Energy & Environment

Energy

Five Takeaways from the 2017 Energy Forums

The current transition in our energy system might be the largest in more than a century.

BY Energy and Environment Program

Blog Post

11.30.2017
Climate Change

The Road from Paris

Former US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz speaks with Susan Tierney at the Aspen Ideas Festival in June.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

09.12.2017
Energy

Responding to Technical, Environmental, and Regulatory Impacts of North American Shale Development

The discussions covered environmental and community effects related to shale gas and oil production, including water use and availability, surface and groundwater contamination, air emissions, land use impacts, induced seismicity, and local nuisance issues.

BY Dave Grossman, Rapporteur

Publication

01.03.2018
The Environment

Creating a UN Special Envoy for the Ocean Is an Important Step

A statement by the co-chairs of the Aspen High Seas Initiative.

BY Sylvia Earle, & 1 more

Blog Post

09.13.2017
The Environment

Preparing for Hurricanes Means Addressing Climate Change

Major hurricanes are more than twice as likely now than a century ago.

BY David Monsma & 1 more

Blog Post

09.07.2017

From The Journal Of Ideas

Water

Imagine an Internet of Water

A simple experiment: what is the quality of the water coming out of your tap today? What do you know about the water that you and your famil

BY Martin Doyle, & 1 more

Journal of Ideas

08.08.2017
Energy

Cleaner Energy Is America’s Future — and It’s Already Taking Shape In Some Unlikely Places

Since the election, a cascade of dour announcements has filled my inbox about what the new Trump administration will do to the environment.

BY David Monsma

Journal of Ideas

01.26.2017
The Environment

Missing the Planet’s Biggest Story

Straight talk about the environment exists now only as a diversion in the great national misunderstanding about energy, climate change and the economy.

BY David Monsma

Journal of Ideas

11.09.2015
Climate Change

Investing to Address Climate Change Abroad

As momentum builds around the movement to divest from fossil fuels, it is likely investors will soon to be talking about carbon bubbles and investment strategies to come out on the right side of climate change, especially in new growth markets.

BY Robert Foster

Journal of Ideas

12.10.2014