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September 26, 2023

The G7’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment

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 […]

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Filed Under: Climate Change, Energy Access

May 21, 2023

How Decentralized, Polycentric Governing has Led to Innovation and Progress in the Fight Against Climate Change

“The largest city in Massachusetts, Boston, has recently started its own community clean energy (CCE) and plans to build out 100 MW in solar installations to service its low-income community members.” Over the last two decades, one of the most frustratingly consistent aspects of federal climate change policy has been inaction. The national Republican Party […]

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Filed Under: Energy Access, Energy Markets, Renewable Energy Tagged With: Renewable Energy

April 22, 2023

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 […]

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Filed Under: Climate Change

November 3, 2022

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 […]

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Filed Under: Climate Change, Energy and Climate Investment, Renewable Energy

July 27, 2022

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 […]

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Filed Under: Climate Change, Energy Economics

July 5, 2022

Environmental Justice and Renewable Energy

By Thomas S. Benson According to a March 2022 survey by the Pew Research Center, a majority of Americans favor the U.S. taking steps to become carbon neutral by 2050, with 69% calling for the U.S. to prioritize the development of alternative energy, such as wind and solar, and 31% calling for the U.S. to […]

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Filed Under: Renewable Energy, Uncategorized Tagged With: Clean Energy, Environmental Justice, Renewable Energy

June 14, 2022

Electricity Disconnections: Pursuing the Goal of 100% access to electricity in the United States

By Dr. Kathleen Saul World Bank data assure us that 100% of people in the United States have access to electricity.[1] Yet, as the Center for Biological Diversity reports, families in this country have had their electricity turned off more than 3.6 million times since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] And that figure only […]

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