Energy Policy

A private jet taking off.

A call for less talk and more action on luxury emissions

Shelley Welton, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Law and Energy Policy at Penn Carey Law and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, argues for a luxury emissions tax that would focus on grossly excessive personal carbon emissions.

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Political Science Ph.D. candidate Mikhail Strokan stands in front of a sign with a seal that reads "Tashkent."

Resisting the resource curse

Political science Ph.D. candidate Mikhail Strokan’s work looks at the idea that countries abundant in such natural resources as oil and natural gas wind up struggling economically despite the bounty—and examines why some of these countries fare better than others.

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Tesla charging stations lined up in a parking lot.

Why Tesla wants to have the EV plug standard

John Paul MacDuffie, a professor of management at the Wharton School whose research examines vehicle and mobility innovations, explains the ongoing push by Tesla to establish its electric vehicle plug as an industry standard.

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Golfer Phil Mickelson holds a golf club standing on grass and looks into the distance, bending at the waist, in front of a LIV Golf sign and a rock wall.

PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger

In the wake of the controversial golf deal, Benjamin L. Schmitt of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Kleinman Center discusses “sportswashing,” malign influence campaigns, and steps global democracies can take to prevent it all.

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In the News


France 24

Climate conspiracy theories flourish ahead of COP28

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the rise of climate disinformation was organized and orchestrated by opponents of reforms.

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Bloomberg

Regulators are trying to stop greenwashing before it gets worse

Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that Europe’s climate regulators are far more active, whereas cycles of enforcement through litigation are more likely to determine whether a similar level of attention emerges in the U.S.

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The Hill

What does the transition to EVs mean for workers?

Sanya Carley of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design doesn’t see evidence that electric vehicles are job-killers at this point.

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Salon.com

Humans are dangerously pushing the limits of our planet in ways other than climate change

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that dangerous extreme weather events will only get worse if we continue to burn fossil fuels and generate carbon pollution.

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Associated Press

California lawmakers approve the nation’s most sweeping emissions disclosure rules for big business

Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that California’s new emissions disclosure bill could lead to similar proposals in other states.

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WHYY (Philadelphia)

‘Why is there no air?’: An inside look at Philly’s early school dismissals amid extreme heat

R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that heat before or during exams is detrimental to student performance.

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