Commentary
Quitting Carbon is a reader-supported publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. You would think that a multi-billion-dollar program to deploy tens of thousands of safer, more efficient mail delivery trucks made in the United States would align with Donald Trump’
What I'm reading
Today’s newsletter is the latest roundup of nuggets I’ve unearthed from my daily reading. These roundups will return to Fridays in the coming weeks, with the next installment arriving before the Christmas break. Enjoy! One of Biden’s legacies: energy-efficient, comfortable affordable housing: If you haven’t tracked
Commentary
Households may balk at joining the energy transition unless policymakers in California and beyond act to rein in electricity rate increases.
Reporting
Under a challenge convened by the US Department of Energy, manufacturers put residential heat pumps to the test in extreme cold – they passed.
What I'm reading
We journalists read all day, sifting through reams of news stories, PR pitches, press releases, reports, and studies to inform and shape the stories we bring you. Not all this raw material will be grist for one of our own stories, but so much of it is still well worth
Reporting
A new program from a San Francisco Bay Area electricity provider gives homeowners critical time to select a water heater that is better for the planet.
Commentary
Quitting Carbon is a reader-supported publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. In the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election to the White House, many smart observers have argued that even the incoming administration’s open hostility to climate action can’
Reporting and analysis on the projects, people, and policies advancing the energy transition. Welcome to Quitting Carbon, a newsletter that will chronicle the most important story of our lives: humanity’s urgent and vital obligation to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy to power our economies and avert climate