Summary
In leading jurisdictions, the “easy” part of the clean energy transition has been achieved. What remains to be accomplished—constructing energy systems that emit no carbon, rather than just substantially less carbon—will be harder and more expensive. In recognition of these challenges, both New York State and the United Kingdom recently passed laws creating state-owned clean energy companies: New York by giving a new mission to its “New York Power Authority,” and the UK by creating “Great British Energy.”
Speaker
Shelley Welton, Professor Law and Energy Policy, Penn Carey Law, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
Host
Penn Climate