Power shifts and planetary costs
Tesla's offering discounts on home batteries for some New England residents who can help out the local power grid.
Tesla offers discounted home batteries in New England VPP push
Households in Massachusetts and Connecticut can get cheap Powerwall leases — so long as they let Tesla monetize the batteries in virtual power plant…
China's new provincial plans offer a look at how regional needs shape their energy transitions from 2026 to 2030.
Q&A: What do China’s provincial five-year plans say about climate and energy? - Carbon Brief
China’s provincial-level governments have now all published their 15th five-year plans – economic and social…
Carbon Brief Staff
A recent study suggests the world's highest consumers cause up to $5.7 trillion in environmental damage each year.
World’s highest-consuming 10% cause up to $5.7 trillion a year in environmental damage, study finds
The environmental damage caused by the world’s highest-consuming 10% of people is worth $1.7 trillion to $5.7 trillion a year. At the central and upper estimates, this is several times more than the international community has committed to spend on climate action and biodiversity conservation combined, and is on the scale of the funding estimated to be needed globally to address these crises.
University of Oxford
Wind energy companies are heading to court to challenge the Trump administration's efforts to block new projects in the US.
Wind Industry Goes for Broke Against Trump
Senior executives at EDP, Apex, Pattern, and other large renewables companies did something remarkable in a recent court filing: They publicly criticized the administration.
Jael Holzman
A study of 42 years shows how forever chemicals have moved through the Great Lakes and affected various wildlife in the area.
42-year study tracks how ‘forever chemicals’ move through the Great Lakes
University of Notre Dame researchers analyzed 42 years of biological records from the Great Lakes, unveiling how per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or “forever chemicals,” have moved across the region, contaminating a variety of wildlife.
Deanna Csomo Ferrell
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