PJM Interconnection is in a race to shore up electric grid reliability as the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy accelerates.
Acclerating Climate Action
A senior climate diplomat discusses scientific, economic, and diplomatic barriers to rapid global decarbonization.
Climate Shocks and Green Returns
New research examines the relationship between climate change-related events and returns on green investment, and why returns for green stocks might lag those of brown.
How Families Cope with Energy Insecurity
New research looks into coping mechanisms that families use to navigate energy insecurity, as a guide for policy-based solutions.
Scaling Private Finance for Global Solar Growth
A working paper from WRI, the International Solar Alliance and Bloomberg Philanthropies examines the essential role of private finance in scaling solar power development.
The Complex, Politically Fraught Path to Building Electrification
Judy Chang, former Massachusetts undersecretary of Energy and Climate Solutions, discusses the need to educate consumers on the imperative to cut building emissions.
Will New Technology and Climate Change Save Nuclear Power?
Daniel Poneman, former U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary and current CEO of Centrus Energy, explores the resurgent interest in nuclear power a decade after Fukushima.
China Plays Competitor, and Collaborator, in the Energy Transition
Scott Moore, author of China’s Next Act, discusses China’s global role in energy technology and sustainability.
Overcoming Economic Barriers to Electrifying Everything
Berkeley economist Meredith Fowlie explains why the drive to electrify everything in American homes is at odds with electricity rate-setting practices, and explores pricing reforms to deliver rapid and equitable electrification.
Energy Transition and Opportunity in the Oil Patch
As energy industry growth shifts to the clean sector, oil and gas industry workers seek their paths forward.