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China is leading the world in moving away from fossil fuels, and the rest of the globe — including the US — must now follow, the former US secretary of state John Kerry says.

In the race to meet the nation’s growing power demands, states and utilities are rapidly building new "battery farms" that can store energy for when customers need it most. But as the facilities grow, so too does community opposition.
Brazil has launched a long-awaited road map to help countries transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies.
President Trump refused to send an American delegation to the United Nations climate summit in Turkey.
Five countries have backed a plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar panels worldwide by 2030.

Going digital is often assumed to be a modern, efficient strategy that will save energy and resources. Thirty years of data from the world’s largest economies suggest the energy needed to power them has so far outweighed the savings.

The transition to electric vehicles should be moving apace, but it is not. And why? Incompetence, expedience, and cowardice, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot.

Texas now issues permits for companies to store carbon dioxide underground; East Texas residents fear safety risks, and skeptics doubt the climate benefits.

From Electric Vehicles and electric buses on the road, heat pumps warming homes, and solar panels powering appliances, the shift to electrifying technology is already in full swing. But what exactly does "electrification" mean?

Outdated power grids are a major hurdle in the transition to renewable energy, since older systems often can’t absorb all the electricity from new, cleaner sources.

China just saw its steepest quarterly drop in carbon dioxide emissions since the Covid pandemic, thanks to energy shocks rippling from the Iran war.

A Tennessee developer thinks it’s cracked the code for mixing solar panels and cattle.

New EU rules have put strict conditions on offset-based green claims. Caroline Garland speaks to Dan Morrell, who helped put ‘carbon neutral’ into the dictionary – and he says good riddance – but warns brands not to fall silent
The Senate is moving forward with bipartisan legislation to speed up permitting for data centers and infrastructure projects.
The heat is on Australia as chief negotiator at the COP31 UN climate conference to forge a path away from coal and gas, and to protect Pacific neighbors facing rising sea levels.
As Türkiye prepares to host the UN climate summit, one critic describes the country's climate targets and policies as “critically insufficient”.

Droughts, floods, and extreme heat are upping the pressure on countries to move beyond pledges and take concrete action.

Although the world is unlikely to achieve some climate goals, electrification and the renewable energy rollout is accelerating.

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