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We Have A Decade To Prevent Dangerous Climate Change: These 10 Policies Can Limit Warming To 2°C
Scientists say we have a decade to prevent dangerous climate change. It’s a daunting challenge, but 10 policies applied in 20 countries can reach the goal.
Becoming Bankable: How Renewable Energy Startups Can Deploy Equipment At Scale
EI’s Hunter Connell says renewable energy equipment startup suppliers can become “bankable” with an incremental, stakeholder-specific framework that mitigates perceived risks.
Can California Be The U.S. Auto Industry’s New Best Friend?
Former EPA official Margo Oge says that economic uncertainties from Trump’s clean cars rollback mean California can be the U.S. auto industry’s best friend.
PJM Doubling Down On The Wrong Capacity Solution
EI’s Eric Gimon outlines reasons why PJM’s capacity market reform efforts are doubling down on the wrong solution and urges a different approach.
Beneficial Electrification: How to Make it Work
EI’s Mike O’Boyle outlines how widespread beneficial electrification requires anticipating and removing technical and institutional barriers to take full advantage of technological trends.
Miles To Go
EI’s Hal Harvey writes that even though strategic philanthropy has come a long way in the past decade, it still has miles to go to reach social impact goals.
China Should Match California’s Effort To Slow Climate Change
EI’s Hal Harvey says that if China matches California’s ambitious zero emissions by 2045 pledge, it will become the global leader on climate action and bring along other nations.
How Do Ambitious Climate Pledges Impact Economic Growth? For Insight, Compare Texas And California.
EI’s Chris Busch outlines manufacturing and jobs data from California, Texas, and the U.S. that provides key insights into how ambitious climate pledges impact economic growth.
Two Ways Energy Storage Will Be A True Market Disruptor In The U.S. Power Sector
EI’s Eric Gimon says energy storage will be a true market disruptor that reshapes U.S. power markets as fast-falling costs push more projects online.
Billions At Stake: Should We Invest In Struggling Power Plants Or Communities Facing Closures?
EI’s Sonia Aggarwal outlines how billions in proposed coal and nuclear subsidies would be better spent on economic redevelopment for communities and workers in areas affected by plant closures.