Energy Policy

Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change

Inside the Youth Campaign to Bring Climate Change to the World’s Highest Court Inside the Youth Campaign to Bring Climate Change to the World’s Highest Court

After years of organizing, a global movement of young people helped push the UN to request a consequential opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice.

Apr 26, 2023 / StudentNation / Robin Happel

Power lines for Bitcoin mining warehouses in Rockdale, Tex.

A Bitcoin Mining Exposé Strengthens the Case for a Carbon Tax A Bitcoin Mining Exposé Strengthens the Case for a Carbon Tax

Either tax carbon or send in the commandos.

Apr 20, 2023 / Charles Komanoff

He Made Louisiana History. Now He Wants to Change the State’s Climate Future.

He Made Louisiana History. Now He Wants to Change the State’s Climate Future. He Made Louisiana History. Now He Wants to Change the State’s Climate Future.

Davante Lewis is the first Black, openly LGBTQ person ever elected to office in Louisiana. Now he wants to turn a fossil fuel hub into a green energy giant.

Apr 14, 2023 / Grey Moran

A scene from “How to Blow Up a Pipeline”

The First Great Action Movie About Climate Justice? The First Great Action Movie About Climate Justice?

A conversation with Daniel Goldhaber about adapting Andreas Malm's How to Blow Up a Pipeline into a politically-minded thriller. 

Apr 13, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Sam Russek

Newly elected Colombian President Gustavo Petro (C) celebrates with supporters in Bogota

Colombia Adopts an Unprecedented Energy Policy—but Needs Help to Pull It Off Colombia Adopts an Unprecedented Energy Policy—but Needs Help to Pull It Off

Colombia is the first country to declare that it wants to stop digging. Will the world, and particularly the United States, now lend a hand in pulling it out of its economic hole?

Apr 7, 2023 / John Feffer

COP26 Global Day for Climate Justice march, London

Why Has the Right Become Obsessed With Climate-Friendly Banking? Why Has the Right Become Obsessed With Climate-Friendly Banking?

It’s not because they're concerned about climate catastrophe.

Apr 6, 2023 / Stan Cox

High school computer science class

Corporations Are Recruiting High School Students to Help Fuel the Climate Crisis Corporations Are Recruiting High School Students to Help Fuel the Climate Crisis

Energy, technology, defense, and finance companies have launched youth outreach programs designed to attract students before college and cover up their contributions to climate cha...

Apr 4, 2023 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia

A BP refinery and a Uniper coal-fired power plant in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, March 6, 2023. A new United Nations report released Monday, March 20, 2023, provided a sobering reminder that time is running out if humanity wants to avoid passing a dangerous global warming threshold.

The Media’s Recent Turn to “Climate Optimism” Is a Cruel Fantasy The Media’s Recent Turn to “Climate Optimism” Is a Cruel Fantasy

Beneath the upbeat messaging, the latest UN climate report makes it clear that while the means to save the planet may still be available, the political will is nowhere in sight.

Apr 3, 2023 / Editorial / Wen Stephenson

Tesla electric vehicle on display

When It Comes to Climate Solutions, Technical Fixes Aren’t Enough When It Comes to Climate Solutions, Technical Fixes Aren’t Enough

Experts have identified “positive” tipping points as the next big climate solution. But technical fixes don’t matter without political will.

Mar 22, 2023 / Audrey Carleton

The Big Oil Firms Are Giving Up on Researching Algae Biofuels

The Big Oil Firms Are Giving Up on Researching Algae Biofuels The Big Oil Firms Are Giving Up on Researching Algae Biofuels

Algae has tremendous promise as an alternative fuel. But Exxon’s pullout from algae research is a major setback.

Mar 17, 2023 / Amy Westervelt

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