Renewables

Extreme Heat Risks Summer Power Shortages, Warns Largest US Grid
PJM Interconnection LLC, the largest US electric grid serving about 20% of Americans from the Midwest to East Coast, warned that extreme heat this summer could trigger supply shortages for the first time.

USAID’s Demise Threatens a Vital Health and Climate Solution in Africa
A funding stoppage hurts efforts to phase out polluting home cookstoves and replace them with cleaner alternatives.

A 26-Year-Old Asked to Help Shape Japan’s Climate Goals Has a Warning
A 26-year-old solar executive who jolted Japan’s government by making a rare public criticism of the nation’s climate policies is urging others to keep pressing legislators to show more ambition.