Europeans brace for a rough winter with surging gas prices
Europeans face a tough winter as the price of gas – used to generate electricity and heating — soars.
Energy
Fukushima could provide insight into a potential nuclear disaster in Ukraine
Some experts fear the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, could meltdown in a way similar to what happened in Fukushima, Japan, over a decade ago. What would that look like in a war zone?
Why even environmentalists are supporting nuclear power today
Environmentalists advocating for nuclear power have led a push to extend the operating life of Diablo Canyon, California's last nuclear power plant. Japan and Germany consider similar extensions.
Germany's energy options are dwindling as it tries to break ties with Russia
Millions of Germans are worried about efforts to wean the country off of Russian natural gas and possibly not having heat this winter. But energy experts say German industry should be more concerned.
Households across the U.K. are about to experience an 80% jump in energy costs
The latest price cap — the maximum amount that gas suppliers can charge customers — will take effect Oct. 1, just as the cold months set in. And bills are expected to rise again in January.
As Germany struggles in energy crisis, more turn to solar to help power homes
A Ukrainian-born entrepreneur in Berlin who launched a startup selling DIY solar panels has seen her business boom, as the country's reliance on Russian gas causes utility bills to skyrocket.
Shanghai's skyline will be dark for 2 days due to power shortages caused by heat wave
The skyline of the Chinese city Shanghai will not be lit up for two nights. It's part of a string of measures nationwide as China deals with power shortages caused by its worst heat wave on record.
Federal judges deal the oil industry another setback in climate litigation
An appeals court said two climate change lawsuits against the oil industry should be heard in state court. Oil companies have been fighting such cases on jurisdictional grounds for years and losing.
Europe's largest nuclear power plant is at risk
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Olena Pareniuk of the Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine about the threat to the Zaporizhzhia power plant.
The spending bill will cut emissions, but marginalized groups feel they were sold out
The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest ever investment to tackle climate change. But there are signs that it could reinforce existing environmental inequalities.