Articles about America First
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RELEASE: Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Could Have Significant Impact on the Economy, Environment, and Animal Welfare
New research shows degree of climate benefits depend on extent consumers are willing to shift diets, structure of meat…
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WEBINAR: How to Build a Low-Carbon and Humane Meat Industry
Berkeley, Calif. — There is no question that the U.S. meat industry produces significant environmental, social, and…
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Food and Agriculture
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RELEASE: New Research Shows Genetically Modified Crops Could Significantly Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The research, conducted by the University of Bonn and the Breakthrough Institute, highlights the enormous potential of…
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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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ICYMI: Foreign Policy & WaPo: With Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Food Price Spikes and Revolutions if Ukrainian Grain Deliveries are Disrupted
Breakthrough Institute’s Alex Smith writes how a conflict could have global implications on food systems
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RELEASE: Breakthrough Institute Announces 2022 Senior Fellows
Berkeley, Calif. — Today, the Breakthrough Institute announced the addition of five new Senior Fellows: Omar Wasow,…
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Food and Agriculture
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Energy and Climate
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Energy and Climate
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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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Energy and Climate
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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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Blog: The Need for NEM Reforms and the False Argument About the Cost of Diablo Canyon
Rooftop solar has in many ways been a clean energy success story in California. Generous tax credits and net metering —…
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Food and Agriculture
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STATEMENT: NuScale Nuclear Developer Goes Public in Major Milestone, But NRC Remains Biggest Obstacle to Future of Advanced Nuclear Energy
Berkeley, Calif. — Today, NuScale, an advanced nuclear energy developer, announced it will be going public, marking a…
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Food and Agriculture
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STATEMENT: The White House’s latest Executive Order enriches the future of nuclear energy
Berkeley, Calif. — Today, the Biden Administration released a new Executive Order (EO) laying out their climate…
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Blog: Takeaways from the Save Diablo Canyon Rally
Last weekend, a crowd of more than one hundred people filled the courtyard in front of the San Luis Obispo Superior…
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Food and Agriculture
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Closure of San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Increased Emissions in California by 37 Million Metric Tons of CO2e
Closing nuclear power plants consistently increase emissions. As momentum is building for California to reconsider the…
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RELEASE: Alternative meats are here to stay — and so is beef
Berkeley, Calif. — Today, the Breakthrough Institute’s Saloni Shah, Food and Agriculture Analyst, and Dan…
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Blog: Plant-Based Meat Prices are Falling. What Does That Mean for Beef and Emissions?
As prices fall for plant-based meats like the Beyond and Impossible Burger, many expect them to replace a large portion…
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RELEASE: After the Green New Deal: BTI launches Breakthrough Journal Winter Issue
How do we advance green technology when idealized government solutions are no longer realistic?
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Food and Agriculture
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Energy and Climate
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Energy and Climate
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ICYMI: Foreign Policy Magazine: COP26 Is Silent on Human Rights in China
Is getting China to the table worth turning a blind eye to genocide?
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Energy and Climate
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Blog: Update from the Trenches of COP26 in Glasgow
There is a cold drizzle outside all day in Glasgow, but inside the convention center, the COP26 negotiations are hot…
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ICYMI: Foreign Policy Magazine: Rich Countries’ Climate Policies Are Colonialism in Green
Norway’s mandates of green energy abroad while being Europe’s 2nd largest natural gas supplier highlights their…
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RELEASE: New Analysis Breaks Down $2 Billion in Proposed New Ag Spending, Climate Benefits in Reconciliation Bill
Berkeley, Calif. — This week in a new blog post, the Breakthrough Institute’s Director of Food and Agriculture Dan…
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RELEASE: NuScale’s Success Highlights Pain Points at NRC for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Licensing
Berkeley, Calif. — This week in a new blog post, Breakthrough Institute’s Senior Nuclear Energy Analyst Dr. Adam Stein…
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NEW REPORT: The Clean Cow
New report details how the cattle industry can significantly reduce CO2 emissions
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Energy and Climate
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Climate Change is Not Pollution Problem
Last week the Supreme Court announced that it would hear an appeal to the DC Circuit Court’s rejection of the Trump…
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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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Blog: Build Back Better Recognizes Climate Benefits of Agricultural Research
The most recent version of the Build Back Better Act, the result of months of negotiations that are still ongoing,…
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Energy and Climate
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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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Energy and Climate
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Food and Agriculture
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Blog: Is Cultivated Meat a Bad Bet?
It's a risky climate bet, but it's one of many worth taking.
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Can NRC Reform Itself?
This week, I had the privilege of introducing a webinar that Breakthrough hosted with Third Way entitled Forging…
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Blog: The New IEA Report Shows How We Are Flattening the Curve of Future Emissions
The new World Energy Outlook 2021 from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows how the world is making progress on…
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Energy and Climate
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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.…
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Blog: The Road Between the UN Food Systems Summit and COP26
Thursday, September 23rd marked the first day of the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) which convened…
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Energy and Climate
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Blog: Global Innovation Policy for Alternative Proteins
On September 23, the UN Secretary-General will convene the 6th ever Food System Summit, representing an opportunity to…
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Blog: House Ag Committee Includes $7.75B Investment in Ag Research & Infrastructure in Reconciliation Bill
Here’s a breakdown of how the $7.75 billion would be spent.
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Blog: NGOs Propose Principles for the Responsible Governance of Gene Editing
We lay out how they might start being put into practice.
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ICYMI: The Hill - Arguments against the Versatile Test Reactor undermine America's climate future
Oped from Breakthrough Institute’s Ted Nordhaus and Dr. Adam Stein highlight deliberate misrepresentation and…
