Most of Germany’s pro-Energiewende voices think that Germany will far exceed its 2020 target of 35% clean energy. The Heinrich Böll Foundation, a Green think tank, is definitely among them. It argues […]
Hydro Grows Around The World, And IEA Wants More
We don’t talk about hydropower much in the U.S. when we talk about renewable energy. Many states don’t even count it as renewable. But as a new International Energy Agency report highlights, […]
Carbon Tax Getting Serious Consideration As CBO Seeks To Address Regressiveness
CBO estimates that a carbon tax that yielded $103 per ton of carbon released would cost the average low-income family (lowest 20%) about $425 per year. Top 20% families would end up […]
Ten Reasons To Be Concerned About U.S. Energy Independence
U.S. energy independence must be about to happen. The International Energy Agency just devoted its World Energy Outlook 2012 to telling us so. America will become the largest producer of oil and […]
U.S. Energy Independence: A Small Sanity Check
Finally, the U.S. energy independence debate has taken a significant step towards a more serious discussion for what this actually means for Washington’s place in the world. As anyone reading my analysis (not […]
Europe and Asia are the leading destinations for U.S. coal exports in 2012
About 75% of U.S. coal exports were shipped to Europe and Asia in 2012, continuing the growth of the past few years with exports this year expected to reach an all-time high. […]
How Would We Implement A Carbon Tax? (Almost) Everything You Need To Know
If you had told me on Tuesday morning that I was about to spend my day at a standing room only event that had nothing to do with the election, I would’ve […]
Why Are Permits Needed for LNG Export Terminals?
Last year, the Department of Energy (DOE) granted Cheniere Energy a permit to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a terminal at Sabine Pass in Louisiana. The terminal is currently used as […]
EU backs down on airline carbon tax
The European Union backed down Monday from a plan to levy carbon emission surcharges on international flights entering or exiting the Continent. Monday’s move came in the face of strong protests from […]
How Do We Lower Solar Installation Costs And Open The Market To Securitized Portfolios: Standardize And Harmonize
Soft costs can be pretty tough. The cost of solar installations can be generally separated into “hard” costs — representing primary components such as modules, racking, inverters — and soft costs including […]
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