clean energy

a group of people hold signs in support of climate action and limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees celsius

John Englart/Flickr

March 17, 2023

Can We Still Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C? Here’s What the Latest Science Says

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Wind turbine with farm

Ruth Baranowski/NREL

February 22, 2023

How Much Land Would it Require to Get Most of Our Electricity from Wind and Solar?

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

photo of the Minnesota State Capitol building, with trees and grass below and blue sky above

Mulad/Wikimedia Commons

February 16, 2023

Minnesota Proves Its Readiness for Carbon-Free Electricity

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

photo of Maura Healey behind a microphone and with her right hand raised to take the oath of office and become governor of Massachusetts

Brian Snyder/Reuters

February 13, 2023

Three Steps for Equitable Climate Action in Massachusetts

Paula Garcia
Senior Manager of Energy Justice Research and Policy

February 6, 2023

Can Solar, Storage and Efficiency Help Us Survive Winters Like This?

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

Dennis Schroeder, NREL/Flickr

January 26, 2023

ESG Investing Fight Is Heating up in Kentucky and Could Cost Taxpayers

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

Cinzy Hidden/Flickr

January 4, 2023

What Does Western Grid Regionalization Mean for California?

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

Argonne National Laboratory/Flickr

December 22, 2022

Want Clean Energy? Then You Also Want Battery Recycling.

Charlie Hoffs
Former UCS Fellow

Dan Lundberg/Flickr

December 22, 2022

Challenges and Opportunities in Mining Materials for Energy Storage Lithium-ion Batteries

Charlie Hoffs
Former UCS Fellow

An example of microgeneration via a micro-grid in Cape Verde, using small wind turbines, solar PV and energy storage to power a community.

Munro89/Wikimedia Commons

December 22, 2022

How Are Lithium-ion Batteries that Store Solar and Wind Power Made?

Charlie Hoffs
Former UCS Fellow

Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland from Just Stop Oil addressing the public after throwing tomato soup on Vincent van Gogh’s Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers (1888).

Video still by @damiengayle

December 8, 2022

Ask a Scientist: In Moments of Despair, Climate Progress Can Keep Hope Alive

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

ACES/Brady Delf/Flickr

December 5, 2022

More Fossil Natural Gas Won’t Lower High Energy Bills

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Ikcerog/Wikimedia Commons

December 1, 2022

How Will DTE’s Long-Term Plan Impact Michigan’s Clean Energy Future?

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

Douglas Rissing/iStockphoto

November 21, 2022

For Global Climate Success, New England Must Seize Climate and Clean Energy Opportunities

Roger Stephenson
Former Contributor

Black Rock Solar/Flickr CC by 2.0

November 7, 2022

Estas cinco comunidades se mostraron resilientes ante la Temporada de Peligro del 2022

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Garry Knight/flickr

October 12, 2022

5 Anti-Climate Practices Elsevier Must Cease: Scientists Call out Publisher’s Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Mathias Appel/Flickr

September 7, 2022

Failure to Plan Could Create an Energy Crisis

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

a world map with a bunch of Scrabble tiles on it. the visible letters spell out "HOPE"

Dayne Topkin/Unsplash

August 10, 2022

A Bright Moment of Hope with Historic US Climate Bill

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

black-and-white photo of people on a New York City street holding signs, one of which reads "Big Oil Makes a Killing"

Leo London/Flickr

July 29, 2022

Dear Oil and Gas CEOs: Here’s How You Should Spend Those Record Profits

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

in this low-angle photo of a power transmission tower, a blue sky is visible and in the foreground, a white power transmission tower connected to power lines

Jinyang Liu/Unsplash

July 25, 2022

Boosting Michigan’s Energy Future with Regional Transmission Upgrades

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

This photo shows a solar panel array on the grounds of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

stantontcady/Flickr

July 25, 2022

Overdue Grid Improvements Will Help Illinois Achieve Energy Goals

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

Pok Rie/StockSnap

July 21, 2022

Midwest Transmission System Investments Will Be a Game Changer for a Clean Energy Future

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

July 18, 2022

Massachusetts Needs Ambition: In the Wake of W.V. v. EPA, What One State Can Do

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

Andre M/Wikimedia

June 29, 2022

Why Did California Fail to Pass this Clean Energy Bill?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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