Emily Pontecorvo

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Emily Pontecorvo is a news fellow at Grist

15 Articles

Why the ‘Swiss Army knife’ of climate solutions is so controversial

Clean hydrogen could replace fossil fuels for almost everything. But should it?

Race to a Safer World

Midwest pipeline promises to return carbon dioxide to ground

Summit Carbon Solutions says it is developing a US$2-billion pipeline project that will carry carbon dioxide captured from ethanol refineries scattered across the Midwest to a site in North Dakota where it will be pumped thousands of feet underground.

Race to a Safer World

Climate change could cause a financial crisis, U.S. regulators are waking up to this

For the first time in U.S. history, a federal regulatory agency has put out a report recognizing climate change as a major threat to the economy.

Wildfires are getting worse. Will forests start to burn themselves out?

Thousands of lightning strikes have put California under a “fire siege” since mid-August, setting parched grasses, shrubs, and trees ablaze across the state.

The natural gas divide

States are confronting the future of gas in buildings — and facing a set of high-stakes questions.

Race to a Safer World

Prime Air Boeing 767-300F N1217A operated by Atlas Air Inc. Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN): 25865 Line Number: 430. Author: Nathan Coats from Seattle, WA, United States of America / CC BY-SA/2.0

What exactly is ‘sustainable’ about Amazon’s new jet fuel?

The purchase is an “important baby step” that could help boost demand for sustainable aviation fuels.

Race to a Safer World

Harvard fossil fuel divestment petition. Author: victorgrigas [CC BY-SA/3.0]

So what does Harvard's ‘net-zero’ pledge mean?

Harvard has a new net-zero by 2050 plan for its endowment. But it’s not yet clear what it will entail, and whether the school will be able to fulfill it.

Race to a Safer World

911 emergency expansion for LV metro Police 90 kw. Photo: Ballonboy101 / CC BY-SA /3.0

In the middle of a pandemic, renewables are taking over the grid

Renewables are breaking their own records, and pushing coal out of the mix.

Coronavirus in Canada

A worker checks the placement of a solar panel. Photo:Flickr/Oregon Department of Transportation (CC BY 2.0)

Coronavirus has wiped out 106,000 clean energy jobs in the U.S. so far.

Half a million clean energy workers could lose their jobs by the end of June, according to a new analysis.

Coronavirus in Canada

Solar power has been growing for decades. Then coronavirus hit.

As global attention turns to fighting coronavirus, clean energy is taking a hit.

Coronavirus in Canada