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Nuclear Decommissioning
renewable energy, weak demand, and significant capital expenditure requirements at nuclear power plants are challenging reactor economics and ... . Justifications for such subsidies typically focus on retention of local jobs, and
Environmental Justice via Industrial Policy
investment into clean energy via tax credits and direct spending mechanisms ... for progress toward environmental justice, and what new challenges do ... constrained by existing statutes, precedent, and a U.S. Supreme Court hostile to
Putting a Prize at the End of the Race to Net Zero
by 2.4% from 2019 levels, and only a handful of countries are on track ... , Panama, and Suriname are the only countries that have already done so ... -zero countries more quickly by sharing best practices and rewarding early achievers
Questioning the Promise of Carbon Tax Border Adjustments
emissions that cause global warming is by implementing a carbon tax, and making it more expensive to buy products and services with a high carbon ... climate law and economics look at the most commonly proposed solution to
A Preview of Key Energy Challenges for the 2020s
dawn of electrification and the opening of the first central power plant ... and energy’s future didn’t look so bright. Two 1970s oil crises brought the era of easy oil to an end, and left Americans with an unfamiliar
Pennsylvania’s Gas Decade
.S. and Pennsylvania unconventional shale-based natural gas revolution were ... “Pennsylvania Gas Discount.” Between 2007 and 2016, gas commodity costs have ... experienced a -65% reduction, representing a decrease of -$5.47/Mcf, and U
Leveraging Clean Energy to Alleviate Regional Water Stress
-to-green transition. The responsible, sustainable, and just retirement of legacy assets ... strategies for determining when and how to retire legacy power plant assets ... sources such as solar and wind. Typically, profitability has guided and
Will Latest Solar Trade Dispute Impact U.S. Solar Growth?
long history of solar trade disputes involving China and, more recently ... editor Eric Wesoff explains the foundations of the latest complaint, and ... of the domestic solar manufacturing industry and solar project
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the Rising Prospects for a U.S. Carbon Border Fee
for significant leadership from Washington on climate and clean energy ... passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and, most pointedly, the ... clean energy and improve the nation’s climate resilience. Recently
Rare Earth Elements Pose Environmental, Economic Risks for Clean Energy
of goods such as cell phones and computer hard drives. They’re also a critical element in wind turbines and electric vehicle motors. Today ... Chinese-American diplomatic tensions and rising demand for clean energy