NYTIMES (Maxine Joselow) - E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
NYTIMES (Ivan Penn and Adam Perez) - California, an Environmental Bastion, Warms to Nuclear Energy
The state is considering extending the life of its last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, and allowing construction of new reactors to help meet its clean energy goals.
AXIOS (Amy Harder) - UN's renewable-powered AI goal meets physical reality
Data: International Energy Agency ; Note: In terrawatt-hours; Chart: Amy Harder/Axios A recent United Nations call to power data centers with renewable energy highlights a central tension in the AI boom: Renewables are rising, but so is reliance on fossil fuels. Why it matters: Electricity demand for data centers is projected to at least double in the next four years, and where that power comes from will influence investments — and the trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions. Driving the news: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on all data centers to be powered by renewable energy by 2030, along with being more transparent on their energy, water and land impacts. Reality check: Most energy analysts say the UN's…
Data: International Energy Agency ; Note: In terrawatt-hours; Chart: Amy Harder/Axios A recent United Nations call to power data centers with renewable energy highlights a central tension in the AI boom: Renewables are rising, but so is reliance on fossil fuels. Why it matters: Electricity demand for data centers is projected to at least double in the next four years, and where that power comes from will influence investments — and the trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions. Driving the news: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on all data centers to be powered by renewable energy by 2030, along with being more transparent on their energy, water and land impacts. Reality check: Most energy analysts say the UN's…Open
NYTIMES (Rebecca F. Elliott and Jamie Kelter Davis) - Why Restarting a Nuclear Power Plant Can Be Much Harder Than Expected
The first U.S. attempt at reopening a shuttered reactor has been held back by run-down equipment and a lack of planning.
NYTIMES (David Gelles) - How Companies Have Abandoned Their Climate Goals and Let Themselves Off the Hook
Big business made big promises about saving the planet. Following through hasn’t been easy.
NYTIMES (Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick) - The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate
Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibilities in this new era of energy abundance.
NPR (Geoff Brumfiel) - Red, white and glowing blue: Trump's push for new reactors reaches the finish line
A program initiated by the Trump administration has allowed small companies to rush their testing of several new nuclear reactor designs. Some worry that safety is being compromised.
A program initiated by the Trump administration has allowed small companies to rush their testing of several new nuclear reactor designs. Some worry that safety is being compromised.Open
NYTIMES (Chico Harlan) - Heat Wave Takes Toll on Europe’s Infrastructure, Too
The devastating heat wave has exposed weaknesses in the continent’s infrastructure, much of it built for a cooler climate that no longer exists.
NYTIMES (Michael D. Shear and Jeanna Smialek) - Europe’s Deadly Heat Wave: A Jolt for the Climate Agenda, or Just for AC?
Heat-related deaths and disruptions to daily life are forcing politicians to reckon, in different ways, with a rapidly warming planet.
NYTIMES (Raymond Zhong) - Climate Change Fueling Europe’s Ferocious Heat Wave, Scientists Find
A scientific analysis concluded that such high temperatures, across so much of the continent, would “not have been possible” without global warming.