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Articles by Yael Borofsky
A smarter, not stricter lockdown is necessary
Studies in informal settlements show transparent communication is key to trusting the government and adhering to restrictions (Marco Longari/AFP) As we entered the new year, we all hoped for a fresh start, and to just leave the pandemic behind. So, it is easy to feel discouraged as case numbers are steadily climbing and the country is again under level 3 lockdown. Nevertheless, we can all be hopeful that the new year will be different.
The Breakthrough Institute
Earlier this week, researchers at the University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman Institute released a working paper on the costs of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). The authors found that RPS programs have resulted in emissions abatement costing significantly more than most estimates of the social cost of carbon, and implied that a carbon tax would be a more efficient policy instrument to reduce emissions.
The Breakthrough Institute
"Jumpstarting a Clean Energy Revolution with a National Institutes of Energy," a policy memo co-authored by the Breakthrough Institute's Director of Climate and Energy Policy, Jesse Jenkins, and Third Way's Joshua Freed and Avi Zevin, is a joint effort by both think tanks to jumpstart American energy research and development.
Google Calls for $15bn/year for R&D in Testimony Before Senate EPW Committee
Lending his voice to a growing consensus that congressional climate policy must make dramatically larger investments in energy R&D in order to accomplish its stated objectives, Google Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives, Dan Reicher, delivered the following message in testimony before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (emphasis in original): Reicher also highlighted the fact that a price on carbon will not be sufficient to position the U.S. competitively as a...
Uber private driver service officially launches in Philadelphia, 11th city expansion
It’s tough to conjecture how San Francisco-based black car taxi service Uber will fair in Philadelphia from a five-block ride to a lunchtime launch event, but CEO and cofounder Travis Kalanick is excited about the challenge. “I think Philly is underestimated because there are 1.5 million people in the city itself, five million people in the metro area. How many people do you think are in Manhattan?” said Kalanick. “Philly is the same size as Manhattan.
Human Development and Energy Analysis
The conversation on energy in the developing world revolves around a paradox. Opportunities for innovation in the energy sector to drive economic growth are rapidly expanding throughout much of Africa, India, and parts of southeast Asia. At the same time, the conversation in the western world often seems stagnated around simple lighting solutions that address the most urgently energy poor customers, but not the underlying opportunities for sustainable large-scale power sector development.
Where Good Technologies Come From: Case Studies in American Innovation
Devon works for Google's Global Energy Market team. He was a Project Director at Breakthrough, 2009-2012. Jesse Jenkinsis a postdoctoral Environmental Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. He was previously the Director of Energy and Climate Policy at Breakthrough. Yael is a PhD candidate at ETH Zurich. She was previously Project Director and Associate Editor of the Breakthrough Journal.
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