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Pathways to a Just Energy Transition
heard from elected officials, trade groups, and—most importantly—coal miners and their families. I’ll never forget the impassioned testimony of ... and their way of life in a region of the Keystone State where coal
The Next OPEC? Exploring the Potential for an International Critical Minerals Coalition
shepherding technological innovation, and potentially redesigning the world’s geopolitical order. As urgency rapidly grows to address environmental and ... three-and-a-half times by 2030. It is ill-founded to assume that resources
Betting on Climate Solutions
, the United States and the world as a whole must dramatically reduce ... century, nations collectively must aim for net negative emissions and begin ... decarbonization” of the world’s economies, and the transition to a “clean energy
Underground Property Rights for Carbon Capture
Introduction As of 2022, there were about thirty operational and seventy carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects in advanced ... research and development initiatives and incentives to invest in these
2023 Student Blog Series: Undergraduate Seminar Fellows
As a part of the Undergraduate Climate and Energy Policy Seminar ... emerging startup joins forces with a leading Vietnamese electricity provider—and ... disasters, lack of funds, and political instability, needs proactive measures
Could Wastewater from Marcellus Drilling Aid the Clean Energy Transition?
question, we need to look at the larger context—and the study itself. Lithium is critical to battery technology and the clean energy transition ... shortage of the element and other critical materials. Lithium demand could
The Untapped Potential of ‘Repurposed Energy’
optimism and continued pessimism surrounding the potential for clean energy ... and solar energy have consistently surpassed expectations, and costs ... electricity generation in most cases and financially preferable to continuing to
Engineering Ice Stupas
change is making itself felt and known through elemental state-change. The loss, disappearance, thawing, and retreat of ice and alterations in the broader cryosphere (including snow, glaciers, permafrost, lake and river ice
Bold Climate Policy Is Coming. Investors, Take Note
United Nations and a consortium of global investors, believes that by the ... global economy and drive investment away from industries that are dependent on fossil fuels, and toward less carbon intensive activities. The
Mark Alan Hughes
founding faculty director and current director emeritus of the Kleinman ... planning and energy policy appointed in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart