The United Nations Environment Programme has assessed that global emissions must drop 7.6% annually from 2020 through 2030 to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement’s goal of limiting temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. A pre... More »
Renewable energy is increasingly popular as the urgency for climate action intensifies around the globe. Meanwhile, ongoing technological and economic challenges dominate the debate over the deployment of renewables, marginalizing the discussion of the geopoli... More »
The proliferation of renewable energy such as wind and solar power is rapidly changing the United States’ electrical grid. The growth of renewables has created a need for flexible resources capable of responding quickly to variability in electrical generation—... More »
En México se han implementado políticas públicas para promover el uso de energías renovables en la generación de electricidad. Sin embargo, en comparación con otros países, estos avances no han sido suficientes para potenciar su pleno desarrollo. En particular... More »
The energy sector is undergoing a major transformation, becoming more decentralized and more interactive than ever before. Growing numbers of independent renewable generators are changing consumer behavior and posing challenges for current utilities.Renewable ... More »
A diferencia de lo que sucede en la política, en el ámbito científico hay consenso sobre la existencia del cambio climático como consecuencia de la acción humana. En particular, las islas son más propensas a sufrir los efectos del aumento en la temperatura ter... More »
New evidence of a “not in my backyard” attitude, illustrated in a recent study, conflicts with the conception of the inevitability of renewable energy sources as most important future sources of energy. More »
A 2011 pilot program found that when customers opted-in to electricity rates that vary by time of day, they reduced their peak-hour electricity use. More »
New research finds that transmission costs must be at least $600/MW-km and energy storage must cost at most $100/kW h in order for wind energy storage to be economical. More »
Instability in federal alternative energy investment is shown to reduce innovation in the sector. More »
To what extent do changing energy policies contribute to the volatility in oil and gas companies’ stock returns? More »
China’s reliance on economic growth is the primary reason it has remained so obstinate to world pacts on climate change. More »