The Dark Doldrums: Has Germany’s Energy Transition Reached a Dead End?
In recent years, the term dunkelflaute (“dark doldrums”) has entered the political discourse in Germany. It refers to a period
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Author: Sean Sweeney
The Fad Is Dead: Why “Just Energy Transition Partnerships” Are Failing
Volume 33, Issue 2, Spring 2024 In the complicated world of “climate finance,” the Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) have
Read MoreA Bridge to Somewhere? Progressive Democrats’ “Climate Ambition” Must Confront Energy Realities
Volume 27, Issue 1, Winter 2018 When a group of hurricanes got together in the late summer 2017, a crazy
Read MoreWhen Stopping Coal Plant Closures Makes Environmental Sense
Volume 26, Issue 3, Fall 2017 After more than a decade of tenacious union lobbying of government negotiators, the words
Read MoreWhy Clinton’s Embrace of the U.S. as an Energy Superpower Should Matter to Those Seeking to Reform the Democratic Party
Volume 26, Issue 2, Spring 2017 Following the election of President Trump, several labor commentators urged the labor movement to
Read MoreCorporations Call for “Net Zero” Emissions: Do They Know How to Get There?
Volume 25, Issue 3, Fall 2016 In the months leading to the December 2015 Paris Climate Conference representatives of global
Read MorePuerto Rico’s Energy Future: Keeping Power with the People
Volume 27, Issue 2, Spring 2018 Puerto Rico is now at the center of the global debate about climate resiliency,
Read MoreContested Futures: Labor after Keystone XL
Volume 25, Issue 2, Spring 2016 The extraordinary story of the political battle over the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline that
Read MoreThe Energy Revolution Will Not Be Subsidized
If asked the question, “Do you think governments should support renewable energy with subsidies?” most progressive trade unionists would probably
Read MoreWhen Science Upends Wishful Thinking: Can Renewables Alone Ensure 1.5 Degrees
Volume 28, Issue 1, Winter 2018 Calls for “100% renewable energy ” have proliferated in recent years, and in the
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