Energy Justice Program News Today

Brightening clouds is one of several ideas to push solar energy back into space -- sometimes called solar radiation modification, solar geoengineering, or climate intervention.

ALAMEDA, Calif. — A little before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, an engineer named Matthew Gallelli crouched on the deck of a decommissioned aircraft carrier in San Francisco Bay, pulled on a pair of ear protectors, and flipped a switch.

Equitable housing integrated with low-carbon and affordable key services like water, sanitation, energy and accessible transportation is critical to ensuring the least amount of harm from climate change.

Climate experts give the U.S. mixed grades on its efforts to mitigate climate change — but they all agree there’s room for improvement.

It's further proof that sustained activism, not fossil fuel diplomacy, is our only hope for tackling the climate crisis.

President Biden is reportedly skipping a global climate change summit for the first time in his presidency. Not attending the conference, which is set to begin later this week, would mark a significant snub by a president who has vowed to fight global warming. Yet some experts say his absence is unlikely to actually impact the conference’s…

Individuals won't save much money, but they'll enjoy more transparency.

In just 72 hours, the United States reversed course on its long-standing opposition to establishing a fund for loss and damage.

Following U.S. congressional elections, U.S. and international climate justice leaders will hold a press conference at the COP27 climate summit urging President Biden to declare a climate emergency and use executive powers to lead a rapid phaseout of fossil fuels.

Details on the permitting reform demanded by Senator Manchin remain scant. Many fear it could prove a giveaway to fossil fuel companies.