How’s the UK attempt to reach net zero going? There’s good news and bad news
The UK’s latest climate change progress report highlights serious gaps.
June 25, 2025 • ~7 min
Federal energy office illustrates the perils of fluctuating budgets and priorities
When presidential administrations turn over, funding levels and project priorities change. A look at one specific government office demonstrates how these shifts in direction waste time and money.
June 24, 2025 • ~11 min
Numbers tell one story about climate change. People tell another.
Policy expert Dustin Tingley studies transition to renewable energy, knows from work, life how economic shifts rattle through communities
June 10, 2025 • ~12 min
How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ positions US energy to be more costly for consumers and the climate
Some technologies could rapidly cut emissions, while others do little to fight climate change. The House bill favors the latter while nixing support for the former.
June 10, 2025 • ~10 min
Storm damage costs are often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding extreme weather risk
Forecasters already patch together very rough estimates, and ending NOAA’s ‘billion-dollar disasters’ list means less access to insurance data. Texas’ state climatologists explain why that matters.
June 4, 2025 • ~9 min
Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding storm risk, but it can be fixed
Forecasters already patch together very rough estimates, and ending NOAA’s ‘billion-dollar disasters’ list means less access to insurance data. Texas’ state climatologists explain why that matters.
June 4, 2025 • ~9 min
‘We’re still standing … We can still do important work’
Climate researchers wrestling with losses of federal funding, data, and key tools
June 3, 2025 • ~7 min
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