Hal Harvey

Founder

Hal Harvey is the Founder of Energy Innovation, a San Francisco-based energy and environmental policy firm. Since its inception in 2012, Energy Innovation has delivered high-quality research and analysis to policymakers around the world and across a range of jurisdictions to help inform their energy policy decisions.

From 1991 to 2002, Hal served as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Foundation, a philanthropy supporting policy solutions that advance renewable energy and energy efficiency. He then helped establish Energy Foundation China, the European Climate Foundation, and the Indian Sustainable Energy Foundation. From 2002 to 2008, he served as Environment Program Director at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Hal has served on energy panels appointed by Presidents Bush (41) and Clinton, and has published three books and dozens of articles on energy and national security issues. He is President of the Board of Directors of the New-Land Foundation, a member of the Board of Directors of Fifth Third Bank, a member of the Expert Advisory Board for Mercator Climate Center, and a member of the Supervisory Board of Agora Energiewende. Hal was awarded the Heinz Award for the Environment in 2016, was honored with the United Nation’s Clean Air and Climate Change Award in 2018, and received the California Air Resources Board’s Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award in 2019.

Early in his career, Hal designed and built solar homes, and built an electric car for his commute. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Stanford University in engineering, specializing in energy planning.

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Works from Hal Harvey

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Accelerating U.S. Clean Energy Deployment Through Investment-Grade Policies

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On Climate, Sobering Reality And Heartening Optimism

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Sonia Aggarwal Returns To Energy Innovation As CEO

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Fact-Checking Three Claims About The GOP Oil Bill And White House Response

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From Climate Exhortation To Climate Execution

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Episode 77: Hal Harvey

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You’re a climate-conscious consumer. It’s time to become a ‘climate citizen.’

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You're A Climate Conscious Consumer. It's Time To Become A Climate Citizen.

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Hal Harvey And Justin Gillis With Special Guest Al Gore On Fighting Climate Change

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#TheFinal5: 'The Big Fix' On Climate

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The Big Fix: Seven Ways 'Climate Citizens' Can Help Reach America's Climate Goals

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You Can Be A Powerful Catalyst For Climate Action-- You Just Need To Know Where To Look

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A Century Ago Wind Power Was A Farming Norm. What Happened?

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These Climate Actions Make The Biggest Difference, Book Says

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Climate Change Is A Big Problem. Citizens Must Demand Many Small Solutions

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This CEO Wants Citizens To Speak Up

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Focusing On Climate Actions That Can Make A Real Difference

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The Way to Slow Climate Change Is as Close as Your City Hall or School Board

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Gavin Newsom Hopes California Can Become Epicenter Of Wind Energy

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Should President Biden Declare A Climate Emergency?

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The Secret Levers You Can Pull To Help Fight Climate Change

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After Supreme Court Limits Federal Ability To Combat Climate Change, States Step In

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Road Map to Net Zero (Deep Dive)

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How To Defeat Putin And Save The Planet

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Pathways To Net Zero In The U.S. And The Republic Of Korea

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China's Carbon Neutrality Plans: Game Changer for Climate Change?

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The Biden Boom

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Climate Dialogues With Jerry Brown. Featuring Hal Harvey

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Can You Believe This Is Happening In America?

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China's Carbon Neutral Opportunity

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Experts Tell Biden: Your Climate Goals Require a Carbon Price

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Top 10 Things We Learned About Climate Change In 2020

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The Costs Of Delay

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Analysis: Waiting To Cut Emissions Will Ultimately Make It More Expensive

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Waiting 10 Years To Start Eliminating Emissions Will Cost The US More Than $3.5 Trillion

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Waiting To Address Climate Change Will Cost Trillions of Dollars

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EI's Sonia Aggarwal Appointed To White House Office Of Domestic Climate Policy

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A Healthy China-U.S. Race On Environmental Protection Is Welcome

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Cut Carbon Emissions Everywhere (Starting With These Four Sectors)

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The ‘War On Coal’ Is Over. The Next Climate Battle Has Just Begun

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The 40 Things Biden Should Do First On Climate Change

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How To Decarbonize The Grid And Electrify Everything

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“The Right Policy Can Turn Things Around”: Hal Harvey And John Doerr On The Countdown To Net Zero

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Massachusetts, Connecticut Seek Federal Partner on Decarbonization

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Congressional Climate Plan Is A Bet Your Country Moment

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Hal Harvey's Insights And Updates: Congressional Climate Plan Is A Bet Your Country Moment

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California Can Still Lead America And The World On Electric Vehicles - Despite Trump

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This Should Be Biden's Bumper Sticker

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Statement On U.S. House Select Committee On The Climate Crisis' Climate Action Plan

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Electrification Can Supercharge California’s Post-COVID Economy

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Hal Harvey's Insights And Updates: New Research Shows The U.S. Can Hit 90% Clean Energy By 2035

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The Case For Climate Pragmatism: Saving The Earth Requires Realism Not Revolution

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Hal Harvey’s Insights And Updates: Net Zero Industry Emissions Possible by 2070

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Post-Pandemic, Here’s How America Rises Again

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With The Coronavirus, It’s Again Trump Vs. Mother Nature

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Jeff Bezos, Here's How To Give Away $10 Billion To Stop Climate Change

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'He Wants To Own It.' Will Bezos Buy The Climate Movement?

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Energy Innovation CEO Hal Harvey: Climate Solutions Are At Our Fingertips

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How Net-Zero Buildings Can Help The Climate Crisis

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Hal Harvey's Insights And Updates: Can California Hit Its 2030 Climate Goal?

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How We Define The Green New Deal Matters

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Public Utilities Commissions: The Climate Solution You Need To Know About

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Is Fighting Climate Change Bad For The Economy?

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Hal Harvey’s Insights And Updates: Getting To Net Zero Emissions In The United States

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Cutting Carbon In Homes: 'It Is A Head Change For People'

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Trump's EPA Threatens California Over Air Quality; Governor Says It's "Pure Retaliation"

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A Plan For Zero-Carbon Transportation

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How A Zero-Carbon Grid Enables Everything

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China Is Pushing Its Green Revolution For Geopolitical Reasons, Not Just For Sustainability

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Designing a Sustainable Future: CEO Daily

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China Is Pushing Its Green Revolution For Geopolitical Reasons, Not Just For Sustainability

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How Do We Save The Planet? Solve These Two Problems First

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July Was The Hottest Month Ever Recorded On Earth

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Solving Climate Change Is Possible, We Already Have The Tools, Says Energy Expert Hal Harvey

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We Went to the Moon. Why Can’t We Solve Climate Change?

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Hal Harvey’s Insights And Updates: Wholesale Electricity Market Design For Rapid Decarbonization

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How California Became Far More Energy-Efficient Than The Rest Of The Country

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Hal Harvey’s Insights And Updates: Congress Finally Undertaking A More Serious Conversation On Climate Change

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Solving the Climate Crisis: Drawing Down Carbon and Building Up the American Economy

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“Innovation”: The Latest GOP Smokescreen On Climate Change Policy

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The Coal End Game: Building New Renewables Is Cheaper Than Running Existing Coal Plants

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Hal Harvey’s Insights And Updates: The Coal End Game

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Policy Solutions For A "Four Zeros" Climate Solution

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Designing Climate Solutions – A Big-Picture View That Doesn’t Skimp On Details

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Think Different, Act More

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A Look at the Green New Deal’s Clean Transportation Goals and How to Achieve Them

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How Energy Efficiency Delivers Green Dividends In Red And Blue States

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The tiny Swiss company that thinks it can help stop climate change

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Getting To Zero On Climate Change

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An Energy Wish List For Congress

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Steal This Decarbonization Plan!

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What Killed Washington’s Carbon Tax?

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The Green New Deal Rises Again

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“Innovation”: The Latest GOP Smokescreen On Climate Change Policy

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Oregon Poised To Ride "Green" Wave For Climate Action

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How We Can Avoid Climate Disaster

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Forget The Carbon Tax For Now

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The 10 best climate and business books of 2018

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A Blueprint For Saving Civilization

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Q&A: Smart Policy As The Key To A Clean Energy Economy

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Energy Policy Expert Reveals Why And How Oregon Should Do Cap And Trade

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The Truth About These Climate Change Numbers

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Despite The Paris Agreement, CO2 Emissions Are Rising Again

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A Four-Zero Climate Solution On Climate One

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Carbon Pricing Is Key To Fighting Climate Change-But It's No Silver Bullet

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Mobility Insights From Lime, Clean-Energy Policies That Work

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Practical Policy Plans for Solving Climate Change Now

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We Have The Tech To Tackle Climate Change Now–Here Are The Next Steps

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Nuclear Industry Hopes For More Legislation In 2019, But Path Uncertain

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What Made Solar Panels So Cheap? Thank Government Policy.

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Was There A 'Seismic Shift' For Renewables? It's Complicated

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States Lead The Way On Pivotal Shift Toward Renewable Energy After Midterms

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The Impacts Of Global Warming And The Importance Of "Designing Climate Solutions"

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Climate Change Policy Can Be Overwhelming. Here’s A Guide To The Policies That Work.

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The Impacts Of Global Warming And The Importance Of "Designing Climate Solutions"

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Designing Climate Solutions — #CleanTechnica Book Review

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Six Key Ways To Improve Vehicle Efficiency Without Compromising Function

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A Zero-Carbon Grid Is Well Within Reach

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The Ins And Outs Of De-Risking Renewable Energy Investments

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A Four-Zero Climate Solution

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How To Encourage Policies And R&D For Carbon-Reducing Technologies

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Well-Designed Subsidies Boost Electric Vehicle Adoption

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Midterm Elections Are An Opportunity For The Sunshine State To Up Its Renewable Energy Use

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Climate Fwd: What The Midterms Mean For Climate Change

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Perry On The Move

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Surprise, You’re Governor! How Will You Fix Climate Change?

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Designing Climate Solutions: A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy

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Making Policy

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Strategic Philanthropy: Podcast with Paul Brest and Hal Harvey

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Up All Night with Rhod Sharp

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Climate Solutions With Hal Harvey

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Money Well Spent 2nd Edition Forum: Paul Brest And Hal Harvey Respond

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Designing Climate Solutions for Post-Carbon Cities

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Global Climate Action Summit: Innovation at the Nexus of Energy + Transportation

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Shifting Debates: Awards Spotlight Environmental Research With Impact

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Designing Climate Solutions for Post-Carbon Cities

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A Clean Power Plan

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Miles To Go

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Introducing HistPhil’s Forum On Money Well Spent

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China Should Match California’s Effort To Slow Climate Change

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‘Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan For Smart Philanthropy’ Second Edition By Paul Brest And Hal Harvey

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Climate Group Nominates HFC Mitigation Leaders For Awards

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New State Report On Climate Change With Hal Harvey

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Hip New E-Scooters Drive Cities Into 'Freakout Mode'

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Strategic Philanthropy Reconsidered

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Do Nonprofit Organizations And Social Enterprises Deliver Results?

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What If Mother Nature Is On The Ballot In 2020?

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Is Strategic Philanthropy Heartless?

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Auto Companies Might Like EPA Rollback - But They’ll Pay For It In The Long Run

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Critics Cast Doubt On Trump Administration Auto Safety Claim

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Grants Can Create Dysfunction At Charities. Here’s A Solution.

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Hal Harvey’s Insights And Updates: The Toll Of Trump's War On Clean Cars: Billions In Economic Damages

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Big Oil Mum As Trump Admin Preps Clean-Car Rules Rollback

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Are Impact Investors Settling For Too Little Impact?

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Clear Strategy Could Make This The "Century Of Philanthropy" - If It's Money Well Spent

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Listening To Beneficiary Needs And Respecting Grantees

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China’s Carbon Emissions Might Have Peaked, Study Says

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Can Smaller Blocks Bring People To Chenggong?

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Consignment Auctioning of Carbon Allowances in Cap-and-Trade Program Design

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Hal Harvey’s Insights And Updates: A Sober Challenge - And A Clear-Eyed Solution - On Climate Change Policy

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Challenging The Tyranny Of The Car In Aspen

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Cars Are Ruining Our Cities

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Working to Build a Clean Energy Economy

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Using Renewable Fuels Key to a Comfortable Future

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Can New Urbanism's "Small Blocks" Change the Current State of Chinese Cities?

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Florida’s Solar Industry Sees Sunny Future Despite Trump Tariffs

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Real-World Strategies to Win On Climate Change

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Going In Reverse On Fuel Efficiency Will Ultimately Hurt Consumers

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Why A Big Utility Is Embracing Wind And Solar

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U.S. Funders Launch $52M Initiative To Cut Chinese HFCs

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Will Self-Driving Cars Usher In A Transportation Utopia or Dystopia?

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Hal Harvey’s Insights And Updates – China Just Launched The World's Largest Carbon Market. Here's How It Can Succeed.

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China Launches Cap-and-Trade Program To Cut Carbon Emissions

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The China Carbon Market Just Launched, And It's The World's Largest. Here's How It Can Succeed.

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Hal Harvey’s Insights And Updates – The Real Deal In Abating Climate Change: Four Zeros

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What Delhi Can Learn From Other Cities In The World?

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National Clean Energy Summit Sets The Stage For The Future Of Sustainability

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Governors Push Clean Energy Technology

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Rick Perry’s New Coal Subsidy Could Wreck America’s Power Markets

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This Is California’s Next Step To Lead On Climate Change

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Hal Harvey’s Insights And Updates – The Future Of Cars And Trucks

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On Energy, Be Careful About Falling In Love

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The IEA Says We're Off Track To Meet Climate Goals. Let's Refocus On The Technologies That Work.

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EPW Democratic Roundtable: “A Historic View of the Clean Air Act"

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Roth: Syria, Nicaragua and Trump’s America

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Gov. Jerry Brown, America's unofficial climate change ambassador in the Trump era, heads to China

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Getting Around: How Urban Transportation And Planning Unlock The Future Of Accessibility

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Economics Are Transitioning America From Coal To Clean

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Obstacles and Opportunities for America’s Clean Energy Future

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Energy Policy and Trump: Hope for California and Our Planet?

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Don't Let Auto Fuel Efficiency Standards Go In Reverse

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Clean Energy Is At The Core Of American Strategic Interests

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Trump: The return of climate denial

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Science and Economics, Not Politics, Will Strand Fossil Fuels

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Hal Harvey - Environment - 21st Heinz Awards event at CMU

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Hal Harvey - Environment - Profile for 21st Heinz Awards

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How to Land on a Low-Carbon Energy Future

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What will happen if America’s president-elect follows through on pledges to tear up environmental laws

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Winning Strategies to Decarbonize the Economy

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Hal Harvey on Why He's a Climate Optimist

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Why a Carbon Tax Alone Isn’t a Miracle Cure for Climate

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Planeación Urbana Sustenable Para la Ciudad de Mexico

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Climate and Energy Policy Solutions for China: Executive Summary

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Climate Policy for the Real World

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China's Development and Urbanization: Implications

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Energy Policy and Productive Use of Capital

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Bay Area energy meeting is where climate protection gets real

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Climate: How To Win

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Climate: How to Win

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Opinion: Why I Regret Pushing Strategic Philanthropy

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China’s Green & Smart Opportunity

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The Hidden Consequences of the Oil Crash

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Hal Harvey explains the history of the Clean Air Act and Clean Power Plan

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The Cost of Carbon

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Energy for Tomorrow 2015 - Policy and the Art of the Possible

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The California Climate and Clean Energy Policy Story

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12 Green Guidelines

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Energy Policy Solutions - Keynote by Hal Harvey

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Hal Harvey: Policies to Decarbonize the Economy

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A new business model for the electricity sector

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Hal Harvey: ‘Every Decade we Wait is a Thousand Years of Pain'

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How global energy is getting cleaner

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The Eight Principles for Building People-Friendly Cities

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The Great Reinvention of the Electric Utility

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P4 Pittsburgh Conference: Hal Harvey, Energy Innovation

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Accelerating Carbon Reductions from California's Electricity Sector

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50% California Renewables Possible by 2030 With Smart Choices

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在城市规划中掘金 (The Profit Potential of Getting the Urban Fabric Right)

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Oil Prices Are Dropping. So What?

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Building Codes and Pollution Control

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How to design policies that can save the planet

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The Great Reinvention of the Electric Utility

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Obama's Clean Air Standards: An Economic Bonus?

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Understanding Climate Risk with Hal Harvey

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Hal Harvey from Energy Innovation: Current Prospects for a Clean Energy Future

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Unlikely clean tech heroes: lowly thermostats & water heaters

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Climate Extremes Become the Norm

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Carbon-Free Prosperity in California: Policies for Success

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What’s next? Fear and hope: Hal Harvey at TEDxSanDiego 2013

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5 Ways the Fracking Boom Changes Politics

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Can Society Win the Race Against Climate Change?

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Rethinking Policy to Deliver a Clean Energy Future

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A Tale of Two Countries: Renewable Energy in Germany

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Hal Harvey Presents Fear & Hope: Climate Change and Policy Solutions

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A New Approach to Capabilities Markets: Seeding Solutions for the Future

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Paying for the great urbanization of China

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A Trillion Tons

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Energy Technology Innovation Leadership in the 21st Century

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Getting Cities Right in China

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Renewable Energy Policy Experience: Lessons for Japan

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Policies That Work: How To Build A Low-Emissions Economy

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The Costs of Delay