Energy
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China’s Thirst for Energy
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China’s insatiable thirst for energy means climate change is inevitable.
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Selling the Smart Grid: A Report from the Front Lines
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How do you implement an energy plan that no one knows about?
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More Palatable and Less Effective
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GDP-linked carbon intensity targets lure wary parties to the climate negotiating table. But are these targets any more than a tease?
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Blowin’ Through Texas: Local Wind Farm Economics
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Wind farms create jobs in small communities. But are the economic benefits enjoyed mostly by city slickers?
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A SunShot In the Arm: How the Energy Department Is Banking On Renewables
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A chief engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy wants a “world without subsidies.”
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The Car, the Refrigerator, and the World’s Booming Demand for Energy
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The world is flat. Almost. But not quite.
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Resource Rich, Capital Investment Poor
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Lessons in financial management for resource-rich countries.
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Keystone Confusion: A Crude Mix of Policy and Politics
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An energy policy analyst walks us through the muck on the Keystone Pipeline.
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When Costs Outweigh Benefits: Accounting for Environmental Externalities
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Beware of net negative value industries.
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Policy Radio | Tom Wolf on the Changing Landscape of Energy Production
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In this week’s episode of Chicago Policy Radio, Claire O’Hanlon sits down with Tom Wolf to talk about where our energy comes from, how the sources of energy in Illinois are changing, and what policymakers can do to help the energy sector.
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