Behind EPA rule rollbacks, Trump plans for a coal comeback
E&E News | But many environmentalists say the new Trump administration will fail — just as the first Trump administration did — in its quest to revive coal. “They tried to do this in the first Trump term and it did not work, and now the economics of coal are even worse,” Mary Anne Hitt, senior director of U.S. initiatives at Climate Imperative.
2025 Energy Predictions
Forbes | SatKartar Khalsa, Senior Initiative Director, Climate Imperative Foundation: A battery pack price of $100 per kilowatt-hour is considered the crucial point at which EVs become price competitive with gas-powered cars, a shift that is key to mainstream EV adoption. Many expect to reach this inflection point in the next several years – we think it will happen as soon as this year.
Race for presidency has no time for old ‘King Coal’
S&P Capital IQ Commodity Insights | Instead of public campaigns centered on a cultural war, coal advocacy now focuses on utilities lobbying state authorities to slow the clean energy transition, said Bruce Nilles, executive director of Climate Imperative and an early leader within the Sierra Club’s highly influential Beyond Coal campaign. Several utilities have delayed plans to close coal-fired power plants in recent months.
One Of Coal’s Top Foes Looks To Clean Energy Future For State
E&E News | While the winner of the November election may not determine the ultimate fate of coal — which is in steep decline in the U.S. — the next president could influence how long it sticks around as a source of power in a climate-constrained world.
What would Trump 2.0 mean for coal?
E&E News | While the winner of the November election may not determine the ultimate fate of coal — which is in steep decline in the U.S. — the next president could influence how long it sticks around as a source of power in a climate-constrained world.
In run up to the U.S. election, Biden admin rushes to finalize climate rules
Gas Outlook | Experts said the power plant rules are one of the Biden administration’s crowning achievements on climate policy.
Coal’s future dims as new regulations pile on and former defenders retreat
Politico | “This does mark an important inflection point,” said Mary Anne Hitt, who was head of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign spent years stopping new coal plants from being built and forcing others to close.
Let’s talk dirty to clean energy
Climate One | After more than a century, the U.S. is moving away from coal, the dirtiest and most dangerous form of power generation.
How electricity could help tackle a surprising climate villain
MIT Technology Review | Early efforts to cut emissions from cement have largely focused on efficiency, says Radhika Lalit, the initiative director for industry at the Climate Imperative Foundation.
Climate Mixtape: COP28 Takeaways
Climate Curious | In this COP28 wrap-up, experts reflect on what was achieved at the 28th United Nations climate change conference in Dubai.
