Erb alum, Emily Reyna ('09) mentioned that "A few weeks ago, California held the state’s second cap-and-trade auction. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is closely monitoring California’s cap-and-trade program and we are committed to making sure implementation of the...
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Report Highlights
Auction Summary At the second auction, held on February 19, 2013, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) sold all of the Vintage 2013 (V13) 12.9 million allowances available for 2013 at $13.62, 27% above the $10.71 floor price. There were 91 qualified bidders,...
Erb Alum co-authors Cisco’s winning application for the Climate Leadership Awards
Cisco has achieved a 25 percent absolute CO2 reduction from a 2007 baseline, including business air travel scope 3 emissions. The company is looking to further reduce scope 1-2 and business air travel emissions worldwide on an absolute basis 15 percent by 2017, the...
Conventional Politics for Unconventional Drilling?
Erb faculty affiliate, Barry Rabe and Christopher Borick published "Conventional Politics for Unconventional Drilling? Lessons from Pennsylvania's Early Move into Shale Gas Policy Development" (pdf) in the Review of Public Policy.
Erb team wins 2nd place at Renewable Energy Case Competition!
Jonathan Huynh (Erb '13), Mike Wohl (Erb '13), Lawrence Han (Erb '14) and Therese Miranda (Erb '15) were on the team that took 2nd place. Congratulations! This is the first time Ross has placed at the case competition, which involves students from across the country...
How to Rouse Climate Change Action
Erb Director, Andy Hoffman met with the Irish President, Michael D. Higgins over lunch to discuss climate change while in Ireland. Read more: Lateral thinking at Burren gathering (hmtl)
Renewable Energy Research / Report No. 122, 2 pages
Newsworthy renewables research and activity from faculty and students. http://issuu.com/erbinstitute/docs/renewable-energy-research-at-erb?e=3090542/45940757
Working at the Forefront of Climate-Change Action and Opportunity
Working at the Forefront of Climate-Change Action and Opportunity / Report No. 131, 4 pages Energized by overwhelming scientific evidence and agreement that human activity is causing serious changes in the Earth’s climate, the Erb Institute has joined environmental,...
Erb Student contributes to recent National Climate Assessment Town Hall
U-M experts, students, government officials and grass roots organizations met recently to highlight Michigan's need for stronger clean air safeguards. Julia Ruedig ( Erb '15) observed that, “Climate change can no longer be ignored,” adding “The economic and...
Boston mayor calls on city to prepare for climate change
Brian Swett, Chief of Environment and Energy for the City of Boston reporting directly to the mayor and an Erb 08 alum, leads new mayoral initiatives to mitigate climate change: Boston mayor calls on city to prepare for climate change.