Energy and Environment: Postcards from Earth’s climate futures

Hounds chased a Yellowstone National Park mountain lion into a tree. Then Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte shot it.; In Virginia, abandoned coal mines are transformed into solar farms; A year after Texas cold spell, study shows renewable energy could help prevent blackouts; Humanity has a 'brief and rapidly closing window' to avoid a hotter, deadly future, U.N. climate report says; Incandescent lightbulbs are on the way out. Here's how to shop for more efficient replacements.; U.N. adopts historic resolution aimed at ending plastic pollution; How a rocket scientist tries to live sustainably: Zero-waste kits, batch errands and slow cookers; Russian climate delegate apologizes on Ukraine, saying many 'fail to find any justification for the attack'; 5 takeaways from the latest United Nations climate change report; U.S., other world powers to tap strategic oil reserves in bid to ease gasoline prices; How much time do we have to cut carbon emissions? Your questions, answered.; Biden administration won't appeal judge's ruling revoking Gulf of Mexico drilling leases; Supreme Court conservatives seem skeptical of EPA's authority for broad emissions regulation; Decades after Chernobyl, war raises nuclear fears in Ukraine ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Try four weeks FREE, then $22 for one year  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     (Aaron Steckelberg/The Washington Post) Postcards from Earth's climate futures Drawing on the IPCC findings and analysis from outside experts, The Washington Post envisioned how three places could be transformed depending on humanity's emissions trajectory. By Aaron Steckelberg, Sarah Kaplan, Brady Dennis and Yutao Chen ●  Read more »   Hounds chased a Yellowstone National Park mountain lion into a tree. Then Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte shot it. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte hunts a Yellowstone mountain lion wearing a research collar. Gianforte has caused controversy before with his hunting near Yellowstone. By Joshua Partlow ●  Read more »   In Virginia, abandoned coal mines are transformed into solar farms Six old mining sites owned by the Nature Conservancy will be some of the first utility-scale solar farms in the region — and the nonprofit group hopes the model can be replicated nationwide. By Zoeann Murphy ●  Read more »   A year after Texas cold spell, study shows renewable energy could help prevent blackouts Electricity blackouts could be avoided across the nation by switching to solar, wind and water energy sources. By Kasha Patel ●  Read more »   Humanity has a 'brief and rapidly closing window' to avoid a hotter, deadly future, U.N. climate report says The latest United Nations IPCC report details the escalating toll of climate change — but top scientists say the world still can choose a less catastrophic path. By Sarah Kaplan and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Incandescent lightbulbs are on the way out. Here's how to shop for more efficient replacements. Switching to more efficient lightbulbs is an important step in reducing a home's energy use. By Tik Root ●  Read more »   U.N. adopts historic resolution aimed at ending plastic pollution The United Nations measure lays out an ambitious plan for developing a legally binding treaty by the end of 2024. By Tik Root ●  Read more »   How a rocket scientist tries to live sustainably: Zero-waste kits, batch errands and slow cookers Anita Vandyke takes readers through a week in her life Perspective ●  By Anita Vandyke ●  Read more »   Russian climate delegate apologizes on Ukraine, saying many 'fail to find any justification for the attack' Russia's Oleg Anisimov's unexpected remarks came during a virtual U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change meeting of delegates from 195 nations. By Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   5 takeaways from the latest United Nations climate change report The latest IPCC report is a warning letter to the world. Here's what you need to know from the more than 2,000-page document. By Brady Dennis and Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   U.S., other world powers to tap strategic oil reserves in bid to ease gasoline prices The International Energy Agency plans to release 60 million barrels of oil from reserves — a move intended to reduce gasoline prices that have climbed rapidly in recent weeks By Anna Phillips and Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   How much time do we have to cut carbon emissions? Your questions, answered. Post reporters Brady Dennis and Sarah Kaplan will answer your questions on Monday at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. By Brady Dennis and Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   Biden administration won't appeal judge's ruling revoking Gulf of Mexico drilling leases The ruling annulled 1.7 million acres of drilling leases, citing climate change. The oil industry is fighting it. By Anna Phillips ●  Read more »   Supreme Court conservatives seem skeptical of EPA's authority for broad emissions regulation Some of the Supreme Court's conservative justices seemed skeptical that EPA can proceed with sweeping regulation of climate-warming emissions from the nation's power plants. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Decades after Chernobyl, war raises nuclear fears in Ukraine The International Atomic Energy Agency announced it would convene an emergency meeting Wednesday, as fighting closed in on the largest of Ukraine's functioning nuclear plants. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out National News email alerts for breaking news email alerts for major national and political news whenever it breaks. Sign up »

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