Alternative Facts: 6 Ways President Trump’s Energy Plan Doesn’t Add Up
By Jeremy ProvillePhotos by lovnpeace and KarinKarin This blog was co-authored with Jonathan Camuzeaux and is the first in an occasional series on the economics of President Trump's Energy Plan Just 60...
View ArticleCalifornia Bucks Global Trend with another Year of GHG Reductions
By Jonathan CamuzeauxThis post was co-authored by Maureen Lackner and originally appeared on the EDF Talks Global Climate blog. The California Air Resources Board’s November 6 release of 2016...
View ArticleWhat California’s history of groundwater depletion can teach us about...
By Andrew AyresCalifornia’s landscape will transform in a changing climate. While extended drought and recent wildfires seasons have sparked conversations about acute impacts today, the promise of...
View ArticleHow reverse auctions can help scale energy storage
By Steve KollerThis post is co-authored with Maureen Lackner Just as reverse auctions have helped increase new renewable energy capacity, our new policy brief for the Review of Environmental Economics...
View ArticleHow smart congestion pricing will benefit New Yorkers
By Cristobal Ruiz-TagleThis post was co-authored with Maureen Lackner Last week, New York became the first American city to adopt congestion pricing—a move that should benefit both the city’s crumbling...
View ArticlePolicy Design for the Anthropocene
By Gernot WagnerThere’s no denying we humans are changing the planet at an unprecedented pace. If carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is any guide, that pace is increasing at an increasing rate. For those...
View ArticleNot all fossil fuel subsidies are created equal, all are bad for the planet
By Gernot WagnerThis is part two of a five-part series exploring “Policy Design for the Anthropocene,” based on a recent Nature Sustainability Perspective. The first post explored the intersection of...
View ArticleHow renewables, natural gas and flat demand led to a drop in CO2 emissions...
By Kristina MohlinNew state-by-state research shows significant reductions across the country from 2005-2015 Decarbonizing the power sector in the United States will be critical to achieving the goal...
View ArticleWhat a small country’s successes and mistakes can teach us about emission...
By Suzi KerrI’m from Aotearoa, New Zealand, and I really love its land and people, but I am fully aware that from a global perspective it appears pretty insignificant – that’s actually one of its...
View ArticleBarriers to tapping the potential of carbon markets for agriculture
By Jeremy ProvilleAn EDF analysis of carbon credits for rice growers shows great climate and cost-savings potential, but is that enough for farmers to participate? In 2015, rice became the first crop...
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