Newsom shows Sunak the high road on climate action
When the history of the global push for net zero is written, chroniclers will mark last Wednesday as a pivot…
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Justin Gerdes
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Justin Gerdes is an energy journalist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was Energy Monitor's managing editor from September 2021 to October 2023, having joined the publication as US senior correspondent in September 2020. Justin is a former contributing writer for Greentech Media and author of Quitting Carbon: How Denmark Is Leading the Clean Energy Transition and Winning the Race to the Low-Carbon Future.
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Clueless voters risk returning Donald Trump to the White House
For US voters, every national election since 2016 has been “the most important election in our lifetime” for one reason:…
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Electric planes will revolutionise regional travel
A little more than two miles from my home in Concord, California, sits Buchanan Field Airport. In its early days,…
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It’s time for California to decide the future of its floating offshore wind industry
California’s political leaders want the state to lead the world in floating offshore wind power. Legislation signed by Governor Gavin…
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Opinion: Inflation Reduction Act is giving investors the confidence to bet on the clean energy transition
Even for the world’s largest economy, $369bn is a lot of money. That figure, the carve out for clean energy…
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Selling the Inflation Reduction Act is Joe Biden’s next test
The urgency of the climate crisis demands that countries act decisively to transition away from fossil fuels, but time is…
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Energy Monitor’s favourite stories of 2022
This is something new for an Energy Monitor end-of-year recap. We will publish our customary annual list of the most-read…
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Inflation Reduction Act is giving investors the confidence to bet on the clean energy transition
Even for the world’s largest economy, $369bn is a lot of money. That figure, the carve out for clean energy…
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Energy companies are failing to prioritise cybersecurity
It is a classic catch-22. Internet-enabled devices are playing a key role in the clean energy transition. Think of the…
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Supreme Court’s shackling of EPA increases pressure on Democrats to pass major climate legislation
If there is any consolation to be found in last week’s US Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental…