The climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at it directly | Bill McKibben

The Guardian reports the following. EcoFinance is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact, and not as investment advice. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with The Guardian, which released it. There 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 As 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 seems likely to set a new global temperature record (and 2027, as El Niño gathers steam, is almost certain to break it), and though the planet has careened from one climate disaster to another (European heatwaves that killed tens of thousands, a Nepali flood that wiped out entire communities), and though scientists warn that we’re reaching precisely the global tipping points they’ve long feared (the new research on the falt… Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/23/climate-un-clean-energy-2030