fossil fuels

  • How electrification will replace fossil fuels and change the future

    How electrification will replace fossil fuels and change the future

    Electrification, defined as replacing carbon-emitting fuels with electricity as a primary energy source to provide a similar service, is often considered a critical tactic in the fight against climate change. The process of electrification may be the globe’s best option in satisfying increasing energy demand while simultaneously decreasing humanity’s carbon…

  • Does Taxing Carbon Level the Playing Field for Wind Power?

    Does Taxing Carbon Level the Playing Field for Wind Power?

    Raising the cost of dirty power through carbon taxing won’t necessarily cure our addiction to gas and coal

  • More Palatable and Less Effective

    More Palatable and Less Effective

    GDP-linked carbon intensity targets lure wary parties to the climate negotiating table. But are these targets any more than a tease?