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Can the FERC Be Made Accountable to Communities and the Environment?
really focused on the need for public voices to be heard on natural gas ... . Shelley, welcome to the podcast. Shelley Welton: Thanks so much for ... gas pipelines. The way that FERC tends to ensure that “just and
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics: An Opening Ceremony for the Hydrogen Economy
proven to be too expensive for mass adoption. In recent decades, the ... . Other related projects include a hotel that says it is the first to be ... finally prove to the world that clean, reliable, and scalable hydrogen
California’s Cold Shoulder to the Bloom Box
to qualify for a lucrative rebate program. Now, at the recommendation of staff, the CPUC is considering ending incentives for the technology ... /megawatt hour, with the recommendation to tighten to 350 kgCO2/MWh through
The Struggle for Local Control over Energy Development
failed. The challenge isn’t confined to fossil fuels. On the renewable ... 't confined to fossil fuels. On the renewable energy front, communities have ... to regulate energy projects really varies based on the type of energy
The Long Road to Energy Equity
important. While opportunities for people to access clean and reliable energy ... , highlighting the progress underway and the work still left to do. The panelists ... rooftop solar panels and selling excess electricity back to the grid. These
Insights from the The Political Economy of Climate Change and the Environment 2024 Mini-Conference
, and opportunities to connect on urgent issues in the environmental and ... in Germany from 2001 to 2021. FITs are subsidies on the electricity ... homeowners to support the Greens, the party seen as most competent on climate
Closing the Climate Finance Gap: A Proposal for a New Green Investment Protocol
foreign investment are much criticized for standing in the way of ... ) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC ... proposes a new protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Climate Action in the Age of Great Power Rivalry: What Geopolitics Means for the Climate
underscore the extent to which geopolitics has become a critical influence on ... recommendations, focusing on the need for political leadership and the risks of ... unilaterally suspended formal dialogue with the U.S. on climate change for more
The Distribution Grid Gap on Cybersecurity
on the power grid are related to transmission and distribution system ... North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to protect the bulk ... policy debates. However, the focus on saving uneconomic generation
The Natural Gas War on Coal
of gas reserve ownership could lead to price increases. On the other ... —that low priced natural gas, not a political “war on coal,” is leading to a decline in U.S. coal use. The study presents itself as, “…the first