Press Archive

It’s Time For You To Step Up And Advocate For Climate Change Action

EI’s Robbie Orvis discusses how climate change activists can advocate for emissions-reduction policy in a review of Designing Climate Solutions.

U.S. Utilities Face Dramatic Change: Here’s How To Succeed At Utility Business Model Reform

EI’s Amanda Myers outlines how policymakers and utilities can align profit with public policy objectives to succeed at utility business model reform.

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

EI’s Hal Harvey is quoted in an article discussing how Democratic wins in the midterm elections could boost renewable energy.

The Impacts Of Global Warming And The Importance Of “Designing Climate Solutions”

EI’s Hal Harvey discusses policy solutions to reduce global warming in a television interview that aired in Washington, D.C.

The Ins And Outs Of De-Risking Renewable Energy Investments

An excerpt from EI’s new book Designing Climate Solutions outlines how de-risking renewable energy projects can accelerate investment and deployment of clean energy.

A Four-Zero Climate Solution

EI’s Hal Harvey discusses a “four-zero” approach to slowing climate change in a podcast discussing his new book Designing Climate Solutions.

Investment-Grade Policy: De-Risking Renewable Energy Projects

An excerpt from EI’s new book Designing Climate Solutions outlines how de-risking renewable energy projects can accelerate investment and deployment of clean energy.

10 Options And 5 Case Studies Show How To Reform Utility Business Models

EI’s Mike O’Boyle is quoted in an article discussing new research outlining how to reform utility business models.

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

An excerpt from EI’s new book Designing Climate Solutions outlines how research and development can accelerate deployment of technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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

EI’s Hal Harvey outlines how the midterm elections create opportunities for Florida to increase its renewable energy generation and reduce emissions.

Climate Fwd: What The Midterms Mean For Climate Change

EI’s Hal Harvey is interviewed in an article discussing what the 2018 midterm federal and state elections mean for climate change policy.

How Dumb Distribution Spending Crowds Out A Smart Clean Energy Future

An America’s Power Plan contributor outlines how utility distribution grid spending could help add distributed clean energy and improve grid resilience.

Four Ballot Measures That Could Shape U.S. Climate Policy

EI’s Mike O’Boyle discusses renewable portfolio standard ballot measures in an article highlighting state elections that could shape U.S. climate policy.

Perry On The Move

EI’s new book Designing Climate Solutions and a review quote from former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is profiled in Politico’s Morning Energy newsletter.

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

EI’s Hal Harvey talks about bipartisan climate change solutions that can reduce emissions and generate economic growth in a Q+A on our new book.

We Have A Decade To Prevent Dangerous Climate Change: These 10 Policies Can Limit Warming To 2°C

Scientists say we have a decade to prevent dangerous climate change. It’s a daunting challenge, but 10 policies applied in 20 countries can reach the goal.

Commentary: RGGI Carbon Pricing Generates Array Of Economic Benefits

An excerpt from EI’s book Designing Climate Solutions outlines how carbon pricing generates economic benefits, illustrated by the RGGI carbon market.

Electric Vehicles Are Going To Render The Fight Over Fuel Economy Standards Moot

EI’s electric vehicle deployment forecasts are featured in an article discussing how EVs will render moot the fuel economy standard fight.

Making Policy

EI’s Hal Harvey outlines how policy can limit climate change impacts and his new book Designing Climate Solutions on the Sustainable Futures Report podcast.

Becoming Bankable: How Renewable Energy Startups Can Deploy Equipment At Scale

EI’s Hunter Connell says renewable energy equipment startup suppliers can become “bankable” with an incremental, stakeholder-specific framework that mitigates perceived risks.