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The great solar-coal flip
Coal built the Industrial Revolution - now wind and solar are beating it.
The UK, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, turned off its last coal-fired power plant in 2024 and now gets nearly half its power from sun and wind. China,...
The battery boom is here!
First, an update: two weeks ago I mentioned how balcony solar is growing in popularity and how, even though you can buy it at IKEA in some places, it’s still not legal everywhere. Talking Climate reader Paul wrote in with an update from Min...
The Green Scam
Who really profits from climate change? The truth about the "Green Scam" narrative
The comments section has spoken: apparently I'm a highly paid climate conspirator with a private jet, a secret funding stream, and a direct line to a shadow...
Climate solutions are here. Now what?
If you’ve ever wondered, “Can we actually fix this?” and "How?!"— then this edition is for you. This week, I’m turning it over to Dr. Jonathan Foley, one of the most compelling voices working on climate solutions today, to share his top goo...
What Earth's past tells us about our climate future
Kim Cobb on climate tipping points, clean energy momentum, and why conversations still matter
Two years after she first guest edited Talking Climate, I sat down with Dr. Kim Cobb, climate scientist and Director of the Institute at Brown fo...
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