“Negative Emissions”: The Emperor’s New Clothes
September 6, 2018“The current annual cost to extract all of the annual emissions [of CO2] is of the order of $1,000 per…
Trump Undoes Obama’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
August 31, 2018In 2012, the Obama administration issued rules ordering carmakers to improve the average miles per gallon of their car fleets…
In 2017, the U.S. Had the Largest Reduction in Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the World
August 3, 2018The United States announced its intentions to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement last year, but still reduced its carbon…
China High in Renewable Capacity, But Not in Production Efficiency
July 30, 2018The growth of China’s economy and electricity demand have slowed in recent years. Yet, its construction program has continued for…
Why Krugman Botched His Oil Price Prediction
July 25, 2018Economist Paul Krugman has been running victory laps for years, claiming that fiscal conservatives made erroneous predictions about inflation and…
Electricity Bills in South Australia and Other Australian States Skyrocket
July 11, 2018Like many European countries, South Australia is betting on renewable energy for its electricity, closing coal plants in favor of…
