Energy

The Baltimore Gas and Electric Fitzell substation in Edgemere, Md., is about a year old and was built so that it can eventually be modified to provide more capacity.

National

The biggest problem facing the U.S. electric grid isn't demand. It's climate change

10:54am November 24, 2021

by Vincent Acovino

The infrastructure package sets aside billions for the power grid. That may not be enough to reshape a system not designed for the extreme weather brought about by a warming planet.

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Gasoline prices are seen on Nov. 17 in Miami Beach, Fla. The White House says oil prices have come down as speculation grew that the United States and other countries would tap reserves.

Politics & Government

The White House is tapping oil reserves to try to bring down high gas prices

3:41pm November 23, 2021

by Tamara Keith

China, India, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom are also tapping their emergency stocks. The goal is to try to bring down oil prices, which have been causing consumers pain at the pump.

A supply ship sits anchored next to the Chevron Corp. Jack/St. Malo deep water oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico in the aerial photograph taken off the coast of Louisiana, U.S., on Friday, May 18, 2018.

The Biden administration sold oil and gas leases days after the climate summit

7:53pm November 17, 2021

by Nathan Rott

The Biden administration oversaw one of the largest oil and gas lease sales in American history just days after pledging to take action on climate change at the international climate summit.

Biden administration holds massive lease sale for oil and gas development

4:44pm November 17, 2021

by Nathan Rott

Despite its pledges to combat the worsening climate crisis, the Biden administration is opening tens of millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas leasing.

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The age of gas cars could be ending

7:09pm November 15, 2021

by Camila Domonoske

A few years ago, an end to gasoline-powered cars was a pie-in-the-sky dream for environmentalists. Now, the push to phase out gas cars shows an understanding of the urgency to act on climate change.

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Politics & Government

Climate talks have wrapped up. Granholm weighs in on the highlights

8:12am November 15, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the compromise deal reached at the U.N. climate summit that gave a last-minute reprieve to coal-burning economies.

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This year, the garden produced more than 8,000 pounds of produce, while the panels above generate enough power for 300 local homes.

National

This Colorado 'solar garden' is literally a farm under solar panels

5:00am November 14, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

The newly passed infrastructure bill could lead to a boom in solar production requiring a lot more land, including farmland. But research is showing solar panels might actually help grow some crops.

Alok Sharma (left), president of the COP26 summit, attends a stocktaking plenary session in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday.

World News

At COP26, nations strike a climate deal with coal compromise

3:46pm November 13, 2021

by The Associated Press

Government negotiators from nearly 200 countries have adopted a new deal on climate action after a last-minute intervention by India to water down the language on cutting emissions from coal.

Climate activists demonstrate at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday. Negotiators from almost 200 nations were making a fresh push to reach agreement on a series of key issues.

In a first, U.N. climate agreement could include the words 'coal' and 'fossil fuels'

3:44pm November 12, 2021

The U.N. secretary-general warns the main goal of limiting global warming is "on life support." But Glasgow negotiators are making modest progress in their final hours.

Youth climate activists protest on Thursday that representatives of the fossil fuel industry have been allowed inside the venue during the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow.

The fossil fuel industry turned out in force at COP26. So did climate activists

1:59pm November 12, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

More than 500 attendees from the fossil fuel industry are at the climate summit in Glasgow. Their reps have attended climate summits for decades. Some are touting a shift toward renewables.

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