Sarah Golden
Sarah Golden brings more than a decade of experience in climate, clean energy and politics. Golden is a columnist at Trellis and a frequent speaker at industry events and podcasts. She also leads Trellis' flagship event, VERGE, focusing on how organizations are deploying climate tech to reduce emissions. Golden holds bachelor's degrees in politics and environmental studies from Whitman College, and was an Annenberg Dean’s Scholar at the University of Southern California, where she earned a master's degree in broadcast journalism. She also studied Financing and Deploying Clean Energy at Yale University, where she continues to serve as an Ambassador. She loves rivers, dogs and boats.
The data center that warms homes with waste heat
Why are we using energy to both heat and cool buildings at the same time? Read More
Climate risks are larger than clean energy transition anxieties
To act or not to act? Climate risks are outstripping clean energy transition anxieties for major corporations. Read More
Clean energy aims for true zero
Power shift: Leading organizations are figuring out how to match energy use with clean energy supply in real-time. Read More
Grading companies’ net-zero plans
The grades are in, and major companies are coming up short on net-zero goals. Read More
How a clean energy transition supports Ukraine
The outbreak of the Ukraine war lays bare the structural flaws with EU's strategy to use natural gas as a bridge fuel. Plans to increase support for green hydrogen and streamline renewable permitting are a good start. Read More
What you should know about the White House’s industrial decarbonization plan
The policies, funded by the bipartisan infrastructure bill, reflect the power of the federal government to send market signals to decarbonize. Read More
Community solar’s star is on the rise
The community solar market had a record year in 2020, accounting for 37 percent of annual non-residential solar capacity — up from just 13 percent in 2016. Read More
Lessons from whale oil on the clean energy transition
Corporate clean energy procurements are on the rise. So are emissions. What gives? The history of whale oil holds answers. Read More
What decarbonizing buildings teaches us about climate priorities
A new Urban Land Institute report captures something valuable about this moment: the maturation of professionals’ understanding of what key trends mean and the complexity of how to get there. Read More
Q4 2021: Amazon goes bigger, industrial players engage, deal formats morph
The fourth quarter brought the addition of 3.1 gigawatts of clean energy capacity from U.S. companies. Read More
