As climate-related disasters become more severe and frequent, insurers and governments face an economic black hole.
Can The Airline Industry Survive Climate Change?
The air industry’s climate problem hasn’t escaped public attention.
Airlines Struggle to Rise to Climate Challenge
The airline industry has a plan to limit its carbon footprint. Will it deliver?
This Energy Transition Is Different. Here’s Why
Despite arguments to the contrary, we have to the tools at hand to get the job of energy transition done.
Rethinking Global Emissions Trading
The Environmental Defense Fund's chief economist discusses a plan that leverages international cooperation to achieve ambitious, and durable greenhouse emissions reductions under the Paris climate framework.
A Carbon Tax Won’t Kill the Economy
Criticism that carbon pricing will undermine the nation’s economy gets it wrong, though certain constituencies, particularly those dependent on oil, gas and coal may have grounds to worry about local impacts.
Rebuilding Puerto Rico’s Electricity System
Puerto Rico’s electric system was destroyed by Hurricane Maria in 2017. Will privatization of the island’s electric utility ensure reliable and affordable energy for the future?
The Partisan Threat to U.S. Energy Regulation
All-or-nothing partisanship has infiltrated the sphere of U.S. energy and environmental regulation, bringing new uncertainty to the regulatory process and, in the extreme, paralyzing both regulators and the industries they oversee.
The Rise of Partisan Politics in Energy Regulation
The emergence of shale natural gas and concern over climate change have fundamentally changed the U.S. energy landscape, and the way in which Americans talk about energy.
The War on Coal that Never Was
The results also make clear the extent to which the war on coal narrative has been in reality a politically convenient creation of a president, and Republican party, that has catered to fossil fuel interests.