Archive for December 2023

The energy transition is unfolding so rapidly that it can be hard to keep up. Fortunately — both for you and for us — you are a reader of Canary Media. That means you’re perfectly attuned to the goings-on of the U.S. energy transition over the past year. In fact, you’re so knowledgeable about this topic that you…

The transition away from fossil fuels is a messy, frustrating and frequently uncertain story. Sometimes it seems like major change is just around the corner; other days it feels like we’re moving in the wrong direction. But despite the ups and downs, one thing is clear: The energy transition is happening.…

With climate change and an incipient El Niño driving up temperatures, 2024 is likely to eclipse 2023 as the hottest year ever, meteorologists project.

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Dear readers, Over the last year, I took it upon myself to become Canary Media’s roving correspondent. My cherished colleagues have other duties — to packs of felines, an adorable corgi, children, significant others. Blissfully unencumbered, I gave up my rental house in L.A. and hit the road. As a nonprofit,…

As a team of writers and editors, we at Canary Media certainly believe in the power of the written word. But when you're reporting on a story as big as the energy transition, sometimes text alone doesn’t cut it. That's why we spend so much time digging through spreadsheets and creating charts about the rapid rise of…

This year will conclude as the hottest on record, with warming reaching new highs in the final months of 2023. Unprecedented heat helped fuel another year of extreme weather.

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Canary readers stampeded to these clean energy stories, from close looks at fatty fuels and electric lawn tools to California’s controversial solar policy moves and an inspiring account of one country’s recent renewable-power streak. Did your favorites make the list? Check out 10 of Canary’s most popular stories…

The rapid growth of wind, solar, and electric vehicles means that demand for fossil fuels is likely to peak this decade. Is the energy sector ready for the transition?

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This guest essay was updated on Dec. 22, 2023. It’s not often you get to write the rules to govern an entirely new industry. But that’s exactly what the Biden administration is doing now with new proposed rules that define what kinds of hydrogen production methods count as clean. This morning, the Treasury…

Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. COP28 concluded last week with what many called a " historic ” achievement: The final agreement signed by all countries included language explicitly calling for “transitioning away from fossil…