Energy and Climate
Make clean energy cheap.
Access to affordable and reliable energy is absolutely essential for human development, but energy production takes a heavy toll on the environment. With demand for energy expected to grow for decades to come as developing nations emerge from poverty, substantial innovation into clean energy technologies will be necessary to achieve our ambitious goals for greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
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NRC Needs a Technology-inclusive Reorganization and Stakeholder-inclusive Engagement
Senior Policy Advisor Rani Franovich identifies two opportunities for NRC to successfully modernize its licensing…
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NEW REPORT: Advanced Nuclear Technology Will Provide Critical Climate and Energy Benefits to the Future US Clean Energy System
Bold investments in advanced nuclear energy will further technological innovation, secure US leadership in…
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RELEASE: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Persists with Higher than Necessary Hurdles for Advanced Reactors
Joint letter from the American Nuclear Society and Breakthrough Institute urges NRC to correct security rule language…
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RELEASE: By Keeping Diablo Canyon Open, CA Would Maintain State’s Largest Source of Clean Energy
Gov. Newsom’s announcement to LA Times Ed Board to reconsider decision to shut down the plant is a major step toward…
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RELEASE: Saving Palisades Nuclear Power Plant To Secure Michigan’s Clean Energy Future
New analysis shows that shutting down Palisades nuclear power plant would cost Michigan more clean power than almost…
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New Leadership for Breakthrough Institute Climate and Energy Program, New Nuclear Energy Innovation Program, Professor Patrick Brown Joins Breakthrough Institute
Today we say goodbye to one leader, and welcome three new ones.
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WAR IN UKRAINE: Breakthrough Institute Analysts Dr. Stein and Franovich Release Statements on Loss of Offsite Power at Chernobyl
Berkeley, Calif. — Today, Breakthrough Institute Director for Nuclear Energy and Innovation Dr. Adam Stein and Senior…
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RELEASE: Breakthrough Institute, Open Data Advocates Send Letter to International Energy Agency Urging Free and Open Access to Data
The International Energy Agency, one of the world’s largest repositories of scientific, economic, and logistical data,…
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ICYMI-Breakthrough Blog: NRC revises previously issued subsequent license renewal for existing nuclear power plants
The surprising decision rejects long standing NRC decisions and undermines one of the Biden Administration’s key policy…
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ICYMI - Wall Street Journal: For a Clean-Energy Future, We Need Deregulation
Ted Nordaus writes how environmental protections from decades past are blocking the infrastructure urgently needed to…
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Release: Breakthrough Institute Hires Former NRC Regulator Rani Franovich as Senior Policy Advisor
Berkeley, Calif. — This week, the Breakthrough Institute announced the hiring of Rani Franovich as Senior Policy…
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RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Clear Drop in Transportation Emissions from Pandemic with Increased Remote Work Opportunities
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) fell 40% at the beginning of the pandemic, but rebounded by last October — far quicker…
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RELEASE: The Need for Net Metering Reforms and the False Argument about the Cost of Diablo Canyon
CA's net metering reforms are an important step, but keeping Diablo Canyon open is a cheaper way to provide clean energy
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RELEASE: Environmental justice must receive stronger consideration by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Berkeley, Calif. — Today, the Breakthrough Institute’s Senior Climate and Energy Analyst Dr. Seaver Wang published a…
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ICYMI: Times of India - COP26: Instead of Lectures to India, West Needs to Pay Up
Breakthrough Institute’s Vijaya Ramachandran and CSIS’ Sandeep Pai author cutting oped ahead of COP26 conference in…
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RELEASE: NRC Must Adopt Simpler Safety Metrics for Proposed Nuclear Power Plants
Berkeley, Calif. — This week, the Breakthrough Institute’s Sr. Nuclear Energy Analyst Dr. Adam Stein submitted a…
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CONGRESSIONAL LETTER: The Breakthrough Institute Urges Congress to Include Nuclear in New Federal Tax Credit
Berkeley, Calif. — Today, the Breakthrough Institute’s Sr. Energy Analyst, Jameson McBride, and Sr. Nuclear Analyst,…
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ICYMI: CEPP Could Cost CA Billions Over Decision to Close Diablo Canyon
Berkeley, Calif. — Yesterday, the Breakthrough Institute’s Director of Climate and Energy Zeke Hausfather -, Sr.…
