Energy Policy

By stalling on RGGI, here’s what Pa. residents are missing

A study from the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design estimates that the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative could help Pennsylvania reduce CO2 emissions by 225 million tons between 2020 and 2030.

Solar power brightens Kenya’s energy landscape

A study conducted by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design reveals that Kenya has emerged as a global leader in solar energy generation by creating favorable conditions for harnessing solar power.

Here’s how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it’s only halfway over

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences questions why people are still burning fossil fuels after the weather extremes of the current summer.

Why are China and India still burning so much coal?

Sanya Carley of the Weitzman School of Design says that countries like China and India rely on coal as they industrialize because it’s usually cheap and available.

As the heat turns U.S. into an oven, millions of Americans at risk of power cutoffs

According to Sanya Carley of the Weitzman School of Design, about 1 in 4 Americans is uncertain about being able to pay household energy bills, with low-income people most at risk of having their utilities disconnected.

July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month on record

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the record warmth of July indicates a planet that will continue to warm as long as people burn fossil fuels.

Why are gas prices going up again?

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the solution to the increase in global temperatures is to quickly transition to cleaner sources of power.

How much green pressure do oil companies feel from financial markets?

Wharton professor Arthur van Benthem explores whether one company’s transformation into a wind energy superpower signals a changing landscape for oil companies.

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.

The outside of a building in the UAE in the midday sun.

China, UAE, and the race to stop climate change

A Penn Global Seminar looked at the driving forces behind China’s climate policy, and took students to the United Arab Emirates to see some of those decarbonization efforts in action.

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