Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. Kern County, CA - March 23: LADWPs Pine Tree Wind Farm and Solar ...

The transition from coal-dependent economies to ones driven by sustainable energy sources presents a global challenge in balancing climate action, energy access, and economic development. The “just ...

Right now leaders from both the private and public sectors are gathering at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan—where one of the leading topics is how to finance the pursuit of net-zero. Reaching that goal will ...

Nearly 100 Indigenous representatives agreed on a first-ever document to define what a just energy transition is from an Indigenous perspective, with eleven principles to make the transition fair and ...

Amidst growing concerns over climate change and resource depletion, energy transition has become a critical global issue. China’s rapid expansion in solar and wind energy stands out worldwide. China ...

California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild delivered the keynote address for Stanford’s second annual Climate Week. Hochschild’s speech, which opened Climate Week on Oct. 20, emphasized that ...

South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy was split in two after the 2024 general elections: Electricity and Energy and Mineral and Petroleum Resources. Part of the reason was to ...

2024 has now entered the history books as not only yet another “warmest year on record,” but also as the first year with an average annual temperature over the key climate threshold of 1.5 degrees ...