Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: How We Break the Cycle and Speed up the Energy Transition

We've all heard it: decarbonization is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. It's a moonshot, it's a "green new deal", it's our last best chance to battle the climate crisis. But the fact is, we keep missing deadline after deadline to make a significant impact on carbon reduction for a few clear reasons, including misinformation, partisanship, and shortsighted decision making. So, what needs to change? Let's investigate how carbon reduction has become a sweet new ride whose benefits aren't equally distributed, and how we can take advantage of recent momentum to fully realize the promise of a clean energy economy. In short, what can we all do to fix what's broken and seize this once-in-a-generation moment?