Axios

Axios has multiple leaders and journalists circulating around Davos this year, having conversations with industry leaders on important topics. Check out what some of them are saying...

This chart ☝️ helps explain why President Trump's anti-wind executive order could have limited effects for onshore projects. But offshore, there's far more jeopardy.

Why it matters: Wind is the largest U.S. source of renewable power and provides 10% of the nation's electricity, but growth has slowed in recent years.

Los Angeles residents dealing with wildfire aftermath have yet another obstacle in front of them: toxic ash.

Why it matters: The danger of breathing ash could "top anything that you were breathing in the moment when the fires were burning," says Michael Kleeman, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis who's studied air quality in California for more than 30 years.

A rare winter storm that's slamming the southern U.S. with "dangerously cold temperatures," historic snow and icy conditions has been linked to at least 10 deaths as it disrupts travel across the region.

The big picture: Schools, government offices and roads across the region closed and thousands of flights were delayed or canceled due to the cold weather that's brought record snowfall to places including New Orleans, Louisiana; Mobile, Alabama; and Pensacola, Florida.

Snow has been steadily falling in south Louisiana, coating New Orleans metro and bringing the region to a standstill.

Why it matters: This winter storm set a record for the amount of snow it drops.

A once-in-a-generation snowstorm, tied to the polar vortex event across the Lower 48 states, was plastering the Gulf Coast with record-setting snow and ice on Tuesday.

Why it matters: This region isn't equipped to cope with heavy snow, particularly when it is accompanied by continued cold following the storm.

People in Texas and much of the U.S. South are facing record snowfalls and icy conditions, with both New Orleans and Houston covered in snow.

The big picture: This once-in-a-generation event for millions across the Gulf Coast has closed schools, government offices and roads across the region and caused massive flight delays and cancelations.

The air quality index (AQI) in many LA regions looks good, but that doesn't mean the air is safe.

Why it matters: The AQI in your weather app doesn't account for all pollutants caused by wildfires.

As the world digests President Trump's Day 1 energy moves, below are some big themes and variables we'll be tracking.

Why it matters: Trump's barrage of orders aim to tear out Biden-era climate and cleantech finance policies root and branch.

President Trump's Day 1 move to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement for a second time sends a clear signal to international partners that the U.S. is hot and cold on climate action.

Why it matters: The world is a very different place today than in 2017, when Trump first moved to have the U.S. depart from the then-nascent agreement.

President Trump signed a blitz of first-day energy-related executive orders on Monday, establishing a national "energy emergency" and setting in motion actions that heavily favor expanding fossil fuel production and generation.

Why it matters: The moves amount to policy whiplash for the energy industry, segments of which had chafed under former President Biden's policies aimed at igniting the renewable sector.