Electricity supply
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Commentary
November 11, 2020

Electricity Oversupply: Maximizing Zero-Carbon Power to Accelerate the Transition from Fossil Fuels

Dr. Melissa C. Lott and Dr. Julio Friedmann discuss the role of electricity in deep decarbonization efforts, and how zero-carbon oversupplies might be deployed.
An indigenous man holds a flag at Plaza de Bolivar during a general strike against social and economic policies.
Research
Commentary
October 27, 2020

Latin America Is Avoiding the Obvious Need for Reform. Why?

In an op-ed for Americas Quarterly, Dr. Mauricio Cárdenas explains why, amid the Covid-19 crisis, political leaders in Latin America should pursue policy changes that extend beyond the short-term crisis to their countries’ long-term health.
Global sanctions
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Commentary
November 10, 2020

Shifts in Global Sanctions Policy, and What They Mean for the Future

Richard Nephew explores the last four years of new sanctions, policies, and approaches around the world.
Research
Commentary
October 14, 2020

Nowhere to Hide: Implications for Policy, Industry, and Finance of Satellite-Based Methane Detection

In a new commentary co-authored by the Center on Global Energy Policy and TNO, Jonathan Elkind, Erin Blanton, Hugo Denier van der Gon, Robert L. Kleinberg and Anton Leemhuis explore detection and response to oil and gas methane emissions, including the significance of detecting these emissions for the climate, and the changing landscape of satellite-based methane detection for industry, finance and investment, and public policy.
NYC skyline
Research
Commentary
October 01, 2020

New York City’s Building Emissions Law Shows the Importance of Economywide Climate Policy

Noah Kaufman and Yu Ann Tan explain the importance of electrification to deep decarbonization and the failure of building regulations to encourage it, focusing on New York City’s Local Law 97.

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