ENERGY TRANSITIONS
How 35 utilities plan to hit net zero
New calculations by the electric power industry show it can mount the most ambitious carbon dioxide emissions-cutting plan in U.S. history.
John Fialka
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John was the founding editor of Climatewire. He's now a reporter working on special projects, based in Denver, Colo. He's a former reporter with The Wall Street Journal, where he covered a wide variety of issues for the Washington bureau. He also served abroad as the lead reporter for the Journal in the first Gulf War and in the London bureau, during the waning days of the Cold War. He has written four books and is the co-founder of SOAR!, a group that has raised more than $10 million to help retired Catholic sisters and brothers.
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ENERGY TRANSITIONS
National Academies calls for first U.S. fusion plant by 2040
The countdown has begun for the United States' first fusion power plant.
ENERGY TRANSITIONS
National Academies calls for first U.S. fusion plant by 2040
The countdown has begun for the United States' first fusion power plant.
EMISSIONS
Potent warming gas falls sharply in China
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EMISSIONS
Jet fuel to be made with CO2 from the sky
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