Seaver Wang

Seaver Wang is the co-director of climate and energy at the Breakthrough Institute.

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A worker partly crouches as he walks across the surface of a solar panel on a building rooftop. Other high-rise buildings of the Wuhan city skyline loom in the background against a hazy gray sky.
A worker partly crouches as he walks across the surface of a solar panel on a building rooftop. Other high-rise buildings of the Wuhan city skyline loom in the background against a hazy gray sky.

China Is No Climate Savior

Analysis
Seaver Wang, Vijaya Ramachandran
A person with a small dog stands in front of a blue pond, with snow-topped mountains and a bright blue sky in the background. The person is on a gravel surface surrounded by white fences, with light brown shrubs all around the area.
A person with a small dog stands in front of a blue pond, with snow-topped mountains and a bright blue sky in the background. The person is on a gravel surface surrounded by white fences, with light brown shrubs all around the area.

The Hidden Trade-Offs of Climate Policy

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Seaver Wang, Ted Nordhaus
A man wearing a hard hat stands with his hands raised above his head to work in the wood and wires of a self-made power line in northern Malawi. A blue sky is visible behind him.
A man wearing a hard hat stands with his hands raised above his head to work in the wood and wires of a self-made power line in northern Malawi. A blue sky is visible behind him.

Why False Energy Hopes Are Bad for Africa

Analysis
Seaver Wang, Vijaya Ramachandran
Workers from Wuhan Guangsheng Photovoltaic Company install solar panels on the roof of a building in Wuhan on April 27, 2017.
Workers from Wuhan Guangsheng Photovoltaic Company install solar panels on the roof of a building in Wuhan on April 27, 2017.

China Breaks Decades of Climate Gridlock

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Ted Nordhaus, Seaver Wang
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant pose for portraits on Feb. 23, 2016, in Okuma, Japan.
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant pose for portraits on Feb. 23, 2016, in Okuma, Japan.

It’s Not Techno-Angst That’s Driving East Asia to Abandon Nuclear Power

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Ted Nordhaus, Seaver Wang
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