News and Outreach: Michael Davidson
A commentary by Joint Program faculty affiliate Valerie Karplus (Foreign Affairs)
A more flexible, responsive grid is needed to boost renewable electricity in China, says Joint Program faculty affiliate Valerie Karplus (Technology Review)
Joint Program/MIT Energy Initiative researchers co-author two chapters in new UNU-WIDER book
Poster highlights hidden costs in China’s coal plant upgrade
As new administration takes office, Joint Program IAP courses explore what’s at stake
How do global climate negotiations work?
PhD candidate Michael Davidson gathers information at COP22 for his research on renewable energy and climate change policies in China
At UN Climate Change Conference, MIT researchers share insights on implementing climate commitments
In late 2014, China’s climate pledge was a bold and unprecedented step, but an emissions peak sooner than 2030 looks well within reach. Now, the question is whether or not—and how—China can achieve further progress on climate change while advancing its own development goals.
Faster electricity market reform is needed to harness more wind and speed up a shift from coal, two experts tell chinadialogue
China has roughly one third of global installed wind energy capacity, while the US has 17%. Yet China uses less wind-powered electricity than the US. What is going wrong?