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Maine Focuses On Renewables Even As Trump Revokes Climate Policies

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You might think that the Trump administration’s rejection of all things climate-related might cause states to pause their original clean energy goals. Not so in Maine, where Governor Janet Mills recently signed legislation to codify and fast-track the state’s transition to 100% clean energy. The law, which advances Maine’s previous … [continued]

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Climate Communication Reimagined: Appealing Across Moral Foundations

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Recently, while deeply engaged in energy transition scenario planning with TenneT for the Netherlands’ decarbonization by 2050, I found myself considering again the lessons of Jonathan Haidt’s 2012 book, The Righteous Mind, a book I recently read for the first time. Haidt’s insights into the moral foundations that underpin human … [continued]

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Clean Energy Experts Say It’s Time To Move Beyond LCOE

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A growing number of energy experts are urging policymakers and industry leaders to retire the Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) as the go-to metric for comparing clean energy technologies. A new report from the Clean Air Task Force (CATF), Beyond LCOE: A Systems-Oriented Perspective for Evaluating Electricity Decarbonization Pathways, argues … [continued]

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