Carl Pope

Carl Pope is the co-author of "Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet." He is the former CEO and chairman of the Sierra Club.

Kevin McCarthy; Joe Biden
McCarthy pushes US to brink of default to appease energy donors — but Biden has an ace up his sleeve Carl Pope
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy's first legislative farce: The "Lower Energy Costs Act" is a fossil-fuel scam Carl Pope
Al Gore; COP27
GOP mocked Al Gore as "Ozone Man": But he was right the whole time — and they knew it Carl Pope
Hydrogen made a surprising comeback in 2022 — but it's still not the green fuel of the future Carl Pope
COP27 ends with no emissions agreement: The oil era is ending anyway — because it must Carl Pope
Ford F-150 Lightning
California's ban on gas-powered vehicles: Huge victory in the 50-year war for the electric car Carl Pope
Wind turbine reflected in solar panels
After Biden's climate bill: Three big steps toward America's energy transition Carl Pope
Solar panels and wind turbines
It's the perfect moment for a clean-energy future: But war and greed are getting in the way Carl Pope
A view of Gazproms Amur Gas Processing Plant
Western embargoes of Russian gas offer a real shot at a post-carbon future Carl Pope
Joe Biden; Build Back Better
If Congress can pass it, Build Back Better could be a second "Green New Deal" Carl Pope
Joe Manchin
What Joe Manchin wants Carl Pope
COP26 Climate Summit
The surprisingly hopeful moral of the UN climate summit Carl Pope
Narendra Modi; COP26
Want to make energy cheap? Build renewables fast, not gradually Carl Pope
Solar panels on the green hills
Is there an "energy crisis"? Not really — fossil fuels are collapsing, and it's high time Carl Pope
Joe Biden; Mitch McConnell; Tip O'Neill
Tip O'Neill's "bipartisan" politics are long gone — but Democrats can still forge a path forward Carl Pope