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.
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.
Expert Workshop–Getting to Zero Emissions
On July 14-15, 2015, EIRP and the Clean Air Task Force co-sponsored a meeting of approximately two dozen top experts in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The group discussed issues and challenges in decarbonizing the electricity sector. Their consensus statement presented powerful conclusions with significant implications for U.S. energy policy.
The Next Energy Revolution
Samuel Thernstrom writes in The Weekly Standard on the astonishing promise of enhanced oil recovery. Just five years ago, almost no one outside the natural gas industry had heard of fracking, even though the basic technologies were not new; today, the shale gas revolution has transformed America’s energy markets, with profound effects for economic growth, competitiveness, security, and environmental quality.
New York Times Quotes Thernstrom on Solar Power
The New York Times quoted EIRP executive director Samuel Thernstrom in a major story on the U.S. solar industry.