Shedding Light on Green Claims
With the intensifying global focus on fighting climate change, more consumers are turning to green energy, often verified through energy attribute certificates (EACs). These certificates assure...
View ArticleOptimizing Mineral Extraction and Processing for the Energy Transition
Efficient extraction and processing of ores into metals are fundamental to several clean energy transition technologies. Metals such as copper, nickel, indium, platinum, and cobalt are vital for wind...
View ArticleCan Federal Grid Reforms Solve the Interconnection Problem?
Although energy production from wind and solar has grown rapidly in the United States, its integration into the national electric grid has been impeded by poor grid interconnection policies, leaving...
View ArticleThe Impact of Financing Structures on the Cost of CO2 Transport
According to decarbonization pathways, carbon capture and storage (CCS) forms a core part of the mitigation technology portfolio for energy-intensive process industries. One region with high policy...
View ArticleBridging the Gaps: The Impact of Interregional Transmission on Emissions and...
One of the dramatic changes to the energy landscape over the last decade has been the substantial decline in the cost of wind and solar generation. Globally, the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE)...
View ArticleChoosing Climate Policies in a Second-best World with Incomplete Markets
The U.S. government relies on investment tax credits to increase private-sector investment in renewable energy. Other governments, as well as some U.S. states, have also implemented carbon prices to...
View ArticleChallenges to Expanding EV Adoption and Policy Responses
Electric vehicles (EVs) offer a vital solution in global efforts to combat climate change, especially as the transportation sector accounts for a significant share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions....
View ArticleClimate Policy and Cartelization Risk for Critical Minerals: An Application...
Global demand for key minerals such as copper, nickel, cobalt, and Rare Earth Elements (REEs), crucial for advancing green technologies, has surged in recent years. These minerals are often found in...
View ArticleGood Spillover, Bad Spillover? Industrial Policy, Trade, and the Political...
Empirical research suggests that spillover effects frequently exceed the intended impacts of policy decisions. Knowledge and technology spillovers of early policies to promote renewable energy, for...
View ArticleCan Coastal states meet their clean energy needs without offshore wind?
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting new leases for offshore wind power. This effectively means that no new offshore wind energy can be built in the United...
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