A sweeping new UN report says only a fundamental global shift away from fossil fuels and destructive resource use can prevent catastrophic climate impacts—while delivering trillions in economic benefits within decades.
The second Trump Administration’s assault on the environment has been as damaging as expected, but other developments this year give at least some hope for the future.
With full Democratic control in Richmond and a new governor on the way, lawmakers are reviving previously vetoed clean-energy bills, including proposals to require solar canopies on large parking lots and expand offshore-wind workforce training.
Trillions of dollars could be gained every year and millions of lives saved from protecting the climate and environment, according to the UN. DW speaks to Inger Andersen about what might help us get there.
The project will provide clean heating and cooling for New Haven’s train station and nearby public housing and could be a test case for similar efforts nationwide.
The European Union is set to push back its ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by five years to 2040, piling pressure on the UK to rethink the automotive sector’s net-zero commitments.
An Apache girl comes of age in a traditional ceremony, possibly the last at Oak Flat before copper mining threatens to transform the sacred site in Arizona.
A new episode of Stories From The States examines how the Trump administration’s abrupt halt of the nearly finished Revolution Wind project rattled union workers along the New England coast and threatened Rhode Island and Connecticut’s decarbonization plans.
With Trump’s budget knife still poised over NOAA’s climate research operations, international researchers see a reduced role for the nation that pioneered CO2 measurement.
An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are increasingly being used around the world.
A sudden decision by federal officials to cancel the Solar for All program has stalled rooftop solar projects across Michigan, jeopardizing promised energy savings for thousands of households and disrupting work for local clean-energy businesses.
