News + Media
Jul 09, 2013
Ahead of the World Energy Conference (WEC) in Daegu, South Korea, Siemens is hosting a series of panels throughout the world as part of a "Road to Daegu" series. The results of this exciting journey through the energy systems of the world will be presented at the WEC on October 13-17.
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Commentary
The Energy Collective | Jul 09, 2013
This is the first post of a multi-part series on Transforming China’s Grid, where Michael Davidson will be critically examining China’s efforts to reinvent and decarbonize its power sector and related energy goals. He begins with China’s efforts to create provincial and city-level carbon trading pilots as well as major obstacles to establishing a national system that can link with other ETS markets.
By Michael Davidson
China’s first mandatory carbon emissions trading system (ETS) pilot debuted last month before a packed auditorium in the southern city of Shenzhen. China’s first official carbon trade was greeted with fanfare and a well-choreographed script of climate officials. Shenzhen is the...
News Release
MIT News | Jul 08, 2013
In The News
NPR: Planet Money | Jun 28, 2013
Recent Event • China Energy & Climate Project
Link to Article | Jun 27, 2013
Chinese policymakers, senior academics, and more than 100 researchers, scientists and industry leaders gathered last week for the Second Annual Stakeholders Meeting of the Tsinghua-MIT China Energy and Climate Project (CECP). At the yearly gathering, participants reflected on the state of climate...
In The News
Energywire | Jun 26, 2013
By: Joel Kirkland and Peter Behr
June 26, 2013
President Obama's plan to use a mixture of mandates and flexible regulation to cut greenhouse gas emissions is being viewed by energy industry experts through an age-old axiom: The devil is in the details.
The plan appears to be a shot in the arm for...
In The News
Bloomberg Businessweek | Jun 25, 2013
By: Elizabeth Rowe
June 25, 2013
We all know that air conditioning eats up an enormous amount of energy. We also know that installing ceiling fans would allow us to use the air conditioner a lot less. And we all know the savings over time would pay for the ceiling fan. So why aren’t there more...
In The News
National Academy of Sciences | Jun 20, 2013
John Reilly, co-director of the Joint Program on Global Change, served on the committee responsible for a new National Research Council (NRC) report on the “Effects of U.S. Tax Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions.”
The report found that while tax policies can make a substantial contribution to...