Category Archives: General
Closing the “EV Renter Gap”
Closing the “EV Renter Gap” Adam Borison and Greg Hamm One-third of all US households are occupied by renters rather than homeowners, and there are nearly fifty million rental households nationwide. In some regions, the fraction of renters is considerably … Continue reading
Public EV Chargers
Public EV Chargers My prior blog discussed global differences in current and predicted EV adoption. As a follow-up, I wanted to discuss global EV charging patterns. The focus here is on charging for light duty vehicles. A recent study has … Continue reading
Global E-Mobility: Where does the US stand?
Global E-Mobility: Where does the US stand? I have participated in several consulting projects and co-authored papers on e-mobility (With Dr. Adam Borison of Nathan. Papers here.), but this work has all been US centered. I wanted to know if … Continue reading
Thinking about E-Mobility in the Future
Thinking about E-Mobility in the Future I have been thinking about how to think about e-mobility in the future. I believe it is useful to consider four major influences on mobility needs: geographic distribution of work versus home, characteristics of … Continue reading
Hopeful Paper on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Hopeful Paper on Greenhouse Gas Emissions A recent Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory paper suggests that “California could cost -effectively achieve near-complete power-sector decarbonization by 2030 using existing technologies. The results also indicate potential for similar opportunities in other regions of … Continue reading
Electric System Impacts of Covid-19
Electric System Impacts of Covid-19 Covid-19 is having significant impacts on our energy system and through this on climate change. In this post, I review those immediate impacts and forecasts for the future, and comment on their implications for climate … Continue reading
IPCC limiting warming 1.5°C
IPCC limiting warming 1.5°C The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations’ body for assessing the science related to climate change. I believe the IPCC is the best source on the science and economics of climate change … Continue reading
Challenges of Modeling Global Electric Vehicle (EV) Penetration
Challenges of Modeling Global Electric Vehicle (EV) Penetration About 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions are from transportation. Reducing these emissions is critical in curbing climate change. Policy makers, auto makers, concerned citizens, and others want to know how fast … Continue reading
The Focus of Future US Climate Policy, A Few Graphs Say a Lot
I have been looking at graphs from the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). My conclusion: “Think Globally, Act Locally” may be a great slogan for individuals, but it would make a lousy national climate policy. (It would work … Continue reading
Three Major International Climate Agreements
Three Major International Climate Agreements I started reading the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change “Global Warming of 1.5°C” report and decided I needed to get up to date on international climate change agreements. Here are my personal and very incomplete … Continue reading