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Energy

Understanding the energy economy and emerging technologies is the key to slowing climate change. Climate Central's energy program analyzes energy systems, renewables, and impacts to provide sharp, insightful, and timely reports designed to do just that. Our work is data-driven and locally targeted, designed to provide the public and policy-makers with findings that are relevant to the real-world challenges we face as we tackle the transition to a less carbon intensive energy system.

 

Our Energy Reports

 


 
A Roadmap to 
Climate-friendly Cars

America's high-carbon energy grid is short- circuiting efforts to give consumers climate-friendly, electric-vehicle options.
Can U.S. Carbon Emissions Keep Falling?
An analysis illustrating how the current downward trend in U.S. carbon emissions is unlikely to continue in the years ahead.
Natural Gas & Climate Change
An extensive review of the potential global warming impacts of switching U.S. power generation from coal to natural gas.


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Our Energy Science Team

Eric Larson, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Energy Systems
Alyson Kenward, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Research Manager


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