Energy transition

U.N. summit's key talks focus on which countries should pay to help others mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Most Americans support government action on climate change, but a growing minority worry it will harm the economy, according to survey data from Stanford University and Resources for the Future.

As coal plants around the country are retired, communities have to fund ways to rebuild.

So what will it take for the other 90%? A lot of sweeping physical transformation.

And the price of the metal is only likely to increase.

Until the price rises so much it causes inflation, anyway.

CERAWeek in Houston has shown that despite agreements to transition away fossil fuels, oil and gas are still deeply entrenched.

In his book "The War Below," Ernest Scheyder explores the tension between intrusive mining and powering our energy transition.

The two-week United Nations summit on climate change will kick off on Nov. 30 and take place in Dubai this year.

With the aid of workers, technology and cash from the oil and gas industry, new companies offer a glimpse of a post-fossil fuels future.