Ruicheng: China’s Pilot County of Renewable Energy

Ruicheng: China’s Pilot County of Renewable Energy

On June 22, I joined a team of energy experts on a field trip to Ruicheng county in China’s Shanxi province. Shanxi is known as “the sea of coal,” and is responsible for almost a quarter of China’s total coal output. However, officials and experts in this small county...
1 Gigaton Coalition 2017 Report Launch

1 Gigaton Coalition 2017 Report Launch

The third annual 1 Gigaton Coalition report, “Renewable energy and energy efficiency in developing countries: contributions to reducing global emissions,” launched Oct.31 at a release event in Paris. This year’s report expands on two previous iterations, quantifying...
HIRING! Summer Research Assistant Postions

HIRING! Summer Research Assistant Postions

General Purpose Data-Driven Yale is seeking summer student research assistants to contribute a range of projects aimed to bring quantitative rigor and analysis to environmental policymaking. Research projects include measuring urban environmental performance;...
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