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Ed Ballard

ARTICLES BY ED BALLARD

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

The SEC is expected to publish various ESG-related proposals early this year, including climate-disclosure rules

The ESG regulation picture for 2022: Five key questions for business

4 min read . 07 Jan 2022