In the United States, there is a heated debate about how much government should support renewable energy innovation. While you won’t find anyone…
The Open Climate Network recently concluded a three-day workshop in which participants from 18 organizations in 13 countries gathered to refine methodologies for the network’s first national assessment report, expected next year. The report will…
This piece originally appeared on the National Journal Energy and Environment Experts Blog.
The case of the solar…
A version of this piece originally appeared in a special energy section of The Hill.
2011 was the summer of extreme weather— from the massive drought in the Southwest to record-…
Vice President Joe Biden had it right in his recent visit to China. Global stability, he declared in an August 18 speech in Beijing “rests in no small…
Now twice delayed during the public comment and rule-drafting periods, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is due to release regulations for Section 1504 of the Wall Street Reform Act in late August. Recent developments in Uganda’s…
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff is holding a workshop today on additional details that were recently announced for California’s cap-and-trade program. These…
“Social Cost of Carbon” report shows how current models do not accurately measure real harm from climate change
Economist Frank Ackerman has called the “social cost of carbon” the most important number you never heard of. What is the social cost of carbon, where do the numbers come from, and why should policymakers take care when using them?
This post originally appeared on the National Journal Energy & Environment Experts Blog.
As the United States sorts out its…
