During his State of the State address, Governor Brown proposed a goal of 50% renewable energy on California’s electric grid by 2030. Is this bold goal realistic? It all depends on how we choose to integrate renewables onto the grid.

Carbon dioxide emissions from the world’s energy producers stalled in 2014, the first time in 40 years of measurement that the level did not increase during a period of economic expansion, according to preliminary estimates from the International Energy Agency. The research suggests that efforts to counteract climate change by reducing carbon emissions and promoting energy efficiency could be working.

This article describes the social, environmental, and economic benefits of sustainable urban development. Studies have shown that mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods that value public transit development over private car use actually command higher property value. Around the world and in China, more of these people-centered cities are already emerging.

As states begin thinking about how they will comply with the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, energy efficiency should receive considerable attention as one of the most effective options.

Energy Innovation’s Policy Analyst CC Huang speaks with Natalie Tso from TRI’s Eye on China series about how walkability and other features improve quality-of-life in cities.

Energy Innovation’s Policy Analyst CC Huang speaks with Natalie Tso from RTI’s Eye on China series about what makes the most creative and sustainable cities.

Shifts in weather over the next few decades will most likely cost American companies hundreds of billions of dollars, and they have no choice but to adapt. The Risky Business Project is an unusual collection of business and policy leaders determined to prepare American companies for climate change.

Demand response technologies, which range from smart thermostats and water heaters in homes to sophisticated industrial systems, aren’t discussed as often as renewables or conventional fossil fuel technology, but they will be critical for the future of our electricity system.

A new Energy Innovation report, Cities for People in Practice, compares three sustainably developed communities that offer successful examples of the “cities for people” approach to urban development. By emphasizing public transit, walkability, and bicycling, these neighborhoods provide increased mobility and a higher quality of life for residents and visitors, but development costs have been comparable to traditional neighborhoods.

The way in which new cities are built will drastically determine whether they contribute to the reversal – or acceleration – of climate change. Proper design of urban form and transportation systems, especially in China, will be crucial for getting these cities right.

150 of America’s top energy experts today refreshed America’s Power Plan, a comprehensive policy toolkit designed to help federal and state policymakers, regulators, power market operators, as well as utility executives make smart decisions to steer the United States’ power sector transformation toward a clean, affordable, and reliable system.

Natural gas is the Rorschach test of energy policy. Depending on one’s point of view, it can be either an essential tool for meeting the challenge of climate change or another dirty fossil fuel that will speed the planet down the path to calamitous warming.

In Phoenix New Media’s weekly article series profiling experts on China’s cities, Hal discusses the importance of developing cities according to The 8 Principles, emphasizing people-centered urban form and low-carbon forms of transportation.

In light of the recent U.S.-China pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it is clearer than ever that China is committed to achieving a low-carbon electricity system and benefiting from a cleaner environment to boost economic development. But is this technically feasible in the world’s largest energy economy?

The Prize for Cities of the Future is given each year to a municipal project in China that demonstrates a “creative, effective, and scalable solution” to sustainable urban development challenges. Today’s urban planning decisions in China will carry huge consequences for how its cities develop for decades to come. These cities need smart, coherent strategies for development that make urban spaces livable, prosperous, and sustainable.

Is there a way to provide equal service to customers by generating power during times that take better advantage of low-cost, clean electricity generators?

What is required of China’s power sector to achieve its recent commitment to generate 20 percent of its electricity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030?

This week, the U.S. and China reached a climate pact to each reduce their emissions within the next 15 to 20 years. Fountain and Schwartz’s article discusses what policy action is needed for achieving these emissions targets.

Hal Harvey and 14 other leading energy thinkers offer their thoughts on how the recent drop in oil prices will affect America’s economy and policies, as well as its relationship with other countries and regions of the world.

This guest blog post for the Paulson Institute describes the effort China government is taking to improve its air quality as well as policy recommendations for further improvements.