Why did fossil fuels win over water power in the industrial revolution? 🌍 This video explores how capitalism’s need for labor control, not cost or efficiency, drove the adoption of steam power. A ...

Most people, in considering the relevance of history to their lives, are likely familiar with George Santayana’s aphorism from his 1905 book, “The Life of Reason”: “Those who cannot remember the past ...

Fossil-fuel-free funds have emerged as a way for investors to contribute to climate action. But the term “fossil-fuel-free” can mean different things to different people. So, how to differentiate one ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Fossil fuels continue to rule the roost in the United States' power sector, despite clean energy sources being rolled out at the fastest pace in history. For ...

TAGANGA, Colombia – On Colombia's Caribbean coast, a fishing village lies in a cove where green hills meet the turquoise sea. A few years ago, oil companies found natural gas off the coast and now ...

Since the start of his second presidential term, Donald Trump has hampered the development of new clean energy projects and at the same time pushed to revive the coal industry. It’s a move energy ...

A Morgan Stanley survey of institutional investors managing tens of trillions of dollars shows capital is already behaving as if a fossil fuel phaseout is underway. Not through headlines or pledges, ...

A 7-year-old in my neighborhood recently told me, "Everyone should have an electric car and not a gas car!" I smiled. My starting point for thinking about climate change is the imperative to ...

Renewables continued to dominate fossil fuels on price in 2024, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The big takeaway: Clean energy is the cheapest power ...