Developers rush to build solar, wind, and battery projects before federal incentives vanish WASHINGTON — Across the United States, a quiet race is unfolding in the deserts of Nevada, the plains of Texas, and the coastlines of New England. Solar panels are rising, wind turbines are spinning, and massive batteries
WASHINGTON — The Trump Administration has canceled a massive solar energy project in Nevada that was expected to power nearly two million homes, a move that underscores the White House’s escalating campaign to slow the expansion of renewable energy across the United States. The project, known as Esmeralda 7, was
BRUSSELS — The European Union is preparing to confront the United States over the future of global development finance. As ministers gather for the World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings this month, a widening divide between Brussels and Washington is emerging over how multilateral banks should respond to the
United Nations HQ, New York — September 30, 2025: As the final echoes of applause faded inside the General Assembly Hall, Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, rose to deliver closing remarks that drew together a week of impassioned speeches from nearly every
The United Nations Global Compact concluded its 2025 Leaders Summit last week in New York, convening business leaders, governments, and civil society at a pivotal moment for the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. Taking place during High-Level Week of the 80th UN General Assembly, the gathering marked the Compact’s 25th
By rejecting the Sustainable Development Goals, the U.S. president may have fractured the postwar consensus and set the stage for new global leadership. UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, New York, September 23, 2025 President Donald Trump strode into the United Nations General Assembly today and delivered the kind of speech that will
A Defining Week at the UN World leaders are in New York this week for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) under the theme “Better Together: 80 Years and More for Peace, Development and Human Rights.” The gathering comes amid heightened tensions, with ongoing wars in
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to shut down much of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), calling it “burdensome” and boasting $2.4 billion in industry savings over the next decade. That headline sounds attractive. But scratch beneath the surface, and the proposal isn’t about cutting red tape—it’s about
Washington — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved to cast doubt on the dangers of greenhouse gases, arguing they may not be as harmful as once believed. The declaration, issued under Trump appointee Lee Zeldin, upended more than a decade of scientific consensus and regulatory precedent. For global companies that
In a striking display of unity, more than eighty leading climate scientists have issued a sweeping denunciation of the Trump Administration’s latest report on greenhouse gas emissions. Their response, spanning hundreds of pages, declares the Energy Department’s conclusions scientifically unsound and politically motivated, a calculated attempt to downplay the dangers
