Nate joined E&E News in 2008, establishing the New York City bureau, then later Energywire's Houston office. In New York he covered Northeastern environmental issues, carbon markets, renewable energy finance and international environmental treaties from the United Nations. In Houston he covered oil and gas with an emphasis on offshore drilling for Energywire. Currently he follows climate developments in the Far East from Japan. He is two-time recipient of the U.N. Correspondents Association Gold Prize and honorable mention from the National Press Club. He previously worked for Nikkei. Nate graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota and holds a master's degree from the University of British Columbia.
Several major international institutions, including the United Nations, have called on world leaders to use the novel coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to rebuild the global economy with climate change in mind.
Climate-linked disasters increase the odds of armed strife, according to researchers who found that one-third of all conflicts since 1980 began within days of a natural catastrophe.
The novel coronavirus pandemic has thrown another obstacle in front of a U.N. effort to prepare the world for global warming.
Few industries have survived the novel coronavirus pandemic unscathed — and the renewable energy sector is no exception.
Last year was a banner year for wind power installations, with growth particularly strong in the Asia-Pacific region. But Asian nations are still not on track to lowering their emissions in line with the Paris Agreement's climate targets.