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Biden Promises Climate-forward, Equitable Transportation

Expert BlogUnited StatesAnn Shikany, Luke Tonachel
The Biden-Harris administration has a plan for transportation to meet our climate goals by accelerating the deployment of electric vehicles, investing in 500,000 charging outlets by 2030, and providing every American city with 100,000 or more residents with high-quality, zero-emissions…

Oil and Gas Leasing Is Off the Rails

Expert BlogUnited StatesJosh Axelrod
University learning, free enterprise economics and the American political system have failed to deliver the knowledge we need to solve the challenges we face today

Review of State EV Plans Across India Amidst COVID-19

Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal
Find out the latest on state EV polcies in India. Nearly all the state EV policies prioritize two and three-wheelers, public transportation, and job creation. However, the policies differ in terms of targets, supply side incentives, and demand side incentives.

House Bill Would Deliver Needed Steps Toward a Clean Economy

Expert BlogMarc Boom
This package pulls together over 60 different bills that, taken as a whole, would significantly improve how our government approaches energy systems - putting climate action, clean jobs, and reducing environmental harms to communities at the forefront of building a…

High-Quality Jobs Help Protect the Planet

Expert BlogUnited StatesLara Ettenson, Marc Boom

The coronavirus pandemic has illustrated the drastic inequities in our society, and it’s decimated the workforce across the board. More than 20 million people are unemployed, most of them Black and Latino. Losses through June exceeded 400,000 jobs across the…

House Panel Advances Clean Energy Funding

Expert BlogUnited StatesArjun Krishnaswami
A House panel has advanced a Department of Energy budget bill that rejects President Trump’s dangerous proposals to hamstring the agency. Instead, the measure supports DOE’s clean energy innovation programs and injects significant new funding for clean energy deployment to…

How to Plan for Equitable Energy Efficiency in a Pandemic

Expert BlogUnited StatesLara Ettenson
As the ongoing pandemic further exacerbates racial and economic disparities across America, it is important to examine whether programs aimed at helping utility customers cut energy waste are reaching everyone.

What Does a Just Recovery Look Like for Illinois?

Expert BlogIllinoisJ.C. Kibbey
Our economic recovery will ask this unavoidable question: will we double down on the old system—a fossil-fueled, profoundly unequal system that leaves many of us sick and impoverished, and leads us towards climate catastrophe? Or will we learn from our…