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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RELEASE: Letter Advises Senate Republicans to Prioritize Energy Affordability and Reliability by Maintaining Support of Innovative Technologies in Budget Reconciliation
Washington, DC, June 25, 2025 — As Congress weighs sweeping changes to federal energy policy through the FY2025 budget…
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RELEASE: Breakthrough Institute Statement on the Termination of NRC Commissioner Christopher Hanson
WASHINGTON, DC, June 16 – On Friday, June 13th, 2025, President Donald Trump removed Christopher T. Hanson from his…
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RELEASE: Breakthrough Institute Hires Marc Levitt, Former Senior Advisor to the EPA
We are pleased to announce that Marc Levitt has joined the Breakthrough Institute to lead our work to reform…
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RELEASE: Four Nuclear Executive Orders Signed, and There is a Long Way to Go
WASHINGTON, DC, May 23 – Earlier today, President Trump signed four executive orders that pave the way for the United…
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RELEASE: New Report Reveals Flawed Climate Finance Allocation in Low-Income, Low-Emission Countries
Despite urgent infrastructure and development needs, climate adaptation remains underfunded
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RELEASE: Congress Passes the ADVANCE Act, Near Unanimous Support for a New Generation of Nuclear Energy Plants
WASHINGTON, DC, June 19 – After more than a year of negotiations, Congress approved the ADVANCE Act (Accelerating…
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RELEASE: New Breakthrough Institute Report Details Pathway for Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Improve Public Engagement
Berkeley, CA - March 7, 2024 — A new report from the Breakthrough Institute identifies key challenges the Nuclear…
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RELEASE: Executive Director Ted Nordhaus’s statement on News that President Biden does not plan to re-nominate Commissioner Jeff Baran to the NRC
RELEASE: Breakthrough Institute Founder and Executive Director Ted Nordhaus’s statement on News that President Biden…
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RELEASE: U.S. House Passes Ban on Russian Uranium Imports
December 13, 2023— Berkeley, CA The Breakthrough Institute statement on the House passage of the Prohibiting Russian…
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RELEASE: Organizations Call on NRC to Act on Delayed Rule
Organizations urge the NRC to finalize the emergency preparedness rule for advanced reactors that is years overdue
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TESTIMONY: BTI President Ted Nordhaus to the U.S. House of Representatives
American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Updating Policies for Efficient, Predictable Licensing and Deployment
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bypasses its Own Regulations
Recurring attempts to impose new requirements for nuclear security show how
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BTI Experts to Speak at the NRC's Regulatory Information Conference
Like Woodstock for nuclear fans
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Former Nuclear Regulator Expresses Concerns with Preliminary 10 CFR Part 53
Former NRC Regulator and Expert on Risk-informed, Performance-based (RIPB) Methods Expresses Concerns with NRC’s…
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Evolves Environmental Review for Hermes Test Reactor, Yet Opportunities for Improvement Remain
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Acknowledges Some Benefits of the Project, But Further Progress is Needed to…
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RELEASE: Former Nuclear Regulators Propose an Alternative Approach to Preliminary 10 CFR Part 53
Borrowing from Long-standing Commission Policy and Practices Governing a Risk-informed, Performance-based (RIPB)…
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RELEASE: Dashed Hopes for More Open Collaboration on Preliminary Part 53
NRC Rebuffs Numerous Requests for Open, Collaborative Development of Preliminary Rule for Licensing Advanced Reactors
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NRC’s Open Collaboration with Stakeholders is Key to Satisfying Congressional Mandate
Stakeholders, concerned with the exclusive and iterative development of a new rule for licensing advanced reactors,…
