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Carbon-Pricing Clubs Could Cut Global Emissions, But Differences in Burdens and Capabilities Require Tailored Incentives

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CARBON LEAKAGE – when emissions reductions in one country are offset by increased emissions elsewhere – is a key challenge to unilateral efforts to reduce carbon emissions. New research published in Environmental Research Letters explains how this can...

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CLIMATE AND AIR QUALITY IN CHINA & ASIA: Summer Undergrad Research Assistantships in China **Please note: This program is taking a hiatus in Summer 2026. We expect to resume in Summer 2027** Program Duration: 8 weeks during Summer Program Applications Due...

Toward efficient green methanol from biomass and renewable power

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Green methanol could help decarbonize transport and industry, but its production roadmap remains uncertain because biomass conversion, renewable hydrogen supply, the emissions and cost of electricity are tightly coupled. Here we show, using pilot-scale...

Scaling carbon clubs under CBAM: incentives and asymmetric burdens

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The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is the first large-scale climate-trade instrument with the potential to reshape global carbon pricing incentives. Its implementation pressures countries without explicit carbon prices to...

The Utility of the Future: Electrification, Innovation and the Energy Transition

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A Global Energy Transition Talk Series Discussion Speaker: Sumeet Singh , Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E); Executive Vice President, Energy Delivery Sumeet Singh, Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric...

Charging Fast and Slow: Quantifying the Real-Life Value of EV Charging for Users, OEMs, and the Grid

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A Harvard-China Project Research Seminar with Christian Kaps, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Abstract: Managing electricity demand is critical for lowering the cost of electrified products, integrating intermittent...

Hydrogen and the Valley of Realization