Renewable Energy
Vox’s news coverage and updates on the latest in renewables like solar power, wind energy, storage, and batteries.
Batteries that could help drive the switch to renewable energy are already, well, driving.
The world’s poorest countries are paying the price for a war they didn’t start.
4 billion people are fed by fossil fuels. The Iran war is showing just how fragile that is.
Around the world, energy is becoming abundant — there’s just one problem.
2025 has felt brutal for climate policy in the US — but the bigger picture is surprisingly promising.
Trump debuts a new argument against wind power.
Imagine we had cheap and abundant energy. Some radical ideas are actually within our reach.
Rising power bills quietly shaped this year’s races — and gave Democrats a new attack line on climate.
Clean energy expansion could destroy this crucial climate solution.
Environmental activist and writer Bill McKibben on why “you can’t stop the sun.”
A wild idea would treat carbon waste like cash. It could save the climate.
Trump’s EPA wants to claw back grants for a solar panel program.
The budget bill sabotages one of the biggest growth sectors of the US economy.
The big, complicated race for critical minerals, explained.
Their messy split highlights some real fault lines in clean energy politics.
China may have met an important climate goal — ahead of schedule.
The good news about global warming.
America’s EV charging network is stronger than ever.
Innovation is a resource we can mine.
Where current policies and trends could do real damage to climate progress.
In this conservative state, the wind is too strong for politics to slow it down.
The world is steadily moving away from fossil fuels.
Even the most determined opposition can’t stop the clean energy revolution.
The incredible technology is harnessing the potential of solar and wind — and quietly revolutionizing the energy system.
Climate progress is actually good business.
The future for our planet looks bleak. Here’s why it’s not.
The bipartisan case for abundance, briefly explained.
Lithium-ion battery technology is imperfect, but it’s not going anywhere.
Trump wants to “unleash American energy.” What does that mean?
Trump wants to crack down on EVs, but the industry is stronger than ever.
Turns out, it’s surprisingly hard to spend government cash.
The tech innovations that made the world a slightly better place this year.
Claudia Sheinbaum, la nueva presidenta, ya está remodelando su industria energética.
The strategy comes at a cost for the planet.
Arcane permitting rules are holding back clean energy. Speeding it up could have some big drawbacks.
And a few things you can do about it.
Obesity will go down, electric cars will go up, and a nuclear bomb might just fall.
Electric school buses are better for kids’ health. The propane industry has other ideas.
Clean hydrogen can be a lot dirtier than it seems, especially when the fossil fuel industry gets involved.
Despite record power demand, the grid largely avoided blackouts. Don’t take this for granted.