Energy and Climate | Decarbonization
Decarbonization
-
Terry Engelder on Federal Role in Shale Gas Revolution
As a part of the Breakthrough Institute's in-depth investigation of shale gas extraction and the role of the federal…
-
New Air Pollution Rules Could Reduce US Electric-Sector CO2 Emissions By More Than 4 Percent
Updated: This post was originally published on January 1, 2012. It was updated on January 27, 2012 to reflect the…
-
New Investigation Finds Decades of Government Funding Behind Shale Revolution
The technological revolution allowing for the cheap extraction of natural gas from shale occurred thanks to more than…
-
History of the Shale Gas Revolution
The shale gas revolution, which has been the primary source of increased natural gas production since 2000, [1] is the…
-
Interview with Dan Steward, Former Mitchell Energy Vice President
Mitchell Energy's first horizontal well was subsidized by the federal government, according to former geologist and…
-
The iPhone and the Invisible Hand of Government
With sad news this week of the passing of Apple's Steve Jobs, we look back at the history of public-private…
-
Does Efficiency Present a Catch-22?
Writing for Conservation Magazine, reporter John Carey spotlights an ongoing debate over "rebound effects" simmering…
-
Statement on "Climate Pragmatism" from BTI Founders Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus
Full Report OverviewThe best way to move forward on climate policy is to not focus on climate at all.That's the…
-
-
Japan’s New Emissions Math
By Roger Pielke Jr., Cross-posted from Roger Pielke Jr.'s BlogYesterday I posted up a short bit from the IEA which…
-
Know Your Heritage: The Heritage Foundation’s Incoherent Attack On Public Investment in Energy Innovation
Last week the Heritage Foundation released a policy "backgrounder" report calling for a near-dismantling of the…
-
Decline in US Nuclear Power Would Increase Carbon Emissions
Phasing out the United States' entire nuclear power supply by 2030 would increase the country's carbon dioxide…
-
-
The Long Death of Environmentalism
Last week Breakthrough cofounders Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus returned to Yale University for a…
-
Obama’s Breakthrough
With last night's State of the Union address, President Obama has shifted the debate from the partisan climate wars to…
-
SOTU: In the Face of Spending Cuts, Making the Case for Investment in Innovation
Tonight, President Obama is prepared to call for renewed federal investment in infrastructure, research, education, and…
-
-
Why Climate Science Divides Us But Energy Technology Unites Us
Thank you very much. We'd like to start by thanking William Ott for inviting us to give this colloquium, which is an…