Jason Ye

Aug 20, 2024 | c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Caitlin Flanagan |Jason Ye |Doug Vine

Electricity demand is on the rise. A recent report from the Rhodium Group projects an annual average growth rate in demand for electricity of 1.5 to 2.3 percent in the 2020s and 2.0 to 2.2 percent in the early 2030s. This growth rate is a stark departure from the flat demand of recent decades — there haven’t been similar levels of growth since at least the 1990s.

Jun 27, 2024 | c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Stephanie Gagnon |Nat Keohane |Jason Ye

Anyone familiar with renewable energy is also familiar with one of its main criticisms – its “intermittency,” or the fact that solar panels and wind turbines don’t generate electricity if the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. Energy storage solutions can help to mitigate that intermittency by collecting electricity generated in the sunniest or windiest part of the day and discharging it when needed.

Jun 11, 2024 | c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Nat Keohane |Jason Ye |Doug Vine

Close New Transparency Recommendations for International Voluntary Initiatives are an Important Accountability Enabler SummaryThe recommendations of co-Chairs Sarah Bloom Raskin and Bing Leng on the UNFCCC Recognition and Accountability Framework and its first Draft Implementation Plan are timely, balanced and ambitious.

May 31, 2024 | c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Nat Keohane |Jason Ye |Doug Vine

On Tuesday, at an event featuring Secretaries Janet Yellen, Tom Vilsack, and Jennifer Granholm along with White House Senior Advisor John Podesta and National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi – and co-hosted by C2ES — the Biden Administration issued a statement of policy and principles for high-integrity voluntary carbon markets.

May 30, 2024 | c2es.org | Nora Zacharski |Jason Ye |Doug Vine |Peter Trousdale

The power sector will play a central role in decarbonizing the U.S. economy. Other sectors such as buildings, industry, and transportation will mostly be replacing fossil fuels (e.g., natural gas, coal, and oil) with electricity (i.e., electrification) to reduce their emissions, which means the power sector in the coming years not only has to be far less carbon intensive, but also much larger.