GOP govs, utilities joining Trump pledge to ensure data centers don’t increase consumers’ costs — a sign of the topic’s political salience. Aides w/ Dem govs said they weren’t contacted. w/ @jasonplautz.bsky.social , Kelsey Tamborrino & Christa Marshall www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

@governor.ny.gov was direct when I asked about her climate commitment after she walked back NY's climate law “Do not question my credentials in this space.” Hochul made the case for all NY is doing with clean energy on her watch & where it's trying to go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JwX...

Aaron Szabo, the head of Trump EPA's air office, is leaving Szabo was a critical political appointee, tossing the endangerment finding on greenhouse gases — the foundation of EPA's climate rules from @alexguillen.bsky.social @zcolman.bsky.social and me More here: www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

“It’s only when we couldn’t make any progress there that we turned more towards the administration to say, ‘Can you help us?’” Why the US oil & gas sector enlisted Trump to topple a major EU climate rule. w/ @benmunster.bsky.social & @saraschonhardt.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

Have weather forecasts appeared... off? Meteorologists say workforce cuts have begun to erode a key data point for severe storm predictions. A spring tornado that took a small Kansas town by surprise sheds light on the problem. More here: www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

A MAGA activist who made a name in election denier circles snagged an $18.5m federal grant to build the first US coal-fired power plant since 2013. Me, Ian Stevenson & @hmnorthey.bsky.social dig into the mystery company Trump tapped to lead a coal renaissance. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

Truly a fun @politico.com Energy Podcast with ND Gov. Kelly Armstrong. Some might say it got ~spicy~. I live for the fun detours and the give-take in these interviews. He was ready to roll with whatever. He maybe even enjoyed it -- hopefully you do, too. youtube.com/watch?v=busl...

Electric utilities are trying to use AI to help manage AI -- but they're running into roadblocks from regulators. I spoke with tech companies & power experts about hurdles facing new tools that can squeeze more juice out of the existing grid. www.eenews.net/articles/ai-...

2 Europe-based automakers are caught up in bipartisan legislation to ban Chinese vehicles from the U.S. Scoop here on why Mercedes and Volvo are caught in the crossfire: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...

"The only thing that terrifies me is BYD." Walls that kept Chinese EVs out of western economies are showing cracks. Many wary of Trump cutting a deal with Xi. Global look here w/ @jordyndahl.bsky.social, @saraschonhardt.bsky.social & @charliecooper8.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

-tax oil and gas companies' "windfall profits" -freeze electricity rates nationally -indefinitely suspend gasoline tax -create clean energy fund @timothycama.bsky.social & I got the first look at @grahamformaine.bsky.social's energy platform. Read it here: www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

The data center boom boosted revenues for three of the nation's largest publicly listed generator manufacturers. Big year-over-year Q1 gains for #$CAT, #$CMI and #$GNRC from selling generators for power backup to run data centers 24/7. Details here in Morning Energy.

"History shows us that a crisis of this magnitude is also a catalyst." The energy map is being redrawn in real time, officials said during a week of finance meetings in D.C. @saraschonhardt.bsky.social & I explore what they said and what it means for the future. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

The price of gas (it’s $1/gallon more expensive now than a year ago) will be a major factor in midterms later this year.

SCOOP: Trump admin will urge top oil & gas CEOs in a Thursday call to boost drilling it bid to lower oil prices. Secs. WRIGHT and BURGUM will lead call. CEOs for leading companies (XOM, CVX, OXY, CLR) invited, among others. w/ @benlefebvre.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...

The war in Iran is sparking calls by int'l financial institutions for lower-income countries reeling from the conflict to curb fossil fuel dependence. One of the biggest obstacles is Trump. @saraschonhardt.bsky.social & I dig into IMF & World Bank spring meetings. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Addressing a climate science deniers conference, EPA chief Lee Zeldin acknowledged his presence meant the "walls have collapsed" between federal government and a fringe group of contrarians that other administrations kept at arm's length. w/ @chemnick.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Dem @colorado.gov Jared Polis thinks his party should talk more about climate change — and "center" their affordability plan around it. "I don't think there's any part of America that's been spared the impact of climate change," he told @zcolman.bsky.social on POLITICO Energy. 🎧 politi.co/4sOfPem

Philippines declaring an energy emergency. India powering down factories. Bangladesh rationing fuel. Pakistan closing schools. The Iran war is hitting the developing world's most basic needs, disrupting everyday life. w/ @saraschonhardt.bsky.social www.eenews.net/articles/ira...

VP Vance, Sec. Wright will meet with top oil execs in Washington as WH, industry deal with rising oil, gas prices resulting from the war in Iran. w/ James Bikales www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

If you're wondering why you're seeing more pro-solar content from conservative voices, we have some answers here: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Trump's vision for Venezuela's oil is a wager that the energy transition will not come. Latest here w/ @karlmathiesen.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/vene...

Scoop by @benlefebvre.bsky.social, @zcolman.bsky.social and James Bikales: Trump has a use-it-or-lose-it demand for oil companies thinking of returning to #Venezuela: They go back in NOW, and spend billions of $, or forget about compensation for their seized assets. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

#COP30 "exposed the world as it is — haltingly and slowly tackling climate pollution, and fragmented by rising economic nationalism and protectionism, rather than the united, optimistic community of nations that produced the Paris climate agreement 10 years ago." www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Past UN climate talks pushed nations to think bigger. This year, it held a mirror up to a fractured world. Our #COP30 wrap makes sense of this moment. Me w/ @karlmathiesen.bsky.social @ziaweise.bsky.social & Sarah Schonhardt, edit by @bkingdc.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Today is “crunch day” to make progress on fossil fuel language with Lula set to fly back to Belém. 82 countries in Europe, the Pacific islands, Latin America and Africa are edging toward a “roadmap” that various countries could agree to @zcolman.bsky.social writes www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

"It won’t be long before we have a queue of American governors begging BYD to set up electric car factories in the States." As the US slams the door on climate, China makes it very clear at COP30 that it's open for business. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

The US isn't at COP. But China is -- in some very obvious ways. Whether it will box out the US for the global EV and clean energy market is on minds here. The latest from Belem: www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

NEW: 350.org, the group that spearheaded opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline, has suspended US operations amid funding woes. 350 helped popularize the “Keep It In The Ground” movement that has become foundational to green activism. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Trump is no longer content to stand aloof from the global alliance to combat climate change. His new goal is to demolish it. @karlmathiesen.bsky.social⁦‪‬⁩ & I explored Trump’s multi-prong strategy to instead build a coalition reliant on US fossil fuels. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

"A new survey of nine middle-income nations finds widespread concerns about climate change. Large majorities in these countries say global climate change is affecting the area where they live." via @pewresearch.org www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...

"their work has proven less durable than they expected.” Kelsey Tamborrino & Jessie Blaeser cover a Biden alumni autopsy of the admin's failure to protect its green legacy, which echoes many of the issues @politico.com uncovered in our Biden's Billions series. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Nations remain far off-track of Paris climate agreement goals, with the planet almost certainly seeing long-term warming exceeding 1.5 C as soon as this decade, per the UN. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

NEW: Trump won't send "high level representatives" to COP30 climate talks, WH confirms. It remains unclear if career staff from agencies will attend. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Trump's ability to delay a vote imposing a carbon emissions levy on global shipping is already scrambling negotiations for next month's COP30 climate talks in Brazil, @ziaweise.bsky.social reports. www.politico.eu/article/trum...

Tensions are rising between Energy Sec. Chris Wright & the WH over a series of political missteps and policy disputes. w/ @benlefebvre.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump & his Cabinet say wind & solar are making electricity more expensive. Federal data say the opposite. Our analysis showed states w/ > avg wind/solar generation & > avg acceleration of wind/solar since ‘21 were likelier to have < avg power prices. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Green power is sometimes the cheapest power — despite what Trump says. The Trump administration has targeted renewable energy for driving up electricity prices, but our analysis shows states that are growing their wind and solar power typically have lower power costs.

Scoop by @zcolman.bsky.social for @politico.com: A Trump administration plan to boost civilian nuclear power would harvest the plutonium "pits" manufactured for nuclear weapons — raising concerns about the impact to U.S. defenses: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

The Trump admin has considered diverting plutonium that supports the nation's nuclear weapons arsenal to energy companies, raising national security concerns within the government. I've got exclusive details here: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Now on the Energy Dept’s banned words list: “Climate change,” “green” and “emissions.” subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Trump admin is planning to expand its use of emergency orders requiring coal, oil and gas power plants to run past their retirement dates. Details here: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

China NDC for 2035 -Net economy wide GHG emissions by 7-10% from peak levels Increase share of non-fossil fuels in total energy consumption to over 30% -Expand installed capacity of wind and solar power to over 6x the 2020 levels, striving to bring the total to 3600 GW

Energy Sec. Chris Wright said Trump admin will "probably" provide credit support to $44B Alaska LNG project that has struggled to attract private investors. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Trump's election and rapid-fire dismantling of environmental rules stunned the climate movement into inaction. Green groups are now re-emerging with contrasting visions for activism that will look different than the Resistance era. My latest here: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

DOE dissolved the Climate Working Group that wrote a report criticizing long-established climate science. Department argued in court the move should shelve a lawsuit that the group violated federal law. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is personally reviewing FEMA contracts, where his virtual veto power is slowing routine decisions & operations, admin officials told @myahward.bsky.social and I. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Trump pledged to help Appalachia recover from Hurricane Helene. But projects to build housing & lower utility bills there have been downsized & paused as his EPA withholds $20B of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants. Read more here: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Solar faces fresh headwinds as Trump ramps up enforcement of a trade law intended to keep goods made w/ Chinese forced labor out of the US. It's already slowing some imports -- CBP is holding Qcells polysilicon cells at Port of Long Beach. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

A Republican governor has joined the intraparty conflict over the Trump's wind & solar policies. NV Gov Lombardo told Interior Sec Burgum his order has "frozen" solar projects on federal, state & private land -- and urged Burgum to soften restrictions. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...