Drilling rigs sit unused on a lot in Odessa, Texas, in the Permian Basin, in March 2022. U.S. oil companies are thriving as they look to avoid the boom-and-bust cycles of the past. That has big implications, including for consumers and global producers. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Prices are displayed on a gas pump outside of a gas station in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
High tides have destroyed roads and structures in Vietnam as rising sea levels threaten farmland in the country's Mekong River Delta. Linh Pham/Getty Images hide caption
The Mountain Valley Pipeline would stretch 303 miles, from West Virginia to North Carolina. This 2018 file photo shows a section of downed trees on a ridge near homes along the pipeline's route in Lindside, W.Va. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Wealthy countries and investors are planning to give Vietnam billions of dollars to help it transition from coal to renewable energy. But the climate deal has come under fire because of Vietnam's record on human rights. STR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Lyle Jack stands in front of an electrical substation on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where he's hoping to connect a wind farm to the power grid. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption
The Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
Deemmeris Debra'e Burns shows the spot on a rural road in Satartia, Miss., where he lost consciousness when a carbon dioxide pipeline ruptured, an experience he thinks is a warning for America. Julia Simon/NPR hide caption
The EU plans to tax certain imports based on the amount of carbon dioxide companies emit making them. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Newly installed solar panels face the sky at the construction site of a new solar energy park as wind turbines spin behind last month near Prenzlau, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
Corn is planted with a view of wind turbines on April 2, in Lake Benton, Minn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11 billion investment on Tuesday to help bring affordable clean energy to rural communities throughout the country. Jessie Wardarski/AP hide caption
President Biden at the United Nations' annual climate negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2021. The U.S. and other countries pledged that year to stop funding overseas fossil-fuel projects that freely emit greenhouse gas pollution. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Jim Bridger coal plant in Point of Rocks, Wyo., powers more than a million homes across six Western states. Under proposed federal rules many coal plants would have to dramatically reduce carbon dioxide emissions in coming years. Julia Simon/NPR hide caption
In this photo illustration, a flame burns on a gas stove on April 28, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
In the transition to a zero-carbon world, what will the future of energy storage look like? MF3d hide caption
A Chevrolet Bolt EV is parked at a charging station at a dealer in Colma, Calif., on Tuesday. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Water vapor rises from the nuclear power plant Isar II in Essenbach, Germany, on March 3, 2022. Armin Weigel/AP hide caption
Tesla cars sit on a lot in Chicago on March 28, 2022. A $7,500 tax credit for purchasers of new electric vehicles is changing again after the U.S. unveiled new guidelines that will impact the list of car models that qualify. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
A driver charges his electric vehicle at a charging station in Monterey Park, California. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A person prepares to pump gas at a BP gas station in Brooklyn, New York City, on Oct. 19, 2022. Americans could save between $580 billion and $1.1 trillion on gasoline under the EPA's proposed auto emission regulations, according to the agency. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Traffic moves along Interstate 80 in Berkeley, Calif., on Feb. 16, 2022. The Biden administration proposed new tough emission rules so tough it would force auto makers to boost sales of electric cars to meet the requirements. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
The sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, began expanding again on April 2, after more than 15 years of being dormant. Since then new structures and tanks have fallen into the crater. Bluebonnet News hide caption
To avoid some of the worst impacts of climate change, greenhouse gas emissions need to be eliminated or offset by midcentury, according to the United Nations. To get there, activist investors say banks and insurance companies need to account for the emissions they contribute to by underwriting and investing in fossil fuel infrastructure like this natural gas plant in California. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption