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A new research project from UChicago's Robert Suits and Elizabeth Moyer visualizes the history of the American energy system from 1800 to 2019.

“A great appeal of the Biden proposal is that it is much closer to targeting carbon directly, which is the ultimate enemy, and plays fewer favorites with particular technologies,” said...

“This unprecedented drop in demand is foreshadowing the grid of the future,” says Steve Cicala, Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy.

Steve Cicala comments on electricity demand in Benjamin Storrow's piece in E&E News.

New research from EPIC Director Michael Greenstone and co-authors suggests the costs of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) are higher than was once thought.

Axios' Amy Harder explores a new study from EPIC Director Michael Greenstone that suggests Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) are an inefficient way to reduce carbon emissions.

Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu visited the University of Chicago for a talk co-sponsered by EPIC and the Institute for Molecular Engineering on advanced technological solutions and possible...

EPIC Executive Director Sam Ori discusses the limitations of nuclear power as a one-shot solution to climate change.