Clean energy

Most Americans support government action on climate change, but a growing minority worry it will harm the economy, according to survey data from Stanford University and Resources for the Future.

The U.S. electrical grid added more than 20 gigawatts of capacity the first half of this year, much of it from renewables.

So what will it take for the other 90%? A lot of sweeping physical transformation.

Clean energy is exploding in the U.S., bringing high-paying jobs to the rural areas that often produce it.

And the price of the metal is only likely to increase.

$20 billion in grants and loans will be forthcoming from the Biden Administration. It's hoped this will attract private investment too.

In its new "Economic Report of the President," the White House dedicated a chapter to accelerating the clean energy transition.

The funding aims to cut the cost of cleaner manufacturing in industries like food, paper and chemicals.

CERAWeek in Houston has shown that despite agreements to transition away fossil fuels, oil and gas are still deeply entrenched.

In his book "The War Below," Ernest Scheyder explores the tension between intrusive mining and powering our energy transition.