You might not know it from the headlines, but there is some good news about the global fight against climate change. A decade ago, the cheapest way to meet growing demand for electricity was to build ...

Electricity generation from renewable sources reached a new high in 2024. Texas was far and away the leader among U.S. states. Four out of the five states generating the largest share of renewable ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. This photo shows photovoltaic panels of a solar power station for ...

Corporate America is doubling down on renewable energy, even as confidence falters over whether the transition to cleaner power is meeting their sustainability goals. The 2025 Forbes Research State of ...

Across the country, renewable energy is becoming a familiar part of the rural landscape. Large-scale solar and wind farms are creating steady new sources of income for farmers and ranchers, while also ...

Renewable energy reached nearly 25% of U.S. power generation in June, up from 18% last year. Texas, California and other states continue setting wind, solar and battery storage records as utilities ...

While renewable energy sources like solar and wind are growing rapidly, their expansion is currently insufficient to displace the increasing global energy demand met by fossil fuels, leading to ...

For the first time, renewable energy has overtaken coal as the primary source of electricity around the world, a new report says, indicating a shift in the global reliance on environmentally harmful ...

The region’s leaders must demonstrate the political will necessary to align national interests with a collective, climate-resilient future. “We’re baking bread in a dirty oven inside an enclosed room, ...

Australia is one of only seven countries outside the European Union that have updated their 2030 national renewable energy targets, adding 18 GW since the 2023 COP28 global tripling pledge. The report ...