18 News Items Found
February 2, 2023
Will the Texas Power Grid Survive the Next Deep Freeze?
Despite freezing temperatures in Texas, wind production has increased, making up for diminished coal and gas production. Rice faculty scholar Daniel Cohan said this offset was another “great sign that the grid performed better than it had in 2021.”
January 18, 2023
Why Gas Stoves Matter to the Climate – and the Gas Industry
Gas stoves emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Why then have they assumed such a heated role in climate politics? Baker Institute Rice faculty scholar Daniel Cohan explains in an article for The Conversation.
August 19, 2022
Big New Incentives for Clean Energy Aren’t Enough – the Inflation Reduction Act Was Just the First Step, Now the Hard Work Begins
The Inflation Reduction Act's incentives for clean energy technology aren't enough — the biggest need domestically is for more infrastructure and stricter environmental regulations, wrote Baker Institute Rice Faculty Scholar Daniel Cohan.
July 6, 2022
SCOTUS EPA Ruling: Less Drastic Than Some Feared
While a Supreme Court ruling last week limited the EPA's authority, Congress and environmental agencies have other options for reducing emissions, said Baker Institute Rice faculty scholar Dan Cohen. Read his comments on what the decision will and won't mean.
Read more in Texas Climate News. May 18, 2022
How will TX Grid Fare in the Dead of Summer?
“In every other energy market, we've been willing to buy and sell from neighbors around the country and around the world. Why we don't do that with electricity really baffles me,” said scholar Dan Cohan as heat waves threaten Texas grid operations.
Read more at CBS-Austin news.