate goals, the money needs to stop flowing to fossil fuels — and flow even faster into clean energy.By Dan McCarthy .
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Clean energy jobs
Chart: Which clean energy sector is creating the most new jobs?
More than 200,000 jobs have been announced since the IRA, most of them in battery manufacturing.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Clean industry
Chart: Here's where the carbon-intensive steel industry is concentrated
China makes half of the world's steel, and steel makes up a huge portion of the world's carbon emissions.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Liquefied natural gas
Chart: The US is officially the world’s biggest LNG exporter
The staggering rise in U.S. exports of the planet-warming fossil fuel comes as the country tries to position itself as a global climate leader.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Clean energy manufacturing
Chart: Is climatetech manufacturing on track for net-zero goals?
The International Energy Agency's latest update finds some technologies surging and others struggling to keep pace with the trajectory needed for a decarbonized future.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Clean energy
Chart: The world is approaching a peak in electricity emissions
Electricity production is the biggest source of CO2 emissions in the world, but a new report suggests the grid’s dirtiest days will soon be behind it.By Dan McCarthy .
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Solar
Chart: China’s solar export dominance grows with surging European orders
The country produces 80 percent of the world’s solar panels, and Europe is now buying over half of the panels it exports. -
Batteries
Chart: The remarkable rise of California’s grid battery capacity
In 2020, California had 500 megawatts of grid battery storage. Now, just three years later, it has over 5,000 megawatts.
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