There's a few interesting nuggets in a new FT column by Ajay Banga, President Biden's nominee to run the World Bank, Ben writes. Driving the news: New tech can "help bypass the emissions-heavy pathways of the past," he writes, noting he recently visited...

For all the concern in some quarters that Wall Street ESG policies threaten fossil fuels, a pair of analyses from a scholar with a Columbia University think tank say there's scant evidence, Ben writes. Driving the news: Gautam Jain, in a new analysis, explores whether...

With California’s mountains buried under a historically deep snowpack and more storms likely, the latest drought outlook from NOAA shows continuing improvement in the state’s surface water drought, Andrew writes. The big picture: California has long experienced sudden...

If you want to know how much a congressional bill is going to cost, you take it to the Congressional Budget Office to figure it out. If you want to know the climate effects, there's nothing similar — until now, Ben writes. Driving the news: Resources for the Future...

Today, Archer and United Airlines, in partnership with the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois, announced we’re planning to bring urban air mobility (UAM) to the City of Chicago. We’ve selected O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vertiport Chicago as the next...

Senate Democrats are preparing to rehash a fight over solar panel tariffs they thought they had won last summer, when President Biden used his executive power to suspend tariffs on solar parts from Southeast Asia, Axios' Hans Nichols reports. Why it matters: Last...

 Volkswagen is boosting EV investments and has selected a site in southern Ontario for its first big battery plant in North America, Ben writes. Driving the news: VW said this morning it's investing $193 billion between 2023 and 2027 in its "most attractive profit...

The Biden administration is scrambling to show its approval of ConocoPhillips' big Willow oil project in Alaska isn't a break with its climate work, Ben writes. The big picture: The decision Monday to greenlight Willow has created the biggest rupture between the White...

BETA Technologies, an electric aviation company that has an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in flight testing, announced sales of a less futuristic battery-powered model on Tuesday, Andrew writes. Driving the news: The company is pursuing...

The Southern Sierra Nevada mountains have broken the record for the largest snowpack on record, beating the winter of 1982-83, and another major storm is set to arrive Monday and last through Wednesday, Andrew writes. Threat level: This next event is likely to bring...