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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Does Efficiency Present a Catch-22?
Writing for Conservation Magazine, reporter John Carey spotlights an ongoing debate over "rebound effects" simmering…
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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…
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Freakonomics Features BTI on Future of Nuclear Power
Yesterday, Freakonomics featured the Breakthrough Institute on a panel of experts debating the myriad of questions…
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Analysis: Germany’s Plan to Phase Out Nuclear Jeopardizes Emissions Goals
One week ago, the German government released a report outlining its plan to close all of its 17 nuclear power reactors…
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Energy and Climate
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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…
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UPDATED ANALYSIS: The Costs of Canceling Japan’s Plans for Nuclear Power
Updated 5/13/2011 to include construction costs for Japan's proposed 14 nuclear reactors.On Tuesday, Japanese Prime…
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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…
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Fukushima in Context
The Fukushima Disaster in Context: The final death toll from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is expected be…
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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…
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Nuclear Moratorium in Germany Could Cause Spike in CO2 Emissions
Carbon dioxide emissions in Germany may increase by 4 percent annually in response to a moratorium on seven of the…
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Energy and Climate
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The Long Death of Environmentalism
Last week Breakthrough cofounders Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus returned to Yale University for a…
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Obama’s Breakthrough
With last night's State of the Union address, President Obama has shifted the debate from the partisan climate wars to…
