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Spiking oil prices may reveal how China has been more successful in electrifying its economy and reducing dependence on fossil fuels than the United States.

Residents of the state will soon be able to use the tech to lower their electricity bills. Gov. Spanberger has made affordability a top legislative priority.

How officials in Crockett County are using wind investments to help older residents age in place.

Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%.

Spain spent the last six years investing heavily in wind and solar energy, leading to some of the cheapest power prices in Europe.

Nevada solar installations dropped sharply last year as Trump administration policies prioritized fossil fuels and limited renewable energy growth.

The unicorn startup notched its biggest utility partnership yet, to install enough home batteries to rival a gas-fired peaker power plant.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in favor of a proposal to build new nuclear power plants in the EU. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says it's impossible.
The lawyers who successfully won the law’s climate authority once thought of it as a placeholder for stronger legislation.
Environmentalists say the war’s effects on oil and gas prices are an argument for countries to get off fossil fuels. But the reality is likely to be messier.
The Iran war has disrupted oil and gas trade. As countries like the US double down on fossil fuels, experts say the conflict shows how speeding up homegrown renewables is the only way to avoid future energy crises.
Renewable-energy projects can boost the economy of a rural town—if the community has a say in development.

If the ongoing conflict continues, energy prices could spike, driving up costs across African economies, which heavily rely on imported oil and gas.

With federal funding gone, tribes are turning to philanthropy, alternative lenders, and their own institutions.
The EPA released its latest enforcement and compliance report and touted the agency’s crackdown on environmental crimes under the Trump administration, yet 75 percent of the criminal cases closed last fiscal year originated before the president took office.

For International Women’s Day, Euronews Green highlighted some of the female politicians spearheading the never-ending fight against climate change.

Establishing forests can capture carbon and boost biodiversity — but some biomes are a better bet than others.

To some it was a reckless experiment but scientists hope the dispersal of 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine could ease the climate crisis.

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