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The U.S. is on track to cut out coal completely in a little over a decade as renewables become the cheaper option and pressure for action on climate grows. A new report from Morgan Stanley found that coal will drop from 20 percent of the U.S.'s power generation today to zero by 2033. The report projects that renewable energy will replace coal's decline, estimating that over half of the country's energy will come from renewable sources by 2035.
The report is based on U.S. Energy Information Administration, as well as political factors that may speed the transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Many cities and states have set renewable energy targets, and President Biden has established a goal to make the U.S. carbon neutral by 2050. Almost three-quarters of coal-fired power plants are set to retire by 2035, and some cities are choosing to retire them early.
Interior centers environmental justice and representation
The Biden administration is working to follow through on its promise to center environmental justice. Biden's cabinet appointments to key climate and environment positions demonstrated that commitment, and the trend continues in positions throughout the Interior Department. Yesterday, Interior announced that so far its team includes 50 percent who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) and 80 percent as women.
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We have stories, songs, prayers and ceremonies that talk about these ancestral places. We feel that we should have a greater say in how [Bears Ears] is managed and a greater role in whatever the Biden administration chooses to do.”
