Alex Trembath is the Executive Director of the Breakthrough Institute. He is one of the world’s leading advocates for ecomodernism and abundance.
Alex's work on climate policy and politics, energy technology, food and agriculture, and other environmental issues has been published by The Atlantic, National Review, Slate, Issues in Science and Technology, the Boston Globe, Politico, Bloomberg, City Journal, The Argument, the Wall Street Journal, and other leading media outlets. He is a regular columnist at The Dispatch, and co-editor of the book The Rightful Place of Science: Climate Pragmatism. Alex ran Breakthrough Generation, the Breakthrough Institute’s founding young scholars program, for 10 years. He has served as a fellow and advisor for Case Studies in the Environment, Roots of Progress, the Abundance Institute, and YIMBY Action. Alex also launched and helps organize the annual Abundance conference. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley where he received his Bachelor's in Environmental Economics and Policy. Alex lives in Oakland, California, with his wife and son.
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By Alex Trembath:
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Energy and Climate
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Energy and Climate
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Interview with Alex Crawley, Former Program Director for the Energy Research and Development
Federal agencies played a leading role in the development of shale gas fracturing technologies, according to former…
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Time to Move Beyond Clean Tech Boom and Bust: NYT
In yet another sign of a growing consensus in support of energy policies that prioritize innovation, the New York…
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Gas Boom Poses Challenges for Renewables and Nuclear
The ongoing shale gas boom and the advent of low natural gas prices has pushed back the goal posts for clean energy…
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Beyond Boom and Bust: Summary of Recommendations
The recent gains made by clean tech sectors in the United States are shadowed by the looming collapse of federal…
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Energy and Climate
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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…
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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…
