This text argues we're not going to solve the energy problem by convincing everyone to live like it's 1900 because that's not a good thing. Instead of reverting to the past, we have to build a future where we get energy from new places, use it in new ways, and do more with less. Clean coal?...

"Since the late 18th century, when it emerged as a source of heating and, later, steam power, coal has brought untold benefits to mankind. Even today, coal generates almost 45 percent of the world's power. Our modern technological society would be inconceivable without coal and the energy it...

Economic theory suggests that with a pollution externality and learning spillovers related to renewable energy technologies, the optimal climate policy mix includes an emissions policy and an output subsidy to the learning industry. Instead of output subsidies, feed-in tariffs are often...

This report presents a comprehensive assessment of the Cuban energy system performed within a sustainable development framework. The report summarizes the analyses, identifies major energy priority areas for Cuba and explores policy options useful to decision makers and energy and environmental...

Der renommierte Energieexperte Hermann Scheer zeigt, warum eine "Renaissance der Atomenergie" der falsche Weg aus der Energiekrise ist, warum das "Kyoto-Protokoll" die Energiewende eher behindert als fördert, mit welchen neuen Technologien die Weltenergieversorgung gesichert werden kann und:...