Georgia’s runoff election will determine the balance of power in the Senate, and the degree to which Joe Biden will count on Congress to back his ambitious clean energy agenda.
Offshore Wind Presents Big Challenge for the Electric Grid
Large scale offshore wind development will require a rethink of how America’s electric grid is designed, and paid for.
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.
Grid Forward Debate: Has Electricity Deregulation Let to Better Community Outcomes?
Electricity market deregulation promised to bring more affordable and reliable electricity to consumers. A quarter of a century after deregulation began, has its promise delivered for all Americans?
U.S. Electricity Regulator Takes a Hard Look at Carbon Pricing
In September the U.S. electricity regulator, the FERC, held its first conference to explore carbon pricing in the nation’s electricity markets. Is a carbon price finally on the way?
Zoning Rules Stifle Urban Clean Energy. Can The Rules Be Rewritten?
Outmoded and often discriminatory zoning laws block clean energy development in low-income urban neighborhoods. An effort is underway to update rules, and enable clean energy equity.
As Climate-Related Disasters Intensify, Retreat Emerges as Adaptation Strategy
An environmental lawyer examines the legal and social challenges that could complicate managed retreat from areas at risk to climate-related disaster.
The Human History of Climate Change
Much attention has been paid to the ways we humans are changing our climate. Yet, how has an ever-evolving climate changed us?
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.