Charting a Path to Cut Transportation Energy Use in Half
For nearly two years now, the transportation sector has accounted for more carbon dioxide emissions than those from the power sector, offering both challenges and opportunities...
With a mission to accelerate the clean energy transition in Indiana, McKinney Family Foundation, Herbert Simon Family Foundation, and U.S. Energy Foundation (EF)—in partnership...
For nearly two years now, the transportation sector has accounted for more carbon dioxide emissions than those from the power sector, offering both challenges and opportunities...
Last week, the 2018 California legislative session culminated in historic fashion. With years of scorching drought, devastating wildfires, and threat of utility bankruptcy serving...
The Trump administration last week issued a proposal to significantly scale back the nation’s fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas targets for cars and light trucks, and...
The White House has announced it will repeal the Clean Power Plan. Meanwhile, state, city, and business leaders across the country are moving forward...
Governor Jerry Brown today signed a bill to extend through 2030 the state’s cap-and-trade program. California’s action sends a message to other nations that...
A suite of policy actions adopted in Nevada this month marked a dramatic turnaround in a state that two years ago rolled back net...
In early June, China hosted the 8th annual Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM-8) in Beijing. The ministerial is a high-level global forum to promote policies and...
The National Solar Jobs Census 2016 found that solar industry employment growth outpaced the overall U.S. economy by 17 times, reaching a total of...
Over the years, Energy Foundation grantees have helped to advance smart energy policies that save consumers money, create jobs, increase energy efficiency, protect our...
Environmental Protection Agency administrators who served Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush are weighing in with support for...
[Update: On August 31, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown and legislators agreed to invest an additional $900 million in cap-and-trade proceeds to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, bringing...
Leaders in the trucking industry were among those who recently welcomed new fuel economy standards for big rigs, buses, and other heavy vehicles. The...
Since 2011, 29 Clean Energy Trust Challenge companies have gone on to raise $86 million in follow-on funding and created more than 300 new...
"Climate change is the defining threat of our lifetime, but we have all the tools we need to turn it back. The American spirit...
Last week’s Climate Leaders Summit in Los Angeles, California, showcased clear commitments by U.S. and Chinese states, provinces, and major cities to address climate...
At a White House event in August, 13 of America's biggest companies pledged to cut their carbon emissions, representing a total of at least...
A new study finds that, in the past three years, the Northeast's cap-and-trade program added $1.3 billion in economic value to the nine-state region,...
We want to share this opinion piece by Larry Kramer, President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Carol Larson, President of the...
The Midwest's annual Clean Energy Challenge honors the longstanding American traditions of innovation and competition. One winner, for example, has developed a method for...
Adam Reich is an Army veteran who began working in Illinois' clean energy industry last year and is using his vocational training to help...
Our nation’s electricity system is undergoing a rapid and profound transformation. We are at a pivotal point in America’s energy history. America's Power Plan...
An annual census of solar-industry jobs shows that solar employment grew 19.9 percent—faster than the national average employment rate—adding 23,682 new jobs in 2013....
A recent solar industry report found a record level of photovoltaic installations in the U.S. in 2013, and ranks North Carolina as the number-two...
Eight governors whose states collectively represent nearly a quarter of the U.S. car market announced last week that they're taking steps to put 3.3...