The climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at it directly | Bill McKibben
‘Solar panels are going up faster than any energy source has ever grown.’ Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen‘Solar panels are going up faster than any energy source has ever grown.’ Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Getty ImagesOpinionClimate crisisThe climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at it directly Bill McKibbenThere is hope in solar power. Britain, which finally purged coal power from its energy system last year, now seems poised to start new drilling in the North Sea.
- ▪‘Solar panels are going up faster than any energy source has ever grown.’ Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen‘Solar panels are going up faster than any energy source has ever grown.’ Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Ge
- ▪You just can’t look at it directly Bill McKibbenThere is hope in solar power.
- ▪Britain, which finally purged coal power from its energy system last year, now seems poised to start new drilling in the North Sea.
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‘Solar panels are going up faster than any energy source has ever grown.’ Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen‘Solar panels are going up faster than any energy source has ever grown.’ Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Getty ImagesOpinionClimate crisisThe climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at it directly Bill McKibbenThere is hope in solar power. As the UN meets, we are urging leaders to pursue a clear goal: clean energy for all by 2030 Our message to global leaders: we need solar power everywhere by the decade’s end Wed 23 Sep 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 23 Sep 2026 06.09 EDTShareAs climate experts from around the world gather in New York for their annual week of talking through the world’s deepest dilemma, the vibes are mostly bad.Though 2026…
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