A Golden Age of Renewables Is Beginning, and California Is Leading the Way
California has hit record-breaking milestones in renewable electricity generation, showing that wind, water and solar are ready to cover our electricity needs
Energy Secretary Talks Climate Challenge
A brief portion of the December 9 conversation during the climate talks in France between Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Scientific American’s David Biello
Nuclear Power Must Make a Comeback for Climate's Sake
James Hansen and other climate scientists argue for more reactors to cut coal consumption
Gates Joins Big Wigs in Paris to Push Clean Energy Initiative
At U.N. climate change summit, philanthropist touts informal club of 28 private investors who will pump money into R&D
Why Fusion Researchers Are Going Small
After decades of slow progress and massive investment, some fusion power researchers are changing tactics
The Nepal Scenario
What happens when a country runs out of oil
Fast Growth Can Solve Climate Change
Quickening economic growth in developing nations can expand forests and hasten the arrival of renewable energy technologies
Climate Change Will Not Be Dangerous for a Long Time
Slower warming than predicted gives the world time to develop better energy technologies
Deep De-Carbonization Would Increase Electricity Costs 20–90 Percent, Says J.P. Morgan
Analysis by one of the world's leading financial institutions estimates the cost-emissions tradeoffs of different electricity futures in Germany and California
139 Countries Could Get All of their Power from Renewable Sources
Energy from wind, water and sun would eliminate nuclear and fossil fuels
The Clean-Energy Revolution Gathers Speed
Less polluting energy sources are proliferating in the U.S. If other nations join in, the results could have global impact
Women today still make up substantially less than half of the U.S. workforce in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, and in the clean energy sector