Sustainability

Shelley Welton of Penn Carey Law and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy says that blaming renewables is a distraction, a way to forestall a transition that is underway but needs to be moving faster.

Shelley Welton of Penn Carey Law and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy says that continued reliance on fossil fuels will create a worsening cycle of threats to the electricity grid.

An analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model finds that the administration’s Inflation Reduction Act will have zero measurable impact on inflation despite its name.

In a profile, rising third-year Xiye Bastida of the College of Arts and Sciences says that she wants to leave a legacy of thriving life, not just survival.

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the Inflation Reduction Act isn’t perfect but does return the U.S. to a position of climate action leadership and should encourage midterm turnout for climate-forward legislators.

Scott Moore of the School of Arts & Sciences says that President Biden’s climate change legislation will restore some diplomatic legitimacy to the U.S. during international climate negotiations.

In a profile, Michael E. Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the country is on the verge of truly meaningful climate action on the policy front.