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Madison is proving electric buses can run through cold winters, providing a blueprint for zero-emissions transit in other frigid locales.
Legislation in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island would allow small solar panels to plug directly into home outlets, expanding access to clean energy.
After reaching the end of their automotive careers, the batteries have been repurposed and are online in Texas.
Singapore is piloting the world’s first sustainable aviation fuel levy. It will slightly raise prices for airline passengers and cargo carriers flying to and from the city-state of 6 million people, home to Southeast Asia’s busiest airport.
Yet again, heat pumps were the most-shipped heating appliance in the U.S. And experts say the factors behind last year’s sales slide are temporary.
Falling emissions from the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter could mean a global turning point.
America’s two utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas power plants and better than coal in January — including during Winter Storm Fern.
Twenty-nine global banks reject financing a Papua New Guinea LNG project led by TotalEnergies, citing climate, environmental and human rights concerns.
In the wetlands of coastal southeast Louisiana, conservation groups are wrapping up a four-year project to plant 30,000 trees.
Advances in drilling and subsurface engineering are unlocking a constant, carbon-free power source deep within the Earth.

Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal.

Russia continues to bomb Ukraine’s fossil-fueled power plants, leaving much of the nation shivering during a brutal winter. But Ukraine's new emphasis on developing decentralized power — from solar panels to wind turbines — is advancing an unexpected green energy transition.

The China Electricity Council says that, by the end of 2026, wind and solar will account for nearly half of China’s power capacity.

Solar power is expanding rapidly across Africa, with some countries now generating a significant share of electricity from the sun, but energy poverty, battery risks and rising costs threaten future growth.
Even as Australia appears to have passed the peak of solar uptake, demand for batteries is seemingly headed into orbit.
Once synonymous with mining, this northern French town has become a model for how to sustainably transition away from fossil fuels.
Conscious of reaching climate goals and strapped for space, some cities are reconsidering how much they dedicate to parking. Austria's capital, Vienna, is streets ahead.
Tucked away in a remote desert town, a hidden vault safeguards Chile's most precious natural treasures. From long-forgotten flowers to endangered crops.
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