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Tapping the Earth’s Power

Geothermal power could play an important role in decarbonization.

There’s been a lot of recent interest in geothermal energy. It can complement other renewables as they become a bigger part of the power mix. A recent study by DOE suggests that geothermal capacity could reach 60 Gigawatts by 2050. The basic technology is pretty simple: drill down into a reservoir of super-hot water (up …

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Going Nuclear?

Nuclear has some serious problems, but it may be worth hedging our technology bets.

Nuclear power has been an important source of zero-carbon energy, though it has been plagued by other problems. Does it have a future in our effort to decarbonize the grid? According to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a third of U.S. nuclear plants, or about twenty percent of the nation’s total nuclear capacity, are …

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Guest Blogger David Spence: Why Some Electricity Markets Will Struggle With Decarbonization

David Spence is Professor of Law, Politics & Regulation at the University of Texas at Austin

Recently the New York Times published an article chronicling the financial problems experienced by one of the world’s premier developers of concentrated solar power (CSP) facilities. The financial headwinds facing CSP are a sign of a more fundamental problem electricity markets face: namely, capturing all of the important values we attach to electricity production. Most …

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Why I Was Wrong About Methane

I didn’t think cutting methane was a high priority. Now I do. Here’s why.

Small Cannabis Growers and Large Red Tape?

A complicated cannabis regulatory system may be squeezing out small cannabis cultivators

Diagnosing Why More Growers Aren’t In California’s Cannabis System

Understanding why more outdoor cultivators aren’t entering into the new legal regulatory system for cannabis is important for reducing the environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation

The Hidden Green-Infrastructure Bill

Every year, Congress provides lavish funding for clean energy and climate adaptation. No one notices.

Anti—Anti-#ClimateEmergency

Whether to declare a climate emergency is debatable. But some critics have gone way overboard.

What Have We Learned from Recent Disasters?

Disasters are getting bigger, badder, and less predictable. We need to adjust.

The Turning Tide

Last week featured some remarkable developments relating to climate policy.

Another Historic Climate Court Ruling in the Netherlands

A court orders Shell to cut its emissions, including of its consumers. But will this stand after appeal?

Miami’s New Chief Heat Officer Is a Model for California Cities

Local leaders should embrace the approach

Nature As A Carbon Sequestration Solution

New CLEE/Emmett Institute report analyzes policy solutions to accelerate investment

Why I Was Wrong About Methane

I didn’t think cutting methane was a high priority. Now I do. Here’s why.

Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Biden EPA

The recent rescission of a Trump rule hints at how the Biden Administration views the role of cost-benefit analysis.

Getting the Lead Out

The Ninth Circuit tells EPA to determine safe levels for lead based solely on science.

How Harmful Was Trump’s COVID Response?

We know it was bad, but how much of the U.S. death rate can be attributed to him rather than circumstances?

War and the Environment

War brings devastation to people’s lives. And to the planet itself.

Nature As A Carbon Sequestration Solution

New CLEE/Emmett Institute report analyzes policy solutions to accelerate investment

Miami’s New Chief Heat Officer Is a Model for California Cities

Local leaders should embrace the approach

Another Historic Climate Court Ruling in the Netherlands

A court orders Shell to cut its emissions, including of its consumers. But will this stand after appeal?

The Turning Tide

Last week featured some remarkable developments relating to climate policy.

Anti—Anti-#ClimateEmergency

Whether to declare a climate emergency is debatable. But some critics have gone way overboard.

decarbonization

Geothermal power could play an important role in decarbonization.

Nuclear has some serious problems, but it may be worth hedging our technology bets.

David Spence is Professor of Law, Politics & Regulation at the University of Texas at Austin

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I didn’t think cutting methane was a high priority. Now I do. Here’s why.

A complicated cannabis regulatory system may be squeezing out small cannabis cultivators

Understanding why more outdoor cultivators aren’t entering into the new legal regulatory system for cannabis is important for reducing the environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation

Every year, Congress provides lavish funding for clean energy and climate adaptation. No one notices.

Whether to declare a climate emergency is debatable. But some critics have gone way overboard.

Disasters are getting bigger, badder, and less predictable. We need to adjust.

Last week featured some remarkable developments relating to climate policy.

A court orders Shell to cut its emissions, including of its consumers. But will this stand after appeal?

Local leaders should embrace the approach

New CLEE/Emmett Institute report analyzes policy solutions to accelerate investment

I didn’t think cutting methane was a high priority. Now I do. Here’s why.

The recent rescission of a Trump rule hints at how the Biden Administration views the role of cost-benefit analysis.

The Ninth Circuit tells EPA to determine safe levels for lead based solely on science.

We know it was bad, but how much of the U.S. death rate can be attributed to him rather than circumstances?

War brings devastation to people’s lives. And to the planet itself.

New CLEE/Emmett Institute report analyzes policy solutions to accelerate investment

Local leaders should embrace the approach

A court orders Shell to cut its emissions, including of its consumers. But will this stand after appeal?

Last week featured some remarkable developments relating to climate policy.

Whether to declare a climate emergency is debatable. But some critics have gone way overboard.