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Business News > Mint Authors > Ed Ballard

Ed Ballard

ARTICLES BY ED BALLARD

The shifting climate is rapidly changing life in Europe, leading to unprecedented heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires.

The summer that scorched French grapes, English gardens—and Europe’s economy

12 min read . 31 Aug 2026

The river Rhine has less boat traffic due to low water levels during a heat wave and a prolonged drought, by Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Ships can’t move and power plants shut down as drought saps Europe’s rivers

5 min read . 04 Aug 2026

A firefighting plane dumping water on flames west of Madrid this past weekend.

Why Europe’s wildfires are so intense this year

3 min read . 29 Jul 2026

Data-center construction may not have to collapse in a full-blown AI bust to frustrate the plans of companies hoping for a long boom.

Investors Are Getting Pickier With Their AI Power Plays

3 min read . 23 Jul 2026

As tensions rise in the Persian Gulf and China imposes export restrictions, sulfuric acid prices are skyrocketing, raising alarms about global food security and industrial production. (Pexel)

Iran war puts the world’s most used chemical in short supply

3 min read . 10 May 2026

Demand for copper is projected to outstrip supply. Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg News

Copper is the prize in mining megadeals

4 min read . 10 Jan 2026

An oil field with power lines in New Mexico. Photo: Ramsay de Give for WSJ

The US is forfeiting the clean-energy race to China

7 min read . 22 Sept 2025

Over the past two decades, governments went on a debt binge, fueled by low interest rates. (AFP)

Is the UK a canary in the coal mine for a heavily indebted world?

4 min read . 08 Sept 2025

Air Products plans for carbon dioxide to be sequestered below scenic Lake Maurepas in Louisiana.

How hydrogen, the fuel of the future, got bogged down in the bayou

5 min read . 08 Jun 2025

It isn’t just startups making a patriotic argument for green technology.

Startups that set out to fix the climate are now talking about jet fighters

5 min read . 23 Mar 2025

A contractor builds frames for solar panels at the Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex in California. (Bloomberg)

America’s ambitious climate plan is faltering

6 min read . 23 Sept 2024

The New Era of Clean Energy: Transcontinental Power Lines

The new era of clean energy: Transcontinental power lines

4 min read . 29 Jun 2024

Bill Gates discussed his portfolio of climate-tech investments ahead of the Breakthrough Energy Summit hosted this week in London by his investment firm.

Bill Gates has billions in green startups. He shares early winners & long shots

4 min read . 27 Jun 2024

Plug Power’s green hydrogen project in Georgia, seen under construction, began production in January. (WSJ)

It’s crunchtime for a new generation of climate startups

4 min read . 03 Jun 2024

Solar panels in Pavagada, India, in 2022. India is boosting its renewable-energy capacity while also burning more coal. DHIRAJ SINGH/BLOOMBERG NEWS

Air conditioning and AI demanding more of world’s power—renewables can’t keep up

3 min read . 26 Apr 2024

The New Swedish Playbook for Financing Green Business

The New Swedish Playbook for Financing Green Business

4 min read . 21 Dec 2023

The United Arab Emirates is hosting the annual United Nations climate meeting in Dubai.

Welcome to COP28, the U.N. Climate Conference Hosted by an Oil Giant

5 min read . 29 Nov 2023

American Airlines is making one of the first carbon-removal purchases by an airline.

The Newest Airline Climate Solution? Burying Sawdust

3 min read . 28 Nov 2023

One drawback to hydrogen as a form of green energy, however, is that nearly all of the world’s hydrogen is produced in a greenhouse-gas-intensive process: heating natural gas with steam to split it into hydrogen and carbon dioxide

Startups look for ways to bring down the cost of green hydrogen

6 min read . 18 Nov 2022

Exchange operator wants oil prices to reflect emissions performance

4 min read . 23 Mar 2022