Energy Dept. Announces $12 Billion to Help Factories Convert to Electric Cars
The grants and loans, provided under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, are meant to keep autoworkers’ jobs in their communities.
Labor Groups Target Hyundai — and Biden — Over Transition to Electric
A coalition of unions and civic groups is pushing one of the world’s largest automakers to protect and train workers in return for federal money under President Biden’s signature laws.
Biden and America’s Big Green Push
Why industrial policy is catalyzing so much investment.
How to Make Sure Federal Climate Money Helps Everyone
The Biden administration is spending billions to transform how Americans use and consume energy. How can we make that process more equitable?
The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think
The United States is pivoting away from fossil fuels and toward wind, solar and other renewable energy, even in areas dominated by the oil and gas industries.
The Clean Energy Future Is a Battle for Hearts and Minds
A broad, and sometimes quixotic, retail effort to win the fight against global warming is playing out one person at a time, with nary a mention of climate change.
America Can’t Build a Green Economy Without China
With few exceptions, you either let yourself learn from your competitors, or you fail to compete with them at all.
A Climate Hawk’s Issues With Electric Vehicles
Toyota is notoriously skeptical of a rapid transition to all-electric E.V.s. It may have a point.
Can Federal Investment Persuade Red America to Go Green?
Giving people an economic stake in green energy may be the nation’s best chance to build a consensus to confront global warming.
Europe Frets U.S. Battery Factory Subsidies Will Hurt, Not Help
The European Union is trying to assemble the building blocks to produce electric cars, but subsidies are luring companies to the United States.