Semafor • Sep 30, 2025
Trump administration to spend $625M to revive coal
Donald Trump has championed what he calls 'clean coal' despite evidence that coal is a chief contributor to carbon emissions and air pollution.
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Semafor Podcasts • Sep 30, 2025
The View from Schneider Electric | The Next 3 Billion
Semafor • Sep 30, 2025
Cheap Chinese imports drive Nigeria solar boom
Nigeria became the second-largest importer of Chinese panels last year.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Power surge threatens energy exports in Middle East, North Africa
Electricity demand has tripled since 2000, fueled by growing populations and incomes, and is set to rise by another 50% over the next decade.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Oversupply puts India's solar boom at risk
A daytime oversupply of solar energy — and insufficient batteries to store the excess power — has brought midday prices down to zero.
Semafor • Sep 27, 2025
Mitsubishi fails to sell carbon-capture systems
Takajiro Ishikawa, CEO of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, explains why.
Mother Jones • Sep 26, 2025
Trump’s Energy Secretary Aims to Claw Back Billions Slated for Clean Energy Projects
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, on Wednesday announced that his department will return to the treasury billions of dollars set aside for green projects, while dodging questions about affordability and grid reliability and claiming international climate policy has […]
Semafor • Sep 25, 2025
Clean energy finance firm Generate Capital expects industry consolidation
David Crane gave his first interview to Semafor since being tapped as CEO of Generate Capital.
Semafor • Sep 25, 2025
Brookfield still bullish on renewable energy investments
Private equity has become a critical source of capital for large-scale renewables, which firms like Brookfield view as a low-risk of long-term income.
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Michigan Lawsuit Calls Big Oil a “Cartel” That’s Driving High Energy Bills
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Reclaiming water from contaminated brine can increase water supply and reduce environmental harm
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Kristi Noem’s Throttling of FEMA Funds Constitutes a Preventable Disaster
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Snowstorms Are Hell for Wheelchair Users—But They Don’t Have to Be
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Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future – and even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games
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Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
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Trump’s climate policy rollback plan relies on EPA rescinding its 2009 endangerment finding – but will courts allow it?
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In a Warming World, Winter Olympics Organizers Will Have to Adapt
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Oregon Bill Would Tax Tourists to Protect Animals and Their Habitats
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