Highlights current topics of contention and provides recommendations for governance in regard to climate mitigation and energy policies.
As the Trump administration is ever-more adamant about dismantling Obama’s climate legacy, MPP student Kimberly Liu investigates federal and state-level efforts to integrate net-metering, a technology that could potentially safeguard the US against the effects… [Read more]
As European governments are increasingly committed to decarbonising their national economies, the question concerning the state of infrastructure is often left unanswered. For Thore Hagemann, however, this is a mistake: countries should complement their low-carbon plans… [Read more]
While natural gas has been heralded in recent years as a ‘bridge’ energy source supporting the growth of renewables, MPP student Kimberly Liu argues that the fuel is more environmentally harmful than we think, and… [Read more]
Last month, as the International Relations Club organised the first event of its Ambassador Series, Executive Editor Nathan Appleman sat down with His Excellency Mr. Gurjit Singh to discuss politics, energy, and structural domestic reforms in India.… [Read more]
Truth in Engineering,’ proclaimed Audi proudly in billboards all over the world. Ironic, considering Audi’s parent company, Volkswagen (VW), has found itself deeply mired in an emissions cheating scandal that has implicated an estimated… [Read more]
Despite a mild winter, the heated discussions at this year’s Munich Security Conference over a return of Cold War-like disputes ensure that Russian gas supply will remain on the agenda. During the recent years, Moscow… [Read more]
The recent announcement of a multinational industry consortium to build a second Nord Stream pipeline from Russia to Germany provoked massive protest from Central and Eastern EU Member States as well as from the European… [Read more]
Our recent research demonstrates that the continuation of society’s historical pattern of addressing energy problems only in times of crisis is insufficient to provide the necessary incentives for a transition to an energy system with… [Read more]
Nina Hall, a post-doctoral fellow at Hertie School of Governance offers insight into the financial changes felt at the COP 21. As the world has met in Paris to discuss a more inclusive and accountable… [Read more]
Four years after the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear accident and the subsequent shutdown of all nuclear plants in Japan, the Abe government announced earlier this year that it would gradually restart its nuclear energy production, sparking criticisms both… [Read more]