U.S. Closes Coal Plants as the Developing World Builds Them
September 3, 2019U.S. coal plants are closing due to low natural gas prices, state mandates, and federal subsidies for renewable energy, mainly…
Berkeley Bans Natural Gas in New Residential Buildings
August 26, 2019While natural gas is setting consumption records nationwide, Berkeley, California, is banning its use in new residential buildings. Beginning January…
Fossil Fuels: Still Winning
August 23, 2019After decades of climate-related debate and policy, it’s still a fossil-fuel world. And judging from domestic and global politics, this…
Wind Power Is Collapsing In Germany
August 20, 2019New onshore wind energy is in a steep decline in Germany. The expansion of onshore wind power in the first…
Greenland’s Ice Sheet and Climate Change Policy, Part 2 of 2
August 19, 2019In my previous post, I summarized William Nordhaus’ new article, “Economics of the disintegration of the Greenland ice sheet,” which…
James Hansen on Climate Policy: The Latest
August 9, 2019We have at most ten years—not ten years to decide upon action, but ten years to alter fundamentally the trajectory…
