As the World Pursues Clean Power, Millions Still Have No Power at All

Just outside Belém, the Amazonian city where the world is meeting to discuss climate change, electricity is a very recent arrival.

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Hydropower Is Getting Less Reliable as the World Needs More Energy

Demand for power is growing fast, but hydro plants, the oldest source of clean energy, are struggling because of droughts, floods and other extreme weather linked to climate change.

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Russia Tried to Cut Ukraine’s Lights. Now It’s Aiming for the Heat.

Moscow’s attacks on gas supplies, the main source of warmth for most Ukrainian households, could plunge millions into the cold.

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Russia Pummels Kyiv as It Torments Ukrainian Civilians

A strike that killed six was the latest in a series of aerial assaults, many of which have targeted the power grid in an effort to deprive Ukrainians of energy as winter looms.

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Head for a Record in 2025, Global Carbon Project Reports

But there are signs that greenhouse gas pollution in China might be slowing, according to a new analysis.

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After Hurricane Melissa, Solar Power Kept the Electricity on for Some Jamaicans

Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said.

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A.I. Isn’t the Only Thing Pushing Up Electricity Bills. (But It’s Mostly A.I.)

Calvin Butler, the chief executive of Exelon, one of the nation’s largest utility companies, is trying to keep the lights on.

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New York’s Next Mayor Will Face Big Decisions on Climate Change

The city’s new leader will have to contend with preparing for deadly floods, rising electricity costs and the future of an ambitious energy efficiency program.

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A Meteorologist Explains Hurricane Melissa

The hurricane that tore through the Caribbean this week broke records, rapidly intensifying and surprising some meteorologists.

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Southern California Edison Offers Compensation to Los Angeles Fire Victims

The utility whose equipment has been linked to the devastating Eaton fire in January is offering to pay fire survivors. But if they accept, they would be giving up their right to sue.

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