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Google’s Green Energy Wish List

Google has recently released a study exploring how people could simultaneously meet society’s goals of economic growth, security, and de-carbonization. The results targeted clean energy innovations that are: 1. fast wins (i.e. can be completed under 5 years); 2. big pay offs; and 3. enhanced when paired with policy.   Posted 6.28.2011 on New York […]

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Using behavioral science to make smarter energy policy

David Roberts emphasizes changing the public's energy behaviors is as important as finding technology solutions. Despite the significance of behavioral change, the amount of money being invested in creating behavioral change is nothing compared to the investment in energy technology. Roberts cites a paper, Behavior and Energy Policy, which suggests that behavioral science programs can […]

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