“Beyond Boom and Bust” Report Warns of 75% Decline in Federal Clean Energy Funding Since 2009 Level
With clean energy subsidies from President Obama’s 2009 stimulus bill ending, and other subsidies expiring, a new report from the Brookings Institution, the World Resources Institute and the Breakthrough Institute analyzes the clean energy industry, and findings show that the industry is facing a “funding cliff.” The New York Times ran an editorial on Sunday,...
Research on Energy Efficiency From AEEE
A new paper from AEEE takes a look at the existing evidence on energy efficiency.
What’s the Future of Renewable Project Finance?
Research from Greentech Media and Mintz Levin suggests that renewable project finance has improved but will not meet demand through 2013.
MassCEC Highlighted by New Brookings Paper
A new paper from The Brookings Institution highlights state clean energy funds and argues that they must invest in innovative technologies, and not just provide project finance.
Grant Thornton: Cleantech is on the Rise
"To succeed in cleantech, executives must balance an enormous and complex range of issues, challenges and
opportunities in the context of 21st century globalization."
Peter Rothstein on MA Green Communities Act
On November 9th, Peter Rothstein, president of NECEC, testified before the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy as part of the Oversight Hearing on the Green Communities Act. Read an excerpt from that testimony, or download the entire document as submitted to the Joint Committee.
We Can’t Afford Coal
A new paper by leading environmental economists confirms that we really can't afford to continue to use coal.
Working Together for Clean Energy Jobs in Massachusetts
Economic development and workforce development must be done together. That was the primary recommendation of two research reports released last month. It’s a common sense conclusion that has important implications for the clean energy industry and the education and training community in Massachusetts. The first report, from the Aspen Institute’s Workforce Strategies Initiative, examined efforts...
Coal Isn’t Cheap; Carbon Gets Expensive
For all the focus around when renewables will be able to compete on price with coal, we all know the "price" of coal is artificially cheap. The true cost of coal includes various externalities including the climate-related cost of carbon and air pollution. But just how large are they?
Electric Generation: What Are We Building?
Data on new electric power capacity shows that we are adding a tremendous amount of natural gas, very little coal, no nuclear, and an increasing amount of wind.
What the Brookings Data Tells Us About the New England Clean Economy
The Brookings Institution's new report "Sizing the Clean Economy" was released this morning. We were pleased to be down here in DC to be part of the release, and though we are still going through the data, I wanted to share some highlights.
Report: RGGI Speeds Shift to Clean Energy
Environment America released a report today documenting the success of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in cutting pollution, decreasing energy dependence, and promoting critical investments in clean energy and energy efficiency.