Co-production as an Economically Feasible Pathway to Economy-Wide Electrification
by Cody E. Finke, Theodore G. Albertson, Ian McKay, Aravindh Rajan, Eric McFarland, Annelise Gill-Wiehl, Daniel M. Kammen, and Gernot Wagner
Writing
My columns, essays, books, as well as research and teaching materials like case studies.
China’s Phase-Out of Solar Feed-in Tariffs Is a Sign of a Mature Sector, Not a Waning One
China’s Solar PV installations dropped 85 percent in June after a planned subsidy phase-out. But far from a retreat from renewables, the country's energy policy reforms reflect an increasingly mature and competitive solar industry.
Climate Security Is Energy Security
If political conditions in the United States and elsewhere require a rebranding of technologies formerly known as “climate tech,” so be it. The larger economic, technological, and geopolitical forces propelling everyone toward cleaner energy remain as strong as ever.
How does a multinational become a B Corp?
Financial Times business school teaching case study
America's Clean Energy Transition Will Continue Despite the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
While the OBBBA guts renewable energy incentives, undercuts US manufacturing, and hands a long-term advantage to China, economics will continue to drive clean energy growth.
Trump Wants U.S. Energy Dominance; Solar Is the Way to Get There
Despite the administration’s push for fossil fuels, solar is faster, cheaper, more stable, and increasingly American-made. Here’s why it’s the smartest path to true energy leadership.
Who pays for cutting carbon out of making cement?
Financial Times business school teaching case study
The Green Key to Germany’s Economic Recovery
Just as the broader European economy depends heavily on Germany, the continent's industrial powerhouse, Germany's own economy depends on access to affordable power. With geopolitical and climate conditions requiring an urgent transition to renewables, the task now is to develop a politically viable energy strategy.
Danone: Redefining Corporate Responsibility
Columbia Business School Case
LONGi and the Green Hydrogen Opportunity
Columbia Business School Case
Climate change is both predictable and unpredictable. We don't need certainty to know it's a crisis
The next climate disaster is sure to come. When and where is the question
To help scale climate finance, MDBs must seek replicable leverage
Combining public priorities with private investments is the key to climate action – but speed is of the essence
Allianz Research: “Eight lessons learned from 20 years of ESG investing”
by Ludovic Subran, Arne Holzhausen, Gernot Wagner, and Markus Zimmer
How States Like Texas Are Driving the Clean Energy Boom in the Trump Era
Despite federal rollbacks, both red and blue states are using federal and state incentives to drive investment and upgrade energy infrastructure.
How can Ørsted overcome its US challenges?
Financial Times business school teaching case study
How should solar-panel makers respond to falling prices?
Financial Times business school teaching case study
The Climate Policy Pendulum
Although US President-elect Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans give climate advocates plenty to worry about, all hope is not lost. Clean-energy technologies still have decisive physical advantages over the alternatives, and economic common sense will eventually win out.
Synthesis of evidence yields high social cost of carbon due to structural model variation and uncertainties
by Frances C. Moore, Moritz A. Drupp, James Rising, Simon Dietz, Ivan Rudik & Gernot Wagner
What Will Trump’s Victory Mean for the Climate?
On climate and especially environmental policy, the return of Donald Trump to the White House is clearly bad news. But the outlook is uncertain, because Trump has sent mixed signals about the kinds of policy changes he might pursue, and it remains to be seen what effect he can have on broader technological and market trends.
Capture or cut carbon to make steel greener?
Financial Times business school teaching case study
