The repeal of the endangerment finding is a major setback for U.S. climate policy
But perhaps a bigger question lingers for when the pendulum swings: what climate policy regime should come next?
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The story of my lost community is an allegory. “. . . climate disaster will strike everywhere. Whatever protection you may think you have, it’s best to think again.”
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I've covered climate at TIME for a decade. This year, I spent much of my time reporting on the fire that destroyed my hometown—and my own childhood home
The result: a story of LA's recovery—and a warning of what happens when systems break down
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But, if we step outside the climate bubble a bit, the full-throated push against wind is more than an anti-climate move. By targeting investments that are already in train and in some cases close to completed, Trump’s move strikes against the core of the free market and private enterprise. While past administrations have certainly changed subsidies and tightened or loosened regulatory requirements, targeting projects with active construction represents an unprecedented level of regulatory uncertainty that threatens the foundation of how major infrastructure gets built in America and puts government whims in the driver’s seat. In climate and energy circles these days, it’s taken as almost a given that wind power has become the ugly duckling of clean energy even as other renewable sources face bright futures despite a hostile administration. Indeed, economics and the growing demand for energy should continue to create opportunities for solar power and battery storage. But the speed and scale of the attempt to diminish wind power should underscore that nothing is safe. Trump’s anti-wind posture originates long before he took office for the second time in January. In his real estate developer days, he complained that wind turbines off the coast of Scotland were hurting business at his seaside golf course. And over the last decade he has offered tirade after tirade condemning the power sources for everything from killing birds to simply being ugly. In other words, whatever policy justifications the administration may offer, the opposition is at least in part personal.
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"economics and the growing demand for energy should continue to create opportunities for solar power and battery storage. But the speed and scale of the attempt to diminish wind power should underscore that nothing is safe"
Great piece:
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In Georgia, a political storm is brewing over ballooning electricity bills.
The fight is just the beginning as electricity prices become a national issue with implications for climate change, AI and the broader economic landscape.
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In the context of a section on investment in clean energy, I think that is the relevant metric. Totally agree that there’s much more to say about data center emissions. Not sure that was worth blasting me for though.
Thanks, John. The statement wasn’t meant to suggest that it was an absolute success without any shortcomings. As you note, data centers are driving demand for gas—but they’re also driving demand for clean energy.
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As @justinworland.com reminds us, "Francis paid special attention to the disproportionate impact of climate change on the world’s poorest and critiqued the economic structures that make this a reality."
The DeepSeek news is just the beginning: for better or worse, AI could reshape everything we know about the future of global emissions.
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Trump says he wants to lower energy costs.
Imposes tariffs on Colombian oil—the country’s biggest export.