Research Analyst
Anna van Brummen is a Research Analyst with Rhodium Group’s Energy & Climate practice, focusing on US energy markets and policy.
Energy & ClimateAnna assesses the impacts of energy policy using a national energy modeling framework. Prior to joining Rhodium, Anna worked with a California environmental consulting company to bring air quality data and other environmental quality assessments to local communities. Anna holds a MSc in Geophysics from ETH Zurich and a Bachelor’s degree in Geoscience from Princeton University. Her master’s work focused on optimization modeling of geothermal energy in combination with other renewables to meet microgrid demand.
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In our annually updated outlook for US greenhouse gas emissions under current federal and state policy, we find that the US is on track to reduce emissions 38-56% below 2005 levels by 2035, absent any additional new action.
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EPA recently finalized new standards for regulating greenhouse gases from power plants. We analyze what the new rules mean for electric power GHG and conventional pollutant emissions into the next decade.
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From a decarbonization perspective, tax guidance on the technology-neutral 45Y and 48E tax credits for clean electricity may be the single most important Inflation Reduction Act implementation action the IRS will take.
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State action has been a key historic driver of climate ambition, and additional policy action by states can help further close the gap between current emissions projections and US 2030 climate targets. In addition, states can leverage investments mad
