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I live in Missoula, Montana, a small college town tucked into the Rocky Mountains. We’re known for our outdoor access, not for our burgeoning restaurant scene. So when a new spot opens, there’s usually a lot of buzz. It’s exciting… View Summary +

Following several years of strong growth, heat pump markets slowed in Europe in 2023. In previous articles for Carbon Brief, we discussed this initial surge in 2021 and explored the impact of the energy crisis in 2022. Yet, despite… View Summary +

引言 欧盟电力市场改革是近几个月的热门话题。此次改革将修订一系列法律法规，包括欧洲内部电力市场法规和指令、能源监管机构法规以及批发能源市场一体化和透明度的法规。修订草案已经于2024年4月11日由欧洲议会全体会议投票通过。下一步，该草案将在未来的几周内经过欧盟理事会的投票后最终生效。虽还须经过欧盟理事会的正式采纳，但预计草案内容不会有太大的变化，我们就此契机介绍和分析欧盟电力市场改革。本轮欧洲电力市场改革内容广泛，本文主要聚焦在对容量补偿机制和与之密切相关的现货市场改革的讨论。… View Summary +

Heat pumps use electricity to transfer heat, making them an energy-efficient alternative to furnaces and air conditioners. In 2019, the state of Maine made residential heat pumps a core piece of its climate strategy and set a goal… View Summary +

Thanks to an increase in manufacturing development, electricity demand is rising faster than expected in the Southeast. As a result, Duke, Georgia Power and TVA are asking their regulators to approve a series of new gas-fired generators using reliability and… View Summary +

Heat pumps — all-electric, super-efficient temperature control appliances that can both heat and cool indoor spaces — are a key to decarbonizing heating, especially as the grid is served increasingly by carbon-free resources. The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the… View Summary +

The Regulatory Assistance Project is beginning a new chapter of growth and thought leadership as we continue bringing clarity to the complexity of the clean energy transition.  After thoughtful discussions between Richard Sedano and the RAP board of directors, Sedano… View Summary +

中国提出的“双碳”目标要求在2030年实现全面碳达峰，2060年实现碳中和。这引发了一个问题，即建筑行业在2060年前实现脱碳的路径是什么。本文简要地概述了其中一个可行且具有成本效益的路径，并探讨了可能阻碍实现这一路径的潜在障碍。 建筑行业碳减排路径 中国宏观经济研究院能源研究所和一些国际机构定期开展能源转型的研究，包括对全面减碳路径的分析，以及对各个领域的发展建议。在《中国能源转型展望2022》（以下简称“展望”）中，根据双碳目标制定出的建筑行业碳减排路径分析，其中包含以下几个关键的建筑行业里程碑：… View Summary +

Our global team at RAP spends a lot of time working on the deep details of building sector energy policy and regulation, grappling with the next policymaking steps in various places around the world. To calibrate our efforts and to… View Summary +

In early January, I sat in my apartment as the winter’s first true cold snap ripped through Montana. It was negative 10 degrees out, with wind chills pushing temperatures even lower. I shivered at the idea of getting my next… View Summary +