Thernstrom on Trump’s Paris Agreement Withdrawal
Samuel Thernstrom offers his perspective on the Trump Administration’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord in Scientific American.
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POWER Magazine Refers to EIRP Deep Decarbonization Paper
Kennedy Maize of POWER magazine cites a 2017 review of scientific literature on deep decarbonization by MIT researcher Jesse Jenkins and EIRP’s Samuel Thernstrom.
Jenkins on Decarbonization Study in GreenTech Media
MIT scholar Jesse Jenkins shares an EIRP study on decarbonization, co-authored with Samuel Thernstrom, in this GreenTech Media podcast.
Vox Quotes Decarbonization Paper on Nuclear Role
Vox writer Brad Plumer cites an EIRP review of decarbonization literature in his article “Nuclear power is Dying. Can radical innovation save it?”
Vox Notes EIRP Research on CO2 Emissions
Vox writer Brad Plumer highlights an EIRP study on decarbonization in a report assessing global progress in reducing CO2 emissions.
Power Industry Web Site Assesses EIRP Decarbonization Review
Utility Dive, a power industry web site, reports extensively on a deep decarbonization literature review from MIT scholar Jesse Jenkins and EIRP executive director Samuel Thernstrom.
Deep Decarbonization Literature Review
MIT scholar Jesse Jenkins and EIRP executive director Samuel Thernstrom review thirty scientific studies on deep decarbonization in this large-scale assessment of the state of existing research. The paper also incorporates conclusions from previous reviews covering another twenty-one studies and a paper comparing 18 economic models of decarbonization.
NYTimes Quotes Thernstrom on Innovation and Markets
The New York Times quotes Samuel Thernstrom on electricity markets and refers to EIRP and its work in a major article on innovation.
California Newspaper Notes EIRP Study of State Grid
California Newspaper Notes EIRP Study of State Grid
The San Diego Union-Tribune extensively quoted Stephen Brick, co-author of an EIRP study comparing renewable electricity use and decarbonization in California, Wisconsin and Germany.
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Renewables and Decarbonization: A Comparative Study
An analysis of electricity systems in Germany, California and Wisconsin finds that balanced portfolios made up of zero- and low-carbon baseload resources, as well as wind and solar, are the most cost effective means of producing electricity and reducing carbon emissions.