“In Rush to Buy Clean Energy, Coal and Gas Have Hidden Role,” Voice of San Diego

by Near Zero | Apr 3, 2018 | Media |

Covering local governments’ push to cut electricity greenhouse gas emissions through creating community choice aggregators (CCAs), Voice of San Diego spoke with Near Zero’s Danny Cullenward: In 2016, Marin and Sonoma bought about 12 percent of their power...

“Climate change policy is proving difficult to enact even in liberal states with Democratic control,” The Intercept

by Near Zero | Mar 23, 2018 | Media |

Covering climate policy in Washington state and beyond, The Intercept spoke with Near Zero’s Danny Cullenward: Not all carbon taxes are created equal, and much of the debate about them orbits around how to use the funds they generate. SB 6203, for instance, was...

“Is cap and trade the climate solution? The jury’s still out,” Utility Dive

by Near Zero | Jan 19, 2018 | Media |

Covering carbon pricing programs in California and New England and their role in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, Utility Dive spoke with Near Zero’s Danny Cullenward: Stanford economist Danny Cullenward, the California Senate representative to CARB’s advisory...

“State faces ‘giant’ questions about slashing emissions,” E&E News

by Near Zero | Dec 14, 2017 | Media |

Covering California’s plan for meeting its ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 and the large role for cap-and-trade, E&E News spoke with Near Zero’s Danny Cullenward: The California Air Resources Board (ARB) predicts that...

“How does finance fit into the climate change fight?” CNBC Asia

by Near Zero | Dec 12, 2017 | Media |

Covering international climate policy and climate finance, CNBC Asia spoke with Near Zero’s Danny Cullenward. View the video, “How does finance fit into the climate change fight?” on the CNBC Asia...

“Surge of Carbon Pricing Proposals Coming in the New Year,” MIT Technology Review

by Near Zero | Dec 4, 2017 | Media |

Covering carbon pricing initiatives around the US, MIT Technology Review spoke with Near Zero’s Danny Cullenward, and referenced its report, California’s climate emissions are falling, but cap-and-trade is not the cause: Regardless of the particular approach,...

“California’s emissions dip—but climate policies get less credit than the weather,” CALmatters

by Near Zero | Nov 30, 2017 | Media |

Covering California’s greenhouse gas emissions trends and the role of climate policies and other factors, CALmatters spoke with Near Zero about its work on Assessing California’s progress towards its 2020 climate target and its report, California’s climate...

“Study Shows Limits of Cap-And-Trade in California,” Capital & Main

by Near Zero | Nov 22, 2017 | Media |

Covering California’s cap-and-trade program and Near Zero’s report, California’s climate emissions are falling, but cap-and-trade is not the cause, Capital & Main spoke with Near Zero’s Danny Cullenward: The Near Zero study found that California...

“Jerry Brown’s Cap-and-Trade Program Isn’t Working,” East Bay Express

by Near Zero | Nov 22, 2017 | Media |

Covering California’s cap-and-trade program and Near Zero’s report, California’s climate emissions are falling, but cap-and-trade is not the cause, East Bay Express spoke with Near Zero’s Danny Cullenward: The state’s industries and vehicles...

“Renewable energy drives California emissions reductions,” PV Magazine

by Near Zero | Nov 20, 2017 | Media |

Covering the role of renewable energy in influencing California’s greenhouse gas emissions trends, pv magazine wrote about Near Zero’s report, California’s climate emissions are falling, but cap-and-trade is not the cause. … [A] research note by the...