The Net-Zero America project: In the News
The Net-Zero America study (initial release December 2020, final release October 2021) has drawn interest from a variety of media and other outlets.
Nuclear fusion is doing the impossible – uniting politicians
Newsweek – 8/24/22
Iowa’s ‘plausible’ net-zero pathway calls for surge in natural gas generation
Natural Gas Intelligence – 7/26/22
Failure is not an option: Increasing the chances of achieving net zero
McKinsey Sustainability – 6/2/22
The dimensions of Biden’s ‘incredible transition’
The Washington Times, Editorial – 5/30/22
Ind. experiment highlights wind siting challenge
Energy & Wire – 5/18/22
Energy policy abandons electricity consumers and increases inflation
The Hill – 5/15/22
Climate scientist to state: Where’s the nuclear power?
Adirondack Explorer – 5/7/22
A fight over America’s energy future erupts on the Canadian border
New York Times – 5/6/22
The best time to plan transmission was 15 years ago. The second-best time is now.
Rocky Mountain Institute – 4/22/22
What climate choices should cities make? A Princeton data tool helps planners set priorities.
Princeton University – 3/30/22
N. America’s old pipelines seek new life moving carbon in climate push
Reuters – 2/23/22
A year after the electric grid failed, Texas focuses on reliability, not climate change
The Texas Tribune – 2/15/22
Sunlight as infrastructure
Boston Review – 1/31/22
Inside clean energy: as efficiency rises, solar power needs fewer acres to pack the same punch
Inside Climate News – 1/27/22
How far would Iowa pipeline projects go toward U.S. climate change goals?
The Gazette – 1/19/22
The Biggest Issues to Watch in 2022
Governing – 1/18/22
NIMBYism is good if the N stands for nuclear
The Washington Post – 1/16/22
3 Reasons nuclear power has returned to the energy debate
Foreign Policy – 1/3/22
An energy transition needs lots of power lines. This 1970s Minnesota farmers’ uprising tried to block one. What can it teach us?
Inside Climate News – 1/3/22
Can innovation save Biden’s push for 100% clean grid?
Energy Wire – 12/21/21
The reconciliation bill gives a huge gift to the gas industry
Jacobin – 12/3/21
Fast Tracking Finance: The crucial role of investors and financers in the Climate Decade (Video)
The Climate Group – 11/30/21
Princeton goes big in bid for net-zero campus
FacilitiesNet – 11/19/21
Solar growth fuels new questions, opportunities for landowners
Pulse – 11/17/21
Build Back Better’s big challenge: human behavior
Scientific American – 11/16/21
Going deep: Princeton lays the foundation for a ‘net-zero’ campus
Princeton University – 11/9/21
How state policymakers can use data from new studies to achieve climate goals
Florida News Times – 11/8/21
What’s going on in this graph? | Wind & solar power
The New York Times – 10/28/21
What a $2B Texas project says about U.S. quest for CO2-free grid
EnergyWire – 10/28/21
The D.C. region’s transition to clean energy
D.C. Policy Cenbter – 10/14/21
Two Princeton professors, two alumni appointed to serve on White House science committee
Daily Princetonian – 10/5/21
How Dems’ clean electricity plan would change utilities
EnergyWire – 9/30/21
America’s net zero opportunity
Top 1000 Funds – 9/25/21
Why the U.S. isn’t ready for clean energy (Video)
Vox – 9/22/21
A wonky policy proposal in the reconciliation bill could help prevent climate chaos
Sierra – 9/13/21
The hollow promise of net-zero carbon pledges
CNBC – 9/12/21
After Biden’s words, U.S. must now take action on EVs
GlobalFleet – 9/1/21
Climate change Is an infrastructure problem – map of electric vehicle chargers shows one reason why
Governing – 9/1/21
Climate crisis putting a billion children at ‘extremely high risk,’ warns new UN report
Down to Earth – 8/25/21
How climate change is an infrastructure problem
Finance & Commerce – 8/23/21
This map of electric vehicle chargers shows how climate change is an infrastructure problem
Fast Company – 8/23/21
A monumentally important Democratic spending bill
The New Yorker – 8/22/21
Stephen Kotkin: Why greenwashing is pervasive
top1000funds.com – 8/12/21
Offshore turbines could be a windfall for the U.S. steel industry
Grist – 8/9/21
Princeton U., engineer Worley plot faster U.S. net-zero emissions path by 2050
Engineering News Record – 8/8/21
‘Net zero by 2050? Not even close, with current energy infrastructure delivery’
Future Net Zero – 8/4/21
The U.S. power sector is halfway to net zero emissions, but it gets harder now, analysts say
Utility Dive – 8/4/21
Report details blistering pace of renewables needed for net-zero
E&E News – 8/4/21
One policy that could challenge a century of fossil-fuel dominance
Vox – 8/3/21
Policy experts say infrastructure deal could transform clean energy efforts, address inequity
New Hampshire Bulletin – 8/2/21
Worley, Princeton plot ‘radical rethink’ for net zero
Financial Review – 8/2/21
The U.S. needs to build more, faster to reach net zero
Bloomberg Green – 8/2/21
Can America reach net-zero emissions? (Video)
GreenBiz Group’s VERGE Net Zero – 7/28/21
A roadmap for achieving zero greenhouse gas emissions
Wisconsin Public Radio – 7/26/21
The number of lives that clean energy could save, by U.S. state
Yale Climate Connections – 7/14/21
Here’s how Ohioans need to change their energy consumption to cut carbon emissions
Akron Beacon Journal – 7/12/21
Net-Zero by 2050 (Video)
Climate Now – 7/1/21
Net-Zero by 2050 with Eric Larson
Climate Now podcast – 6/29/21
POET and Princeton inspire students to design a ‘Net-Zero America’
Vital – 6/28/21
Can solar farms help save bees?
Discovery Magazine – 6/26/21
What brands need to know (and can do) to help climate justice and climate change
New Hope Network – 6/21/21
‘Energy Talks’: The transition to net zero emissions. What will it take?
Queensland Energy Club podcast – 6/18/21
The U.S. East Coast is set to become a green energy job powerhouse
Quartz – 6/14/21
Gore pressed Biden to stick with climate plans as liberals fear White House is softening its agenda
The Washington Post – 6/10/21
Finding net zero will require a national effort, expert says
Daily Energy Insider – 6/10/21
Pathways to net-zero emissions; climate change in our National Parks
WHYY Radio Times – 6/9/21
Policy change needed now to reach 2050 clean energy transition goal: professor
S&P Global – 6/9/21
Where wind and solar power need to grow for America to meet its goals
The New York Times – 5/28/21
Mapping the transition to net-zero emissions in 2050
Green Portfolio – 5/24/21
Net-Zero America in action: America’s windy coastlines and scaling offshore wind power
Princeton University – 5/20/21
Forward Thinker Jesse Jenkins on turning back the clock on climate change
Princeton University – 5/20/21
The electrification of everything: what you need to know
The Wall Street Journal – 5/15/21
The U.S. will need a lot of land for a zero-carbon economy
Bloomberg – 4/29/21
A debate over carbon capture in the infrastructure bill could test the labor-climate alliance
In These Times – 4/15/21
Now is our last best chance to confront the climate crisis
Rolling Stone – 4/14/21
The time is now
Princeton University – 4/8/21
Transmission increases grid flexibility
Niskanen Center – 4/6/21
Can America go carbon neutral by 2050?
The Irish Times – 3/26/21
Biden’s dilemma: Land for renewables
EnergyWire, subscription required – 3/24/21
Without national policy, U.S. risks falling short on net-zero ambitions: researchers
S&P Global – 3/17/21
Without a plan, Kan. could get left behind in move to greener economy
Hays Post – 3/17/21
The race to zero: can America reach net-zero emissions by 2050?
The Guardian – 3/15/21
A Midwest pipeline promises to return carbon dioxide to the ground
Grist – 3/10/21
Video: Texas’s power disaster is a warning sign for the U.S.
Vox – 3/4/21
Podcast: Net-Zero America with Pat Welch, Stephen Pacala, and Don Bain
ESG Talks – 3/4/21
Opinion: Attracting the talent for a net zero workforce
The Engineer – 3/2/21
Solutions 2/26: Professor Stephen Pacala: What we need to do
CentralJersey.com – 2/26/21
2050 carbon reduction goal could increase U.S. jobs, but losses possible in Louisiana
Houma Today – 2/25/21
As cities grapple with climate change, gas utilities fight to stay in business
Forbes, subscription required – 2/22/21
Carbon-free electricity requires policies to build and finance transmission and storage
NPR, feat. Erin Mayfield – 2/22/21
How America can rid itself of both carbon and blackouts
The Economist, cover story, subscription required – 2/18/21
Joe Biden’s climate-friendly energy revolution
The Economist, subscription required – 2/18/21
A plan to future-proof the Texas power grid
The New York Times, op-ed, Jesse Jenkins – 2/18/21
Environmentalists want renewable energy, but not power lines
The American Council on Science and Health – 2/12/21
Can Biden transmission order avoid state backlash?
E&E News – 2/11/21
Report: ‘social contract’ needed for decarbonization
RTO Insider – 2/9/21
Environmental studies: the paths to net-zero
Princeton Alumni Weekly – 2/9/21
New report maps out the U.S. road to net-zero emissions
Scientific American – 2/5/21
A state-by-state model of the U.S. net-zero-carbon future
Greentech Media – 2/4/21
U.S. could reach net-zero emissions by 2050 with more benefits than costs
EcoWatch, Climate Nexus – 2/3/21
U.S. will profit from eliminating carbon emissions ‘even if you don’t care about climate’
Forbes, Jeff McMahon – 2/2/21
National Academies report recommends carbon price alongside many other climate policies
Forbes, Jeff McMahon – 2/2/21
New report charts path to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, recommends near-term policies to ensure fair and equitable economic transition and revitalization of manufacturing industry
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – 2/2/21
Inevitable planetary doom has been exaggerated
The Atlantic – 2/1/21
How to build a net-zero America
Kleinman Center for Energy Policy (UPenn webinar) – 1/28/21
What Biden’s ‘climate day’ means for 100% clean electricity
E&E News – 1/27/21
Can this unlikely duo revive rural America and help the planet? op-ed by Art Cullen
The New York Times – 1/27/21
We need to build a lot of wind turbines. Will Americans agree to live near them?
Salon – 1/24/21
Jobs, the carbon spike and the COVID-19 cliff
The Hill, Op-Ed by Jesse Jenkins and Ben Strauss – 1/22/21
We need to build a lot of wind turbines. Will Americans agree to live near them?
Grist – 1/22/21
Coal-fired power plant in southern Illinois a major obstacle to Biden’s push for carbon-free electricity by 2035
Chicago Tribune – 1/21/21
How Biden can create tons of green energy jobs
Yahoo Finance – 1/14/21
Study presents affordable, job-growing plan to combat climate crisis
ecoRI News – 1/14/21
The priorities are doubling down on wind and solar generation and accelerate electric vehicles: Princeton University researcher
Yahoo Finance – 1/12/21
How to quash the resentments that cleave us, op-ed by Art Cullen
The Washington Post – 1/9/21
Boiling Point: How rooftop solar could save Americans $473 billion
Los Angeles Times – 1/7/21
Paths to net-zero emissions by 2050
The Interchange Podcast (part of Greentech Media), Stephen Lacey – 1/7/21
PU study on paths to zero emissions gains attention in Biden administration
Town Topics, Donald Gilpin – 1/6/21
How Biden can ramp up his climate ambitions now that Democrats have won the Senate
Quartz, Michael J. Coren and Tim McDonnell – 1/6/21
Maximum polarization
The Long Game, a newsletter from Politico – 1/5/21
What’s on the horizon for the climate desk
The New York Times, Times Insider, Mark Shimabukuro – 12/30/21
Clock is ticking toward the deadline for climate action
The Palm Beach Post, Editorial Board – 12/30/20
Joe Biden’s climate team actually cares about climate
The New York Times, Editorial Board – 12/28/20
Princeton study shows how the U.S. can achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
The Optimist Daily – 12/23/20
The U.S. can get to net-zero emissions by 2050. Here’s how
Fast Company, Adele Peters – 12/23/20
Princeton study shows possibility for a carbon-neutral U.S.
Inhabitat – 12/21/20
2020: A year in review
Princeton University – 12/21/20
Princeton study outlines viable, affordable plans for America to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
The Daily Princetonian – 12/20/20
#284 Net-Zero America by 2050: Jesse Jenkins and Eric Larson
How Do We Fix It Podcast, Jim Meigs – 12/18/20
Yes, the U.S. can go carbon neutral by 2050, says new Princeton study
Grist, Cameron Oglesby – 12/18/20
Princeton University study finds the low-carbon future is a low-cost future
The Niskanen Center, Nadir Sobhani – 12/18/20
Princeton study charts a $2.5T pathway to a net-zero carbon U.S.
Greentech Media, Jeff St John – 12/17/20
Net zero price tag: $2.5 trillion
RTO Insider – 12/17/20
Study finds U.S. can reach net-zero emissions by spending 3% more on energy
S&P Global – 12/16/20
U.S. could reach ‘net-zero’ carbon by 2050. Here’s how.
Live Science – 12/16/20
Big but affordable effort needed for America to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, study shows
Phys.org, Molly Seltzer – 12/16/20
Study: 5 ways to hit Biden’s net-zero emissions target
E&E News, Miranda Willson – 12/16/20
Clean energy is affordable
Climate Nexus Newsletter – 12/16/20
Getting U.S. to zero carbon will take a $2.5 trillion investment by 2030
Bloomberg, Bill Wade and Eric Roston – 12/15/20
Biden wants the U.S. to stop contributing to climate change by 2050. Here’s what that would actually take.
The Washington Post, Chris Mooney – 12/15/20
Study finds viable pathways to “net-zero” U.S. emissions by 2050
Axios, Ben Geman – 12/15/20
To cut emissions to zero, U.S. needs to make big changes in next 10 years
The New York Times, Brad Plumer – 12/15/20
Princeton Net-Zero America project
Evolved Energy Research, Ryan Jones – 12/15/20
Climate change research propelled by PUL’s geospatial resources
Princeton University Library – 8/31/20
What it will take for Biden to keep his climate promise
Bloomberg Green – 7/17/20