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    Climate Commentary carbon capture and storage (CCS) electric grid Insights
    Climate
    Insights
    January 23, 2024

    4 Climate Stories that Will Define 2024

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • stories to watch
    A family covers their heads with cloth for sun protection while walking near the Ganges river during a heatwave.
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 12, 2022

    After Inflation Reduction Act: 5 Ways to Hit the US Emissions Goal

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    A construction worker carries a solar panel across a house roof for installation
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 2, 2022

    Building Direct Air Capture Responsibly from the Ground Up

    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • carbon removal
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
    Climeworks direct air capture plant with mountains
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • carbon removal
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
    Insights
    January 19, 2022

    From Promises to Action: 6 Sustainability Stories to Watch in 2022

    • net-zero emissions
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • adaptation finance
    • environmental justice
    • health
    • deforestation
    • electric mobility
    • electric grid
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • stories to watch
    A solar farm in the forefront with a coal plant in the distance.
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • adaptation finance
    • environmental justice
    • health
    • deforestation
    • electric mobility
    • electric grid
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 7, 2021

    A New Industrial Revolution for a Livable Climate

    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • GHG emissions
    • carbon removal
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    The inside of a dimly lit industrial building.
    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • GHG emissions
    • carbon removal
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 16, 2021

    Why the US Also Needs Carbon Pricing in the Reconciliation Bill

    • climate policy
    • electric grid
    • carbon pricing
    • renewable energy
    Xcel Energy's Sherburne County (Sherco) Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, near Becker, Minnesota
    • climate policy
    • electric grid
    • carbon pricing
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 9, 2021

    US Infrastructure Bill Is Good, but Not Enough to Transform the Electricity Grid

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. policy
    Two people working on power lines
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 21, 2021

    Electrifying the US School Bus Fleet: How to Put Children First in the Zero-emission Transition

    • electric grid
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    An electric school bus waiting in a parking lot.
    • electric grid
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    February 18, 2021

    4 Recommendations to Electrify the US Federal Fleet

    • electric mobility
    • electric grid
    • Urban Mobility
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Climate
    An electric vehicle charging next to a patch of grass.
    • electric mobility
    • electric grid
    • Urban Mobility
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Climate
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 6, 2020

    7 Things to Know About Decarbonization in the American Energy Innovation Act

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • electric grid
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Workers checking a rotor on a marine energy system
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • electric grid
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 31, 2019

    A CO2 Direct Air Capture Plant Will Help Extract Oil in Texas. Could This Actually Be Good for the Climate?

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • fossil fuels
    CO2 removed from the air can be used to extract oil, like at this Michigan facility. Photo by U.S. Department of Energy/Flickr.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Insights
    March 19, 2018

    Taking Greenhouse Gases from the Sky: 7 Things to Know About Carbon Removal

    • Energy
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • GHG emissions
    • restoration
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Cleared land in Costa Rica
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • GHG emissions
    • restoration
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    April 19, 2016

    Carbon Capture and Storage: Prospects after Paris

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Smog from a Chinese coal plant. Photo by Xiaoliang Yang/WRI
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 31, 2016

    The Emergence of Green Tariffs in US Electricity Markets: Why Now?

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    A wind farm in Palm Springs, California.
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    March 28, 2016

    U.S.- China Clean Energy Research Center Works on Carbon Capture and Storage

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • international climate policy
    Power plant in China
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 14, 2015

    Déjà vu: Pushback to U.S. Clean Power Plan Reminiscent of 2011 Mercury Rule

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Kentucky power plant. Photo by Cindy Cornett Seigle/Flickr
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    July 10, 2014

    China and the United States Accelerate Efforts on Carbon Capture and Storage

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    China and the United States forged new partnerships on carbon capture utilization and storage. Photo credit: Jonas, Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    January 30, 2014

    4 Insights on Unlocking Finance for Clean Energy Access in Africa

    • Energy
    • climate finance
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Lighting for the base of the Pyramid. | Photo Credit: Frank van der Vlueten, Flickr 2009
    • Energy
    • climate finance
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    October 22, 2013

    Recent Progress Shows China’s Leadership on Carbon Capture and Storage

    • Energy
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    A coal plant in Beijing, China. Photo credit: Bret Arnett, Flickr
    • Energy
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 1, 2013

    4 Reasons Renewable Energy Is Ready for the President’s Climate Action Plan

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • renewable energy

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