Decarbonization Around the World
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Energy Transition: Yes, No, Maybe?
2025 global energy data: carbon-free energy is growing, but fossil fuel consumption keeps climbing too, and the pace of decarbonization still falls short of net-zero-by-2050 targets.
Mission Impossible
The U.K. cannot realistically hit its net-zero goal by 2050 -- the required decarbonization rate far exceeds anything achieved historically, impressive headline numbers notwithstanding.
Five Fundamental Truths About Decarbonization
Meaningful emissions reductions require the rate of decline in energy and carbon intensity to exceed economic growth -- carbon intensity improvements become essential for deep decarbonization.
Understanding Decarbonization
The launch of an educational series on global decarbonization trends: despite climate policies since 1992, the rate of economic decarbonization has stayed roughly linear, with no real acceleration.
The Most Amazing Climate Policy Figure
The U.S. has held a remarkably consistent linear rate of decarbonization since 1992 despite political volatility, driven mainly by coal's decline and natural gas expansion.
What Countries Have Decarbonized the Fastest?
Decarbonization rates among the world's top 20 emitters, 1992-2022 and 2015-2022: Poland leads, but no country is on pace for its Paris Agreement target.
Is Global Climate Policy Working?
Using the Kaya Identity framework: global climate policies have not accelerated decarbonization rates to what would be needed to meet 2050 emissions targets.
Can We Reach Net-Zero and Achieve Modern Energy Services for All?
A Kaya-Identity framework for four distinct perspectives on climate and energy policy -- future debates will turn on innovation optimism versus pessimism, not on climate science.
Book Club: Chapter 4 of The Climate Fix
Chapter 4 of Roger Pielke Jr.'s book, working through decarbonization arithmetic and what emissions-reduction targets practically mean through country-level analysis.