21 July, 2025
Key Takeaways: The sustainable energy transition is the process of transitioning from environmentally harmful sources (like fossil fuels) to sustainable ones. Sustainable energy emphasizes energy sources that fulfill current needs, reduce environmental harm, and set up future generations for success, unlike green and renewable energy which prioritize only the current …
30 April, 2025
As climate change accelerates and global leaders pursue net-zero targets through policies like the EU Green Deal1, solving the climate and energy crisis is one of the most essential undertakings of the 21st century. Perfect solutions will be hard to come by, due not only to drastic differences in political …
23 August, 2023
Abigail Hunter, a current student in the Master of Arts in Sustainable Energy (online) program, decided to pursue graduate study in order to specialize her knowledge in the field of sustainable energy, with a particular interest in energy storage. In the Q&A below, learn why she chose the MA in …
12 December, 2022
In December 2019, S&P Global released an optimistic rundown of 2020 energy events. They reported that lower emissions and increased sustainability would be a major theme of 2020. A few months later, many of those events were canceled and the predictions rendered irrelevant as the coronavirus pandemic upended the world. …
18 November, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 16, 2022, included measures focused on a variety of issues such as prescription drug prices and corporate taxes. But most significantly, the bill has been widely described as the single greatest investment in battling climate change …
5 May, 2021
Powering a cleaner, more environmentally friendly future requires advanced problem solving and rigorous data analysis. The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) community is dedicated to building up renewable energy infrastructure and proactively confronting the effects of climate change. Our faculty not only engage in groundbreaking research and …
31 March, 2021
With vaccine supplies ramping up, it seems an end to the COVID-19 global pandemic is finally in sight. But even after the coronavirus is under control, the United States and nations around the world will confront serious economic challenges as they strive to deal with high unemployment and help industries …
24 September, 2020
China is responsible for a greater share of the carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere than any other country. The International Energy Agency estimated that China emitted 9.5 metric gigatons of the greenhouse gas in 2018, accounting for more than a quarter of the global total of 33.5 gigatons. However, …
8 June, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) announced the launch of two online master’s degree programs. The MA in Global Risk and MA in Sustainable Energy allow students to engage with and learn from experts at the forefront of their respective fields, while also …
