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DOE’s Lifeline to Transmission Siting for Renewables
cheap wind energy to the southeast U.S. The $2.5 billion Plains and ... Oklahoma and Texas, to areas of higher demand in Arkansas and Tennessee ... deployment and integration of renewable energy onto the electrical grid. Some
The Case for Nature-Based Solutions
Richter, Penn Professor of German and Dutch Studies
Can Local Participation Help Solve the Oil Curse?
handful of multinational “supermajors” and state-run firms. Local private firms typically lack the know-how, financing, and technology to conduct the capital-intensive work of drilling and pumping oil. But this
Tax Substitution as Climate Policy for Hard-to-Decarbonize Sectors
economic activity and, consequently, faces strong resistance from current ... sector accounts for 2.5% of CO2 emissions and 3.5% of the effects leading ... and fast expansion of service networks. Still, alternative fuel
Closing Loopholes in Carbon Offset Regulation
Some carbon emissions are too difficult and expensive to eliminate ... lowest cost possible, many companies and countries plan to use carbon ... patchwork of voluntary registries and standards like the Gold Standard
Can Philly Force the Rotten Roots of PGW to Sprout a Green Transition?
Philadelphia Gas Works—as long as one century and a half—came to a head. The ... mistake” and a “massive failure in leadership.” “The citizens of our city, the customers of PGW, and our own city workers will feel the negative
Accelerating to Net Zero: Fueling the Clean Energy Transition
This event is a part of Energy Week at Penn, a week of energy-focused events across Penn’s campus. Browse and register for other Energy Week events: energyweek.upenn.edu View the Presentation
Aarit Bhatnagar
Undergraduate Seminar Fellow 2025 Aarit Bhatnagar is an undergraduate student studying economics and history with a concentration in diplomatic history. He developed an interest in the energy sector after working
EPA’s Clean Power Plan Replacement Could Be Vulnerable In Courts
and nitrogen oxides. ACE would boost investment in improvements of ... of President Trump’s broader effort to undo the climate and ... the Clean Power Plan and also to ambitious CAFE automotive fuel economy
The Carbon Tax: A Bargain for Conservatives
, and the White House and an opportunity to craft a broad policy agenda. Having failed to pass a repeal and replacement of Obamacare, consensus now ... ’s priorities. President Trump has alluded to the need to cut taxes and encourage