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.

In an article for China Daily, Hal Harvey explains the importance of building codes for winning both the air quality and pollution battles in China. Building codes can help combat climate change. International experience suggests that carefully designed standards and pollution control strategies, if properly enforced, can make an enormous difference to air pollution and help with climate change.

Forbes contributor Jeff McMahon discusses the findings from Energy Innovation’s latest study, “Natural Gas versus Coal: Is Natural Gas Better for the Climate?” and whether they align with current and future energy policy in the United States.

China has an opportunity to skip mistakes that the US and other countries have made when it comes to tackling air pollution and climate change.

Gillis’ article discusses how increased renewables will change the rules both for America’s utility companies (those that own the energy) and their customers (those that use it).

From energy production to passenger vehicles, California has become a global leader in pioneering clean-tech markets, as well as new financing tools to bring these innovations to market. As the state’s job growth has taken off, it has continued to…

China is a powerful force in renewable energy generation and technology production, and will need to maintain this role into the future.