The need for uniform EV charging standards and the limits of state efforts to price carbon highlighted FERC’s technical conference on electrification.

One way to help the U.S. get to net-zero emissions would be the creation of a DOE “Foundation,” argued some participants of the second EnVision Forum.

Bethany Gorham with Orion Energy Partners says net-zero planners need to set interim targets, set their scope and publish their plans.

Grid planners must abandon narrow categorizations of transmission projects to allow broader cost allocation, speakers at WIRES meeting said.

The Department of Energy announced that it will work with 11 remote and island communities to strengthen energy infrastructure and reduce outage risks.

The second day of President Biden’s virtual Leaders Summit on Climate highlighted the technological innovations other, smaller countries have achieved.

Renewable and storage organization leaders at the Energy Storage Association’s annual conference were upbeat about Biden’s pledge to reduce emissions.

President Biden recommitted the U.S. to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Agreement, upping its target to 50% from 2005 levels by 2030.

House Democrats called for repealing fossil fuel subsidies, while Republicans said it would threaten U.S. energy independence and hurt the economy.

The Brookings Institute's Samantha Gross says controversial energy sources, such as nuclear, are needed to meet climate goals.