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In 2022, the electric power industry will continue forging a path to a cleaner, more reliable, and resilient grid. While today’s challenges will likely persist, our annual industry outlook explores how digital technologies, market developments, and government investment in next-generation energy technologies can help pave the way.
In our annual power and utilities industry outlook, we explore five trends that will likely impact the industry in 2022, from enhancing decarbonization and resiliency strategies, to deploying 5G and cloud technologies, to harnessing flexible load and supporting building electrification. In the policy arena, while state mandates such as Renewable Portfolio Standards and …
View Full ResourceClean Air Task Force (CATF) convened a high-level workshop with 25 researchers and thought leaders from various facets of the global transportation sector to assess options for decarbonization by 2050.
This report synthesizes the findings from that workshop, and presents the consensus that pursuing various pathways simultaneously, including the advancement of both electrification and zero-carbon fuels like hydrogen and ammonia, is imperative to maximizing the probability of success, and that clean fuel standards can play a critical role in driving the carbon intensity of transportation energy down to zero.
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View Full ResourceU.S. oil and gas companies, and their investors, are at risk of significant stranded assets because they are not adequately reflecting the impacts of the climate crisis and the clean energy transition in their financial reporting. This report is the first analysis of how the U.S. oil and gas industry should address climate change in order to comply with established U.S. financial disclosure standards and meet investor expectations for transparency.…
View Full ResourceOn April 22, 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA or the Agency) released the CAFE Preemption Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule), which would repeal the Trump Administration’s Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule Part One (SAFE I). In this portion of the SAFE Vehicles Rule, NHTSA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) argued that the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) preempted state authority to establish tailpipe greenhouse gas (GHG) standards. In that rule, EPA also revoked a waiver that EPA had previously extended to California, under Section 209 of the Clean Air Act, to regulate motor vehicle emissions …
View Full ResourceIn 2017, Governors from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a Regional Electric Vehicle Plan for the West (REV West), with the goal of supporting a seamless electric vehicle (EV) driving experience along key driving corridors in the intermountain west. The REV West states have achieved several key accomplishments in support of the MOU: there are over 100 new direct-current fast-charge (DCFC) stations along regional corridors; voluntary minimum standards for DCFC stations were released and adopted by numerous intermountain states; and states have streamlined EV policy and program …
View Full ResourceOffshore wind has the technical capacity to power the country with clean energy. The United States has the technical potential to produce more than 7,200 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity from offshore wind, which is almost two times the amount of electricity the U.S. consumed in 2019 and about 90% of the amount of electricity the nation would consume in 2050 if we electrified our buildings, transportation system and industry and transitioned them to run on electricity instead of fossil fuels.
Offshore wind can help repower the U.S. with clean energy – but taking advantage of the opportunity will require support …
View Full ResourceWorkers and communities that are heavily dependent on fossil fuel economies—including the production of coal, oil, and natural gas—are likely to experience disruptions in the status quo as society addresses climate change through the advancement of clean energy alternatives. This report reviews a range of federal (and some state) workforce development policies and labor standards designed to ensure fairness for workers and communities during this transition to a low-carbon economy—what some refer to as “just transition.”
This report is one of a series that has examined various tools to support workers and communities in transition, including economic development policies, infrastructure …
View Full ResourceHydrogen is enjoying unprecedented momentum across the world. This is raising expectations that it may finally meet its longstanding promise of making a substantial contribution to a lower-carbon energy future, as envisaged in many countries. Tremendous interest is growing among governments, industry and other stakeholders, who consider hydrogen to be a fundamental piece of a clean, secure and affordable energy system.
Adopting a new clean fuel like low-carbon hydrogen is a challenging endeavor that has to overcome significant barriers beyond economics. The need for hydrogen infrastructure is a bottleneck preventing widespread adoption. It can be overcome by using existing infrastructure …
View Full ResourceThe coronavirus pandemic has rattled the United States, leaving more than 170,000 Americans dead, millions sick, and tens of millions unemployed as we write. The nation needs expanded and prolonged federal relief to help people weather this storm, followed by a renewed commitment to the institutions and approaches that can prevent looming social, economic, and environmental crises. To help avoid the worst effects of the climate crisis and contribute to economic recovery, the federal government should invest in developing and deploying the next generation of clean technologies and infrastructure that can make us safer, healthier, and more resilient—and in doing …
View Full ResourceThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020) in January 2020. The AEO2020 Reference case generally assumes that existing laws and regulations remain as enacted throughout the projection period, including when the laws or policies are scheduled to sunset. However, in the area of policies that target emissions reduction, history has demonstrated that there is significant uncertainty in this assumption. For example, tax credits supporting wind and solar electric generation are often extended year to year, and vehicle emission standards, etc. are the subject of legislative debate and action. There are also examples, such as …
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