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Despite being an ocean apart, Germany and New England are similar in many respects. More than 75% of energy used for residential heat in both places relies on natural gas or heating oil. And both have adopted ambitious energy and… View Summary +

After the Pope backs a carbon tax to stem global warming, Louise Sunderland argues that only when coupled with the strategic use of the revenues will carbon taxes be efficient and cost-effective enough. This month, Pope Francis announced that… View Summary +

国际电力改革和气候变化季报回顾近期全球电力行业和气候变化政策和监管的最新进展，并摘选一些我们认为对中国特别相关的进展，以供参考。 1) 美国：燃煤发电量持续下降 美国能源信息署报告称，2018年美国燃煤净发电量占总发电量的比重从2015年的35％下降至2018年的28％（夏季月份），并预测该比例将继续下降，… View Summary +

After installing a new air source heat pump in my home, I posted a photo on Twitter, delighted about the carbon emissions we will save. My celebration, however, was short-lived. The post triggered an intense discussion with many… View Summary +

The changes underway in the electricity industry are well documented: Demand is flat or declining; renewable energy and storage technology costs are plummeting; utilities and third parties are offering customers new technologies and services; and the need to cut emissions… View Summary +

Central and state renewable energy procurement agencies in India cancelled approximately 7,000 MW of tenders for solar and wind capacity addition in 2018. They reason that delaying procurement will lead to savings in purchase costs, since the levelised… View Summary +

Elektrofahrzeuge bieten erhebliche wirtschaftliche und ökologische Vorteile, damit sind sie ein wesentlicher Bestandteil einer sauberen Mobilität und der Verkehrswende. Ob diese Vorteile tatsächlich realisiert werden, hängt jedoch davon ab, wie optimal E-Autos in unsere Stromnetze eingebunden werden. Gelingt die Netzintegration,… View Summary +

众所周知，电动汽车（EV）革命价值非凡，可以为电力系统、经济、环境和气候带来广泛效益。然而，这些效益是否会实现，在很大程度上取决于电动汽车与电网的整合程度。如果整合得当，电动汽车可以实现清洁能源和清洁交通的转型，既便宜又互利。 很多人都知道电动车的污染程度低于传统汽车，但大家并不知道它的额外优势，即作为电网的灵活性负荷。换句话说，它们可以在对电网有利时进行充电—例如，在风能和太阳能发电量过剩以及电力需求低的时候。 欧洲和美国出现了一些可以实现这些机会的有益探索。我们的新… View Summary +

Promising practices are emerging in Europe and the United States to integrate electric vehicles into the grid and advance the clean mobility and energy transitions. We know that electric vehicles (EVs) can deliver extensive economic, power system, environmental and… View Summary +

Last winter, I visited friends in London, who live in an old Victorian house. When I arrived for dinner, they told me that we could not use the kitchen as it was too cold. The radiators were running at full… View Summary +