The Trump administration was eager to export US shale gas to the rest of the world. It remains to be seen whether President Biden will prioritise climate action over short-term economic interests.
Policy decisions on how electricity bills are constructed have a much clearer impact on consumer costs than the rate at which countries are making the transition to renewables.
“The next few years is going to be a period of profound innovation,” says Elliot Mainzer, new CEO of California’s main grid operator, in conversation with Energy Monitor.
Using electric trucks for urban deliveries can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality, but key to keeping costs down is knowing when to charge, says Julia Hildermeier from the Regulatory Assistance Project.
Existing nuclear power technologies and next-generation nuclear feature prominently in the UK’s new climate plan – but their potential role in the clean energy transition continues to divide experts.
Off-grid solar only represents a tiny percentage of renewable energy, but it's vital for the poorest households in developing countries. This success story risks being jeopardised by the Covid pandemic.
G20 leaders need to ditch voluntary commitments and set clear, measurable targets for clean energy access when they meet later this month.
US clean energy stocks appear to have priced in a Biden win. But with policy details hazy and progress uncertain, the sector isn’t home and dry.
Wangari Muchiri, a 30-year-old renewable energy engineer, explains how she is leading efforts to bring clean energy at scale to remote communities.
New technologies and an eagerness from oil and gas majors to tackle methane leakage mean an EU strategy aimed at tackling the issue is well-timed.
Batteries are a key enabling technology of the energy transition. Lithium-ion batteries look set to dominate for some time.
Brussels' unconventional electricity industry association head has brought his members into the heart of the EU's clean energy transition.
Are energy cooperatives key to reducing emissions, or just “antisocial rich people trying to disconnect from the grid”?
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