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You’ve Never Heard of the Best Film Ever Made on What We Call Climate Change

great art and science. And climate change demands lots of choices about those questions and answers for writers and filmmakers. The subject is complex, enormous, contested, and seems to change faster than guidance on

Giving Communities a Voice on Large-Scale Solar 

more difficult than it has ever been. Distrust and local opposition are ... situations, projects get pushed through without meaningful input from and engagement with the community—often resulting in more costs than benefits and

Policy Impacts

. FERC and Grid Reform Shelley Welton engaged with policymakers and ... state authority and advance equitable, worker-centered energy transitions ... disconnection policy through direct engagement with state and federal policymakers

The Challenge of Scaling Negative Emissions

practical sense, and major barriers to growth lie ahead in the form of high costs, environmental impacts and political support. Jennifer Wilcox, professor of Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and

A Case Study of Electricity Competition Results in Pennsylvania

Choice and Competition Act was passed in 1996, restructuring the state's wholesale and retail electricity markets. This report examines the impacts of the restructuring law twenty years later—using a variety of metrics and

Is Climate Risk Insurable?

risk, and in estimating the likelihood, and cost, of future damages that ... , from floods to wildfires, and how to accurately reflect these risks in the premiums it charges to consumers and businesses. Carolyn Kousky

Knowledge @ Wharton Radio Show (SiriusXM)

Outlook—the authoritative source of energy market analysis, trends, and projections. In this half-hour program, Dr. Birol will provide highlights and insights from the report and answer questions from guest callers. Listen to a

Clean Energy is an Investment, Not a Cost

technologies like wind and solar is that they impose undue costs on consumers and ... technologies, and the state-level policies that support them, have resulted in ... largely from their intermittency and the need to build additional

Allison Lassiter

Allison Lassiter is an assistant professor of city and regional ... use landscape infrastructure and emerging technologies to build resilience and increase adaptive capacity in cities. Her research and teaching

From the Podium

Prize honors visionary leaders driving equitable and sustainable energy ... research and policy ideas inform the international conversation on climate action. And through Energy Week at Penn, we showcase the university