ADB President Calls for “Radical Steps” on Clean Energy

Renewable energy has the potential to transform Asian society, but only if its leaders can take it to the next level.

This piece originally appeared in the Jakarta Globe.

President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address setting new goals for America’s energy future.

Here are some of the targets he announced:

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By 2035, 80 percent of America’s electricity should come from clean energy;

By 2015, America should have 1 million electric vehicles on the road; and

Note: this post originally appeared on the National Journal.

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p>This morning, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and representatives from the Chinese government, including Minister Wan Gang and Minister Zhang Guobao, signed a joint work plan to expand US-China cooperation on the Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) that was established in November 2009. The World Resources Institute i

This piece originally appeared in China Daily and is reposted with permission.

Leading Experts in the U.S. and China Discuss Clean Energy and Related Issues Ahead of Presidential Meeting

“It’s a challenge to make infrastructure, as a topic, sexy, but i know these people can do it,” said this morning’s plenary session moderator Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for NewsHour.
The stimulating conversation (Suarez says he ...

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