The Breakthrough Blog
Your destination for short, pragmatic commentary on the news of the day as well as our thoughts on wicked problems of all stripes.
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A Little Bit Louder Now
by Alex Trembath & moreBipartisan Infrastructure Deal Embraces Breakthrough’s Quiet Climate Policy Priorities Read more →
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What Ice Can Teach Us About Alternative Meat
I haven’t always been a fan of the idea that history can provide “lessons” for the future. Analogy, as my high school history teacher often thundered, “is not analysis.” But every so often,… Read more →
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Courting Beijing in the Name of Climate is Misguided
This month, a few dozen progressive climate groups again raised strident objections to Congress and the Biden administration’s foreign policy approach towards China. In their letter,… Read more →
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A Response to Ezra Klein on "The Empty Radicalism of the Climate Apocalypse"
by Ted NordhausBTI's Ted Nordhaus responds to Ezra Klein's "It Seems Odd That We Would Just Let the World Burn." Read more →
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Fixing Agricultural Carbon Offsets Can’t Drive Substantial Climate Mitigation
Last month, the US Senate passed the Growing Climate Solutions Act, a bipartisan but misguided effort to mitigate climate change. The bill would make it easier for farmers, ranchers, and… Read more →
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Agricultural Appropriations Update
Since early January, Breakthrough’s agriculture team has been busy developing and submitting appropriations requests and discussing those requests with stakeholders, environmental and… Read more →
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Blog: Treadmill Decarbonization Doesn’t Help
Two nuclear reactors at the Diablo Canyon plant in California are being forced to shut down in 2024 and 2025. When nuclear reactors are taken off the grid, fossil fuel use and the emissions… Read more →
