Solar

Exorbitant launch costs and daunting engineering challenges make the dream of space-
based solar power look dicey for the space agency

The total solar eclipse over North America this April is a great opportunity for kids to understand the dance of the Earth, sun and moon

Here’s why the path of a solar eclipse travels in the opposite direction of that of the sun

Renewable energy will surpass coal power by 2025 and, with nuclear energy, will account for nearly half the world’s power generation by 2026, the International Energy Agency forecasts

China is running away with clean energy expansion, with the E.U. and U.S. following far behind

Solar and natural gas surged last year in the U.S., while wind stumbled

As we careen on a climate catastrophe, the COP28 conference has witnessed world leaders’ failure to avert clear disaster for humanity

A projected drop in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions—one of the largest of the past decade—is still not enough to meet the country’s commitments under the Paris climate accord

The outcomes of state elections this week may mean more natural gas plants in Texas, greater use of climate law funds in Kentucky and the continuation of the status quo in Maine and Mississippi

Governments must “separate climate from geopolitics” and work together to triple renewables and deeply cut planet-warming emissions, says International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol

The president is close to fulfilling his promise to cut carbon pollution in half, but everything has to go right

Solar power has been crucial to keeping the power on in Texas while the state experiences a major heat wave, even as some politicians have attempted to make it more difficult to connect renewable energy to the grid