By Thomas S. Benson In May 2023, the leaders of G7 convened to discuss, among other things, their clean energy economy action plan. This plan includes initiatives to establish resilient global supply chains, promote clean energy technologies, promote trade and investment in clean energy goods and services, support for allies in their energy transition, reduce […]
Read More »It’s Time for Transformational Climate Policy
Harmful effects of climate change are happening faster than expected. We need policies and initiatives that do more to keep up with the pace of change. Evidence of the human impact on climate change is well-established. The challenge for policymakers now is to understand the true pace and consequences of that impact and how to […]
Read More »Simply Switching to Electric Vehicles Today is Not Enough to Address Climate Change
By: Deborah Bleviss There is no doubt that purchasing an electric vehicle (EV) is quite chic right now, and it is indeed true that non-fossil-fuel-based vehicles will play an increasingly important role in achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Moreover, focusing on personal vehicles makes sense; they account for almost 60 percent […]
Read More »How can U.S. climate action equalize the wealth gap between white and black American families?
By Robert Ddamulira, Ph.D. INTRODUCTION “The racial wealth gap in the United States is shocking, the average wealth of a white American family is $170,000, nearly 10 times that of the average wealth African-American family,” observes Kedra Newsom Reeves, consultant at Boston Consulting Group. Climate change impacts are posed to tilt that imbalance even further. More […]
Read More »Seoul 1 GWp ‘Solar City’ Highlighted at Mayors Forum
The 2019 Mayors Forum (part of IREC held in Seoul in October) featured Seoul’s 1 GWp Solar City Initiative. FREE helped the City to design this ambitious program as part of the FREE-Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Dr. Byrne delivered the keynote at the Forum, which drew 37 mayors from 25 countries. […]
Read More »California’s Bold Solar Energy Vision
By Joseph Nyangon How California’s New Rooftop Solar Mandate Will Build Additional Value for Its Customers The boldest new plan yet to increase electricity generation from noncarbon-producing sources has been announced by California. Highly regarded as a trendsetter and vanguard of progressive energy policies, California became the first state to require solar power installed on all […]
Read More »Post-Paris Agreement: FREE’S Focus on Subnational Climate Action
By Job Taminiau and Joseph Nyangon Accelerating climate action and finance at subnational level based on the Paris Agreement. The 21st Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP 21 (also known as the Paris climate summit) closed in Le Bourget, France after two weeks of intense negotiations, with negotiators agreeing on […]
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