Trump opened Pandora’s box with his heavy handed use of the CRA, setting a precedent for future presidents to do the same.
Energy Regulator FERC Finds Itself Cornered Over Climate Change
FERC has spent the last three years issuing rules that insulate electricity markets from responsibility for the climate damages they cause. The result has been a backlash from the states.
Electric Vehicle Market Hits Its Tipping Point
If the high stakes and recent, almost universal rush by manufacturers to bring fleets of wholly practical EVs to market is a meaningful indicator, we’re fast approaching the EV tipping point.
Carbon Tax Border Adjustments: Good Politics, Bad For Consumers?
While border adjustments alleviate economic pressure on polluting industries, at least in the near term, they transfer that pressure onto consumers.
Trump Rollbacks Of Energy Regulations Won’t Survive A New Administration
The very tools that Trump has used to undo Obama-era protections could come back to haunt him.
June Developments Point To Inevitability Of National Carbon Price
The momentum for carbon pricing is strong, and a carbon tax, in particular, is the favored vehicle of many prominent economists.
Sale Of Largest East Coast Refinery Closes With Last Minute Drama
As Hilco and PES’s creditors squabbled over the refinery’s final sale price, concern grew that the sale would falter.
UN Pushes Decarbonization Plans As COVID Recovery Tool
Addressing the COVID crisis and climate change shouldn’t be viewed as an either/or proposition.
Clean Energy Generates Jobs. Why Does Washington Look Away? (Forbes)
Efforts to stifle clean energy development extend into the fabric of federal government.
Sunrun Policy Chief Talks COVID Impact and Solar Power Future (Forbes)
Solar’s downturn isn’t unique, but it hurts all the more because the industry exists at the nexus of green jobs and climate solutions.