Tatsatom Gonçalves

Sustainable Buildings Helms Fellow

World Resources Institute

Tatsatom Gonçalves is a Sustainable Buildings Helms Fellow with the Buildings Initiative at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. He combines international outreach, research, writing and data analysis to expand the partnership’s support of energy efficiency across 50-plus cities worldwide.

Renewable energy shouldn’t be blamed for spiking energy prices — it's the solution

March 24, 2022

by Joel Jaeger & Tatsatom Gonçalves & Arya Harsono & Lori Bird

Increased investment in renewable energy will increase supply and reduce prices
5 powerful examples of clean energy transitions in Asia

February 1, 2022

by Tatsatom Gonçalves & Emily Kaldjian

The diverse continent accounts for more than one third of the world's energy use. What can support the rise of renewables there?
- Renewable Energy
US cities bought more renewable energy than ever in 2020

April 26, 2021

by Yuning Liu & Tatsatom Gonçalves

Cities are investing heavily in wind and solar energy despite a pandemic year full of uncertainty.
Five trends: U.S. cities and counties are going renewable

July 23, 2020

by Yuning Liu & Tatsatom Gonçalves

Here's what a deep look at 300 local deals over the last five years reveals.
- Policy & Politics
How local US governments are getting renewable energy

July 15, 2020

by Tatsatom Gonçalves & Meghan Olson

Seventy percent of greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to cities so they must be at the forefront of tacking climate change.
$13 trillion: China's expected construction spending by 2030. Will some go to zero carbon buildings?

November 6, 2019

by Tatsatom Gonçalves & Debbie Weyl

National and local policies are fostering a building boom and intersecting with decarbonization goals.