Climate change is already costingAmerican households hundreds of dollars each yearright now - with the largest burdens falling on low-income families and disaster-prone regions.
Why is expanding interregional transmission important, and what’s blocking it?
Paul Osterman examines the rising use of contractors, freelancers and gig-workers by employers around the country.
What are the barriers to the deployment of technologies that make buildings more energy efficient, and how can adoption be accelerated?
Recent electricity price increases are often attributed to renewable energy policies. The evidence suggests a different driver: rate design.
The surge in electricity use from data centers is outpacing most other forms of demand growth, creating new challenges for grid management and climate targets
If policymakers wish to ensure grid benefits, cost reductions, and emissions reductions, policies for data center temporal flexibility should be coupled with strong renewable energy policies
This brief examines how energy poverty is shifting as cooling needs rise. It finds that LIHEAP’s outdated allocation favors cold-weather states, while more assistance is needed in warmer regions.
This brief on decarbonizing the buildings sector is from the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism with collaboration from the MIT Climate Policy Center, GlobalABC, and the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre.
This policy brief is informed by a 2024 research paper which finds that strategically planted salt marshes can provide protection from floods & have $2-$10 returns in benefits for every dollar spent.
