Kleinman Center for Energy Policy

Bringing COP30 from Brazil into Penn classrooms

Penn Carey Law professors Bill Burke-White and Ken Kulak attended COP30, this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, and incorporated their experiences into their International Climate Change and Energy Law and Climate Change courses.

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A refresher on how some East Coast states cap-and-trade carbon

Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy in the Weitzman School of Design says cap-and-trade can’t be the only way states and countries try to tackle climate change.

The human side of clean energy

In their new book “Power Lines: The Human Costs of American Energy in Transition,” Sanya Carley and David Konisky ask what happens to the people left behind in America’s energy transition.

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AI data center ‘frenzy’ is pushing up your electric bill — here’s why

John Quigley of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that the “data center frenzy” is the primary driver of higher electricity prices for households.

More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up

Although delinquent payments may not lead to immediate disconnections, rising energy insecurity sets a worrisome precedent according to the Energy Justice Lab, housed in the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design.

How to deal with higher home heating bills

Sanya Carley of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that LIHEAP funds provided to states to help pay for heating bills are typically depleted by the summer.

Pennsylvania to leave RGGI as part of an overdue budget deal

According to a 2023 analysis by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, active membership in RGGI would have reduced the state’s electricity-sector emissions by 84 percent from 2020 levels by 2030.

Industry insiders issue a concerning prediction about America's growing energy bill crisis: ‘How worried should we be?’

John Quigley of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy commented on the trend of year-over-year increases in electricity prices.

Democrats may sacrifice climate program to break Pennsylvania's budget impasse

A study for the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy found that the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative could raise tens of millions of dollars in revenue and significantly cut emissions.

Heating help delayed in shutdown as cold snap arrives

Sanya Carley of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design discusses LIHEAP, federal home heating assistance that isn’t being paid to residents of several states despite the arrival of a cold snap.

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