Amy Harder
@amyaharder.bsky.social
National Energy Correspondent, Axios. Former Cipher News, WSJ, National Journal. You’ll find energy/climate news here, along with a smattering of nature.
Far more solar projects are being delayed today compared to just a few years ago, but a shorter term trend indicates a change.
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Fewer solar projects are being delayed. Here's why
Far more projects today are being delayed compared to just a few years ago, though.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Far more solar projects are being delayed today compared to just a few years ago, but a shorter term trend indicates a change.
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U.S. should brag on climate progress, GOP senator says www.axios.com/2025/11/13/j... via @axios.com
U.S. should brag on climate progress, GOP senator says
"We need to be bolder bragging about our success over the last dozen or even 15 years," he said at an Axios Live event.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
U.S. should brag on climate progress, GOP senator says www.axios.com/2025/11/13/j... via @axios.com
It may not seem like it right now, but we are (still) making progress on climate change www.axios.com/2025/11/13/c... via @axios.com
This chart shows that progress has actually been made on climate change
The possible trajectories are better than a decade ago, but still indicate significant global warming.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It may not seem like it right now, but we are (still) making progress on climate change www.axios.com/2025/11/13/c... via @axios.com
Hot off the presses: @iea.org influential study sees momentum ebbing on cutting global CO2 emissions www.axios.com/2025/11/12/i... via @axios.com
Influential study sees "less momentum" on cutting global CO2 emissions
IEA's latest World Energy Outlook could influence anyone trying to understand where the energy mix might head.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Hot off the presses: @iea.org influential study sees momentum ebbing on cutting global CO2 emissions www.axios.com/2025/11/12/i... via @axios.com
Utah has it all ⚡️🌞⛏️
Low power prices, booming solar, uranium, coal & gas dominance & geothermal galore.
I’ll unpack it w/ Sen. John Curtis, Lt. Gov Deidre Henderson & more at our next #AxiosLive in SLC (+livestream) Nov. 13 | bit.ly/3Xd6a2N with
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Low power prices, booming solar, uranium, coal & gas dominance & geothermal galore.
I’ll unpack it w/ Sen. John Curtis, Lt. Gov Deidre Henderson & more at our next #AxiosLive in SLC (+livestream) Nov. 13 | bit.ly/3Xd6a2N with
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November 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Utah has it all ⚡️🌞⛏️
Low power prices, booming solar, uranium, coal & gas dominance & geothermal galore.
I’ll unpack it w/ Sen. John Curtis, Lt. Gov Deidre Henderson & more at our next #AxiosLive in SLC (+livestream) Nov. 13 | bit.ly/3Xd6a2N with
@axios.com
Low power prices, booming solar, uranium, coal & gas dominance & geothermal galore.
I’ll unpack it w/ Sen. John Curtis, Lt. Gov Deidre Henderson & more at our next #AxiosLive in SLC (+livestream) Nov. 13 | bit.ly/3Xd6a2N with
@axios.com
On climate disinformation: "We are particularly biased when the science or information threatens our beliefs or our identity, our social identity, our religious identity, even our political identity."
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November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
On climate disinformation: "We are particularly biased when the science or information threatens our beliefs or our identity, our social identity, our religious identity, even our political identity."
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Listen to the latest Shocked podcast:
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Exclusive: Carbon Direct acquires Pachama in major climate deal www.axios.com/2025/11/10/c... in @axios.com
Exclusive: Carbon Direct acquires Pachama in major climate deal
Demand for credits from rainforest preservation and other projects is rising, driven partly by tech giants.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Exclusive: Carbon Direct acquires Pachama in major climate deal www.axios.com/2025/11/10/c... in @axios.com
Utah has it all ⚡️☀️⛏️🔥
Low power prices, booming solar, uranium, coal & gas dominance & geothermal galore.
I’ll unpack it with Sen. John Curtis, Jason Grumet & more at our next #AxiosLive in SLC (+livestream)
🗓️ Nov. 13 | ☕ 8:30–10am MT
👉 bit.ly/3Xd6a2N with @axios.com
Low power prices, booming solar, uranium, coal & gas dominance & geothermal galore.
I’ll unpack it with Sen. John Curtis, Jason Grumet & more at our next #AxiosLive in SLC (+livestream)
🗓️ Nov. 13 | ☕ 8:30–10am MT
👉 bit.ly/3Xd6a2N with @axios.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Utah has it all ⚡️☀️⛏️🔥
Low power prices, booming solar, uranium, coal & gas dominance & geothermal galore.
I’ll unpack it with Sen. John Curtis, Jason Grumet & more at our next #AxiosLive in SLC (+livestream)
🗓️ Nov. 13 | ☕ 8:30–10am MT
👉 bit.ly/3Xd6a2N with @axios.com
Low power prices, booming solar, uranium, coal & gas dominance & geothermal galore.
I’ll unpack it with Sen. John Curtis, Jason Grumet & more at our next #AxiosLive in SLC (+livestream)
🗓️ Nov. 13 | ☕ 8:30–10am MT
👉 bit.ly/3Xd6a2N with @axios.com
New Shocked podcast episode 🎧
Tiny Guyana navigates eye-popping ascent on oil production and wealth www.axios.com/2025/11/07/g... via @axios.com and U Chicago.
Tiny Guyana navigates eye-popping ascent on oil production and wealth www.axios.com/2025/11/07/g... via @axios.com and U Chicago.
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New Shocked podcast episode 🎧
Tiny Guyana navigates eye-popping ascent on oil production and wealth www.axios.com/2025/11/07/g... via @axios.com and U Chicago.
Tiny Guyana navigates eye-popping ascent on oil production and wealth www.axios.com/2025/11/07/g... via @axios.com and U Chicago.
How new Virginia, New Jersey governors will deal with energy www.axios.com/2025/11/05/n... by @chuckmccutcheon.bsky.social in @axios.com
How Spanberger, Sherrill will address high electricity costs after winning elections
Electricity prices played a big role in both New Jersey and Virginia.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
How new Virginia, New Jersey governors will deal with energy www.axios.com/2025/11/05/n... by @chuckmccutcheon.bsky.social in @axios.com
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From @amyaharder.bsky.social: Bill Gates defended criticism from all sides about his controversial memo calling for a shift to prioritizing human welfare in climate debates.
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Bill Gates defends contentious climate shift
"I'm glad people are listening," he said, before adding that it was hard to convey "nuanced positions nowadays."
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November 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
From @amyaharder.bsky.social: Bill Gates defended criticism from all sides about his controversial memo calling for a shift to prioritizing human welfare in climate debates.
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Cleantech veteran hopes to "turn AI energy crisis on its head" www.axios.com/2025/11/03/v... via @axios.com
One of the biggest names in AI right now: cleantech veteran Varun Sivaram
Emerald AI sits at the forefront of a nationwide race to build data centers quickly.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Cleantech veteran hopes to "turn AI energy crisis on its head" www.axios.com/2025/11/03/v... via @axios.com
moment of fall zen
November 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
moment of fall zen
On Bill Gates' memo: "The content was mostly really great, but I would have framed it radically differently," says @katharinehayhoe.com.
Climate change isn't a separate "bucket" of problems, she says, it's a hole in all of society's other bucket of problems.
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Climate change isn't a separate "bucket" of problems, she says, it's a hole in all of society's other bucket of problems.
bit.ly/3Ld7PCR via @axios.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
On Bill Gates' memo: "The content was mostly really great, but I would have framed it radically differently," says @katharinehayhoe.com.
Climate change isn't a separate "bucket" of problems, she says, it's a hole in all of society's other bucket of problems.
bit.ly/3Ld7PCR via @axios.com
Climate change isn't a separate "bucket" of problems, she says, it's a hole in all of society's other bucket of problems.
bit.ly/3Ld7PCR via @axios.com
Exclusive: Nvidia backs new data center to reduce electricity spikes www.axios.com/2025/10/29/n... via @axios.com
Exclusive: Nvidia backs new data center that aims to cut your electricity bill
It will allow energy-hungry AI operations to smooth grid spikes.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Exclusive: Nvidia backs new data center to reduce electricity spikes www.axios.com/2025/10/29/n... via @axios.com
Bill Gates urges upcoming UN climate summit in Brazil to refocus on improving lives www.axios.com/2025/10/28/g... via @axios.com
Bill Gates has an urgent ask for the UN climate summit
Gates' comments reflect how society's current zeitgeist has pushed climate change off the front burner.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Bill Gates urges upcoming UN climate summit in Brazil to refocus on improving lives www.axios.com/2025/10/28/g... via @axios.com
Sea level rise doesn't mean new oceanfront property. It means FLOODING. And collapsing home values and hard choices.
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🎧 to Shocked ⤵️
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October 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Sea level rise doesn't mean new oceanfront property. It means FLOODING. And collapsing home values and hard choices.
🎧 to Shocked ⤵️
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🎧 to Shocked ⤵️
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We went inside an invite-only coastal retreat of the world's top climate investors, including Bill Gates, John Arnold and Vinod Khosla as they coalesce around an unusual plan to scale high-risk -- and high-reward -- startups.
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Investors seek unusual plan to back high-risk climate tech
The startups represent the types of bets that the world's highest-profile investors are making.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We went inside an invite-only coastal retreat of the world's top climate investors, including Bill Gates, John Arnold and Vinod Khosla as they coalesce around an unusual plan to scale high-risk -- and high-reward -- startups.
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🚨Exclusive via @axios.com: policy vets of Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy have decamped to launch a new nonprofit group called the Clean Economy Project. Ten staff to start, multi-million budget, philanthropic and VC investor backing, focus on power. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Future of Energy
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October 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🚨Exclusive via @axios.com: policy vets of Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy have decamped to launch a new nonprofit group called the Clean Economy Project. Ten staff to start, multi-million budget, philanthropic and VC investor backing, focus on power. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
China's dominance on batteries illustrates its edge over U.S. www.axios.com/2025/10/20/c... via @axios.com and UChicago
China's dominance on batteries illustrates its edge over U.S.
China's battery-material campuses are "decades ahead of anything that we've done here," one U.S. exec says.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
China's dominance on batteries illustrates its edge over U.S. www.axios.com/2025/10/20/c... via @axios.com and UChicago
The "wizard" behind TED goes from ideas to action on climate www.axios.com/2025/10/16/c... via @axios.com
The "wizard" behind TED goes from ideas to action on climate
Anderson's new venture is a combined new fund, coalition and convening called All Aboard.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The "wizard" behind TED goes from ideas to action on climate www.axios.com/2025/10/16/c... via @axios.com
Forget whether or not to bring an umbrella, AI is being used to improve monsoon forecasts for farmers, which is livelihood-saving.
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We're calling it the Farmer's A.I. Manac, in our latest Shocked podcast episode ⤴️
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We're calling it the Farmer's A.I. Manac, in our latest Shocked podcast episode ⤴️
October 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Forget whether or not to bring an umbrella, AI is being used to improve monsoon forecasts for farmers, which is livelihood-saving.
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We're calling it the Farmer's A.I. Manac, in our latest Shocked podcast episode ⤴️
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We're calling it the Farmer's A.I. Manac, in our latest Shocked podcast episode ⤴️
Nuclear startups pursue side profits from offshoot products www.axios.com/2025/10/09/n... via @axios.com
How nuclear startups are using side products to chase profit
TerraPower, a nuclear energy company, is scaling up production of a key cancer drug.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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@amyaharder.bsky.social summarizes the latest DNV projections: AI power demand grows 10x over the next five years. By 2040, U.S. & Canadian data centers will account for 16% of electricity use, with 12% of that tied to AI applications. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Future of Energy
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October 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
@amyaharder.bsky.social summarizes the latest DNV projections: AI power demand grows 10x over the next five years. By 2040, U.S. & Canadian data centers will account for 16% of electricity use, with 12% of that tied to AI applications. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Remember when Republicans supported environmental regulations? It's true! It actually happened, and not too long ago. 🎧 ⤵️
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October 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Remember when Republicans supported environmental regulations? It's true! It actually happened, and not too long ago. 🎧 ⤵️
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