Politics
Solutions
Trending
Become a monthly donor to TDC
From around the web
A row of forks against a white background

Climate action could backfire on food — unless we use this fix

Scientists say cleaner air from reduced ozone pollution may be key to avoiding a global hunger spike.
Unassembled yellow and white wind turbines and towers

Trump’s $1B offshore wind payout to TotalEnergies sparks legal concerns

Offshore wind and legal experts question whether Interior has the authority to reimburse the oil giant for canceled leases, especially if it taps taxpayer dollars.

Japanese fighter jets perform maneuvers in flight formation for military drills.

A turning point in the Iran war

The president is discovering the high stakes of an escalation that damages energy facilities.
Computer generated 3D illustration with oil pumps, solar panels and wind turbines.

Opinion: The Iran War is revealing the messy middle of our renewable energy transition

When the world map of literal power changes, the political hierarchy shifts, too.

Smokestacks emitting pollution in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

As it boosts renewables, China still can't break its coal addiction

Despite being a renewables superpower, China continues to permit and build new coal-fired power plants at a rapid pace. Analysts say the nation’s new five-year plan will ensure further coal plant expansion and jeopardize China’s ability to deliver on its climate promises.
A power plant's smokestacks billowing smoke into the air

Surging energy demand helps fuel Trump’s love affair with coal

Keeping coal plants online has become the U.S. grid’s unofficial insurance policy, even as their emissions exacerbate extreme weather.
A dry environment with a dam and a small amount of water in view

Iran was already running out of water. Then came the ‘war on infrastructure’

Military strikes, drought, and a legacy of overpumping are driving Iran’s fragile food and water system to the brink.
A coal power plant viewed from above

Utilities warn of soaring costs related to Trump order for Indiana coal plants to stay open

A renewed federal order is keeping two aging Indiana coal plants running months after their planned retirement.
A fur seal lounging on a rock in the sun

As waters around Alaska warm, algal toxins are turning up in new places in the food web

Fur seal die-offs in the Pribilof Islands, attributed to algal toxins, are part of a trend affecting people who depend on the Bering Sea.
A black woman farmer standing in her fields in Rwanda

Two women, two different continents, but they have the same problem with their farms

Farmers in two very different parts of the world are experiencing similar impacts from climate change, including extreme weather and emerging livestock diseases.

USA flag and Iran flag on cracked wall damage. United state of America and Iran have conflict in nuclear weapons and Strait of Hormuz.

White House’s ‘drill baby drill’ wartime mandate meets volatile market reality

At CERAWeek, Energy Secretary Chris Wright urges a patriotic surge in oil production, but industry titans warn that the U.S.-Iran war has fractured the global energy map beyond the reach of a quick fix.

The Daily Climate

News for a changing planet
Free to your inbox