Raising Global Energy Ambitions: The 1,000 kWh Modern Energy Minimum
Energy is fundamental to modern living and any competitive prosperous economy. SDG7 calls for modern energy for all,…
Johannes Urpelainen is the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Professor of Energy, Resources and Environment at Johns Hopkins SAIS and the Founding Director of the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy. His work offers pragmatic but effective approaches to providing the world’s population with affordable and abundant energy at minimal environmental impact. He is also a non-resident fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs.
Non-Hub Publication Highlights
Escaping the Energy Poverty Trap: When and How Governments Power the Lives of the Poor. Cambridge: MIT Press. 2018.
Renewables: The Politics of a Global Energy Transition. Cambridge: MIT Press. 2018.
Small off-grid solar systems displace kerosene, but evidence for social and economic impact remain weak. ISEP Policy Brief. 2017.
View a comprehensive list of Johannes Urpelainen’s publications.