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Richard W. Caperton Archives

Helping America Win the Clean Energy Race

article icon Issue Brief Richard W. Caperton, Kate Gordon, Bracken Hendricks, and Daniel J. Weiss introduce nine key milestones that should shape the design and development of a specific clean energy standard.

By Richard W. Caperton, Kate Gordon, Bracken Hendricks, and Daniel J. Weiss | Monday, February 7, 2011

CLEAN Contracts: Making Clean Local Energy Accessible Now

book_alt2 icon Report Richard Caperton, Bracken Hendricks, John Lauer, and Courtney Hight explain the benefits of CLEAN contracts.

By Richard W. Caperton, Bracken Hendricks, John Lauer, and Courtney Hight | Tuesday, January 18, 2011

What Are the Benefits of CLEAN Contracts?

play_alt icon Video Richard Caperton discusses how CLEAN contracts help make clean local energy accessible now.

By Richard W. Caperton | Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Headway Made on Climate Change Action

Richard W. Caperton explains why this past week’s meeting of global climate negotiators resulted in meaningful progress in forestry, finance, and monitoring.

By Richard W. Caperton | Monday, December 13, 2010

Leveraging Private Finance for Clean Energy

book_alt2 icon Report Richard W. Caperton includes detailed information on five financial instruments for clean energy projects in this accompanying memo the Global Climate Network's "Investing in Clean Energy" report.

By Richard W. Caperton | Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Taking on the Global Energy Investment Challenge

Our new report demonstrates the possible gains from clean energy investments in developing countries mobilized by public and private capital.

By John Podesta, Richard W. Caperton, and Andrew Light | Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Generating Clean Energy Jobs

Richard W. Caperton and Kate Gordon demonstrate why renewable energy cash grants are better than the old tax credit system at creating tens of thousands of jobs.

By Richard W. Caperton and Kate Gordon | Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Smart Meters Need Smart Consumers

Smart meters’ ultimate success depends just as much on how utilities and their customers interact as on metering technology, writes Richard W. Caperton.

By Richard W. Caperton | Thursday, September 30, 2010

Climate Change Is Bad for Business

Climate change threatens U.S. businesses, write Rebecca Lefton and Richard W. Caperton. Businesses and Congress need to address these risks.

By Rebecca Lefton and Richard W. Caperton | Friday, August 20, 2010

End the Raids on Clean Energy Funding

Congress’s further cuts to federal loan guarantees for clean energy projects are a big mistake, write Jake Caldwell and Richard Caperton.

By Jake Caldwell and Richard W. Caperton | Wednesday, August 11, 2010

A Golden Opportunity to Evaluate Energy Tax Expenditures

A new green jobs bill offers lawmakers a chance to establish performance measures for energy tax expenditures, argue Richard W. Caperton and Sima J. Gandhi.

By Richard W. Caperton and Sima J. Gandhi | Thursday, July 22, 2010

A New Clean Energy Deployment Administration

Growing the renewables market requires comprehensive energy legislation that provides financing tools, in addition to a price signal, write Jake Caldwell and Richard Caperton.

By Jake Caldwell and Richard W. Caperton | Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Real Reductions America Can Easily Afford

The American Power Act will prevent climate change and help usher in the clean energy economy, say Richard W. Caperton and Andrew Light.

By Richard W. Caperton and Andrew Light | Tuesday, June 15, 2010

American Power Act Is a “Model” for Economic Growth

A growing body of excellent analysis shows American consumers will benefit from transitioning to a clean energy economy, writes Richard W. Caperton.

By Richard W. Caperton | Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Life After the BP Gulf Gusher

Kate Gordon and Richard Caperton offer a plan for rebuilding the regional economies now being walloped by the BP oil catastrophe.

By Kate Gordon and Richard W. Caperton | Friday, June 4, 2010