Justin Gerdes

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I publish the @quittingcarbon.bsky.social newsletter. Subscribe: https://www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/. Former Managing Editor, Energy Monitor. Send story ideas or tips: justingerdes@gmail.com or Signal: JustinGerdes.85

Cumulative zero-emission vehicle sales in California, 2010-2026 . Source: California Energy Commission.
The chart shows new U.S. solar capacity added each year since 2010, plus planned additions for the rest of 2026 and 2027, based on U.S. EIA data. Source: Paul Horn, Inside Climate News.
Avoided fossil fuel costs from renewable electricity generation in 2025 across 20 major economies. Source: "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2025," IRENA, July 2, 2026.
Statement by Offshore Wind California Executive Director Adam Stern supporting California's efforts to challenge attempts by the Trump administration to obstruct offshore wind off California's coast. Press release: June 23, 2026.
James Murray analyzes Keir Starmer's failure to adequately promote his government's clean energy achievements. Source: BusinessGreen.
Bill McKibben quotes a passage from a column published by Justin Gerdes at Quitting Carbon. Source: The Crucial Years, June 19, 2026.
"The world has turned a corner, offering a new and improved view," writes Bill McKibben in a new post. Source: The Crucial Years, June 19, 2026.
Solar and natural gas generation in California's CAISO grid during the first five months of 2026. Source: U.S. EIA.
The fossil gas share of global electricity has fallen for five consecutive years. Source: Ember.
A description of new key climate targets found in the coalition agreement of Denmark's new "four-leaf clover government." Source: State of Green Weekly newsletter.
Annual electric power generation in the ERCOT (Texas) grid 2021-2027 in billion kilowatt-hours. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Photo shows a rainbow across the sky at sunset as seen from a neighborhood in Concord, California.
Example of the new native sharing button for a post at a site hosted by Ghost.
U.S. coal-fired generating capacity retirements in gigawatts, 2010-2030. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Illustration of EU additional fossil fuel import costs without solar electricity generation, March 1-17, 2026. Source: SolarPower Europe.
Puerto Rico cumulative power operating capacity by energy source (2016-2025). Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Renewable power capacity highlights for 2025. Source: Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026, IRENA.
Chart depicting BYD's $4,700 cost advantage for the BYD Seal vs the Tesla Model 3 (both produced in China) in U.S. dollars. Source: Rhodium Group.
Plug-in solar legislation under consideration in the U.S. (as of late February 2026). Source: NC Clean Energy Technology Center.
China's high-speed rail network 2008-2024: length (in km), passengers (in millions), and passenger kilometers (in billions). Source: China Statistical Yearbook, National Bureau of Statistics, 2025, via John Kemp's "Best in Energy" newsletter, February 17, 2026.
An update on the status of construction of Dominion Energy's Coastal Offshore Wind Project. Source: Coastal Review.
Batteries are serving as a key source of system flexibility in global markets like California, Germany, South Australia, Texas, and the United Kingdom. Source: IEA, "Energy Snapshot" newsletter, February 16, 2026.
Cumulative cost to all ratepayers without the under-construction offshore wind projects on the U.S. East Coast (in billions). Source: American Clean Power Association.
Global power generation, combined wind and solar in TWh vs total powergen in select regions 2010-2024. Source: Cold Eye Earth.
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuel power in the EU for the first time in 2025. Graphic depicts share of electricity generation as a percentage and electricity generation in terawatt-hours. Source: Ember.
Manufacturing cancellations by technology (in billion 2024 U.S. dollars). Source: Rhodium Group.
U.S. annual electric power sector generation by source (in billion kilowatt-hours). Source: EIA.
Annual savings from the 2025 California Energy Code compared with the 2006 and 2024 versions of the National Code. Source: California Energy Commission.
U.S. Henry Hub natural gas price and MYMEX futures price projected through 2028 in dollars per million British thermal units. Source: EIA.
Your Guide to 2026 Journalism Grants: Funding Opportunities in the U.S. and Canada. Source: Indiegraf.
Excerpt from "Transition Monitor," Cold Eye Earth, December 29, 2025.
Renewables' share in gross electricity consumption in Germany 1990-2025. Source: Clean Energy Wire.
Volume-weighted average lithium-ion batter pack and cell price split, 2013-2025. Source: BloombergNEF.
California electricity generation by source (2020-2025, Jan-Aug) billion kilowatthours (BkWh). Source: EIA.
California battery storage capacity, 2019-2025. Source: California Energy Commission.
U.S. energy market indicators. Source: EIA, Short-Term Energy Outlook, November 2025.
Growth in solar and wind generation outpaced the rise in global electricity demand in H1-2025. Source: Ember via Cold Eye Earth.
Results from a News Literacy Project report that surveyed American teenagers about their attitudes towards journalists. Source: Nieman Lab.
Public adoption of clean energy technologies across the United States. Source: Clean Energy Across America, Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group, November 5, 2025.
Quote from Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz on President Donald Trump's economy of scarcity.
ERCOT electricity generation by source January to September (2021-2025). Source: EIA.