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Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable manner.” The plan included tripling renewable energy ...

About the author: Christopher Smart is managing partner of the Arbroath Group, an investment strategy consultancy, and was a senior economic policy advisor in the Obama administration. Like most ...

Editor’s Note: Amram Migdal is the Head of Knowledge at the Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS), leading efforts to build a strong intellectual community of scholars studying the role ...

A concise roadmap to the global energy transition, highlighting rising demand and the essential roles of nuclear, geothermal, gas, wind, storage, and workforce.

Energy plays an important role in both the causes and solutions to climate change. To escape the worst impacts, the science is clear: emissions must be reduced by almost half by 2030 and reach ...

Becoming a parent for the first time is a major transition at any age, and it is especially so for an adolescent or young adult. While age is one important indicator of readiness for parenthood, other ...

The energy transition will be more difficult, costly, and complicated than expected, according to energy experts. In the March-April issue of Foreign Affairs, in an article penned by Daniel Yergin, ...

The energy transition, which has become a focus of governments around the world, is the global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. The reality is that global energy demand growth has ...

In the world of high-stakes investments, few accomplishments rival the successful mobilization of capital for ambitious, sustainable projects. The stakes in these ventures are exceptionally high: if ...