Energy Access & Equity
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U.S. Community Solar Comes of Age, Becomes ‘Something I’d Sign My Mom Up For’
With a proven product, a more flexible approach to contracts, and a different notion of customer service and communications, community solar in the United ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Action/"Blockadia"DemographicsEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJobsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Minority Communities Face Greatest Risk as Atlantic Coast Pipeline Pushes Into Rural America
Promising jobs and property tax revenue, owners of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline are pushing ahead against grassroots resistance and expert testimony, both maintaining that ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBioenergyBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy Access & EquityInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridSub-National Governments
District Energy Systems Gain Ground Despite High Up-Front Cost, Low Gas Prices
Community-based district energy systems are spreading across Canada despite steep up-front costs and tough competition from cheap natural gas, with innovative examples popping up ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCoalElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesGeneral RenewablesJobsSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Navajo Coal Plant Closure Opens Door for Solar+Storage, Distributed Power
The recent retirement of Arizona’s massive Navajo coal-fired generating station, one of America’s largest, has opened up considerable space for solar+storage, and a new ... -
AsiaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy Access & EquityForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSmall Island StatesSupply Chains & Consumption
Fires Driven by Drought, Forest Clearing Ravage Sumatran Elephant and Tiger Habitat
Fires across Indonesia this summer and fall, driven by a wet season cut short by drought, drained peatlands turned to tinder, and farmers conducting ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemographicsEnergy Access & EquityFirst PeoplesHot SpotsHuman Rights & MigrationJobsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Absence of Other Choices Drives Indigenous Role in Oil and Gas
The potent power of oil and gas is dividing Indigenous communities in western Canada, with one side championing the industry as the only available ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemographicsEnergy Access & EquityHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsTransit
‘Ridiculously Effective’ Transit Discount Boosts Low-Income Access
Eighteen months after the City of Toronto dropped transit prices for low-income riders, the numbers are in, and they prove that cheaper transit enables ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFirst PeoplesGeneral RenewablesHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
Microgrid Saves Four Lives During PG&E Power Shutoff
A microgrid in northwestern California provided life-saving emergency power when Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), desperate to manage wildfire threats, conducted its first planned ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridSolar
IEA Sees Solar Supporting ‘Energy-Hungry Industrial Revolution’ in Africa
Though sunny Africa is currently home to far fewer solar power installations than are found in the soggy UK, an International Energy Agency (IEA) ...
