Alex Trembath

Alex Trembath is the Executive Director of the Breakthrough Institute. He is one of the world’s leading advocates for ecomodernism and abundance.

Alex's work on climate policy and politics, energy technology, food and agriculture, and other environmental issues has been published by The Atlantic, National Review, Slate, Issues in Science and Technology, the Boston Globe, Politico, Bloomberg, City Journal, The Argument, the Wall Street Journal, and other leading media outlets. He is a regular columnist at The Dispatch, and co-editor of the book The Rightful Place of Science: Climate Pragmatism. Alex ran Breakthrough Generation, the Breakthrough Institute’s founding young scholars program, for 10 years. He has served as a fellow and advisor for Case Studies in the Environment, Roots of Progress, the Abundance Institute, and YIMBY Action. Alex also launched and helps organize the annual Abundance conference. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley where he received his Bachelor's in Environmental Economics and Policy. Alex lives in Oakland, California, with his wife and son.

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