People in the streets of Rom in June 2022. Heat-related deaths in Europe have increased by about 30% in the last 20 years, according to a new report. Alessandra Tarantino/AP hide caption
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A new version of the popular board game Catan, which hits shelves this summer, introduces energy production and pollution into the gameplay. Catan GmbH hide caption
How do you build without over polluting? That's the challenge of new Catan board game
Reporter Darian Woods and wind turbine technician Konnor Therriault at the base of a Vestas wind turbine in Bingham, Maine. (Photo by Matthew Copeman) Matthew Copeman/Matthew Copeman hide caption
Damon Tillman says coal will not surge back in Keyser to the way it once was. Haiyun Jiang for NPR hide caption
GRAND ISLE, LA - AUGUST 24: Brown pelicans, the state bird of Louisiana, fly overhead as a fishing trawler moves through the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Grand Isle, Louisiana on August 24, 2019. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Nicholas Hartnett, owner of Pure Power Solar, carries a panel as he and Brian Hoeppner (right) install a solar array on the roof of a home in Frankfort, Ky., on July 17. Tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act will reduce the cost of installing rooftop solar panels by 30%, which will in turn lower monthly electricity bills. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption
A year in, landmark U.S. climate policy drives energy transition but hurdles remain
The iron ore mine in Kiruna, north of the Arctic Circle, is one of the world's largest iron ore mines. Jackie Northam/NPR hide caption
Across the U.S., some opposition to larger solar projects comes from people who deny climate science. But some people opposing solar projects believe in climate change and are opposing solar on environmental and conservation grounds. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Corn is planted with a view of wind turbines on April 2, in Lake Benton, Minn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11 billion investment on Tuesday to help bring affordable clean energy to rural communities throughout the country. Jessie Wardarski/AP hide caption
Piles of coal are seen transported on barges in Samarinda, East Kalimantan in January 11, 2022. Aksara M. Rahman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Why some Indonesians worry about a $20 billion international deal to get off coal
An aerial view of the Salem Nuclear Power Plant and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station situated on the Delaware River in Lower Alloways Township, New Jersey. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
What role does nuclear power play in the U.S. effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions?
A worker walks past lines of solar panels at the Roha Dyechem solar project in the western northwest Indian state of Rajasthan. Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
'Sunny Makes Money': India installs a record volume of solar power in 2022
An array of photovoltaic panels are pictured at a solar power park in Kozani, Greece on April 6, 2022. Greece's power transmission operator says it recently hit a new benchmark, using exclusively renewable energy for a brief time. Konstantinos Tsakalidis/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption
Solar and wind power projects have been booming in California, like the Pine Tree Wind Farm and Solar Power Plant in the Tehachapi Mountains, but that doesn't mean fossil fuels are fading away quickly. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption
California just ran on 100% renewable energy, but fossil fuels aren't fading away yet
The Xinyuan Coal Mine operated by Yangquan Coal Industry Group Co. in Jinzhong, Shanxi province, in October. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
China Wants To Go Carbon-Neutral — And Won't Stop Burning Coal To Get There
The Biden administration is opening the West Coast to offshore wind. Companies have largely focused on the East Coast, such as this wind farm off Block Island, R.I. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Workers next to solar panels in an integrated power station in Yancheng, China, in October. An unprecedented amount of renewable power came online in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. China alone added more than 92 gigawatts of capacity, more than triple the amount it added in the fourth quarter of 2019. Hector Retamal / AFP hide caption
Take on climate change at home and cut carbon emissions. Here's how
A lower-carbon natural gas flame burns on a stovetop at a NW Natural testing facility. Cassandra Profita/Oregon Public Broadcasting hide caption
Natural Gas Companies Have Their Own Plans To Go Low-Carbon
Snow covers the ground in Waco, Texas, on Feb. 17. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has blamed renewable energy sources for the blackouts that have hit the state. In fact, they were caused by a systemwide failure across all energy sources. Matthew Busch/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
No, The Blackouts In Texas Weren't Caused By Renewables. Here's What Really Happened
Left: Luminalt employee Pam Quan installs solar panels on the roof of a home in San Francisco in 2018. Right: An oilfield worker fills his truck with water before heading to a drilling site in the Permian Basin oil field in Andrews, Texas, in 2016. Justin Sullivan and Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Oil Jobs Are Big Risk, Big Pay. Green Energy Offers Stability And Passion
Julie Bishop raises the Katahdin breed of sheep, which have hair rather than wool. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption
The Monastery of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Washington, D.C. is the new host of a 151 kW community solar garden. The panels will provide roughly 50 nearby households with green energy. Mhari Shaw/NPR hide caption