The heat-pump fix
To ditch fossil fuels for good, we must combine a range of technologies and approaches.
Renewables
The Cost to Reach Net Zero By 2050 Is Actually a Bargain
A multi-trillion-dollar global investment seems massive. But the closer you look, the smaller the numbers become.
Reuters on McKinsey report: "The net-zero transition"
$3.5 trillion in new investments globally, per year through 2050, to get to net zero emissions.
Cheaper solar PV is key to addressing climate change
The rapidly dropping price of solar power has transformed how we think about clean energy. But it needs to still get a whole lot cheaper.
Leveraging Open-Source Tools for Collaborative Macro-energy System Modeling Efforts
U.S. Open Energy Outlook
"Eine CO2-Steuer trifft die Reichen"
Gespräch mit Benedikt Narodoslawsky
Factoring in the forgotten role of renewables in CO2 emission trends using decomposition analysis
by Kristina Mohlin, Jonathan R. Camuzeaux, Adrian Muller, Marius Schneider, and Gernot Wagner
European Forum Alpbach seminar "Energy transition"
Alpbach, Austria
Establishing practical estimates for city-integrated solar PV and wind
by Lee Miller, Vaclav Smil, Gernot Wagner, and David Keith
Stated estimates for city-integrated wind and solar PV are too high
by Lee Miller, Vaclav Smil, Gernot Wagner, and David Keith
LEDs meet the locavore
Don't focus on rebound. Focus on welfare.
Energy and Environment class
New York University Stern School of Business
Push renewables to spur carbon pricing
Make wind and solar power even cheaper by opening up access to the electricity grid and ending fossil-fuel subsidies.
The Economics of Energy
Fall 2015
Air conditioning is not the enemy
Carbon pollution is.
Rio Isn’t All Lost
Carbon emissions have increased by 50 percent since the first Earth Summit meeting in Rio de Janeiro, but the rapid development of wind and solar energy offers hope.
The Economic Case for Environmental Rules
Overall, the benefits of the 1970 Clean Air Act exceed costs by a factor of 30 to 1.
Nuclear numbers
The looming U.S. nuclear cliff