Energy and Climate

Don't Let Bogus Environmental Claims Bring Down Supersonic Flight
As ITIF’s Alan McQuinn and Samuel Hammond of the Niskanen Center write for the Daily Caller, the next generation of supersonic passenger jets is projected to be cleaner, cheaper, and more affordable—helping increase accessibility to every corner of Spaceship Earth.
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For a menu of actionable ideas for policymakers related to clean-energy innovation, see ITIF’s “Tech Policy To-Do List.”

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November 10, 2014
How the DOE's Better Buildings Challenge is Pushing Deep Decarbonization
DOE’s building efficiency challenge is serving as a critical driver of technology development and implementation.
November 7, 2014
Slow Climate Change or End Energy Poverty? Let's Do Both.
Climate mitigation and energy access are not mutually exclusive.
October 29, 2014
Next-Generation R&D Partnerships: The NCATS Success Story
Please join us for a panel discussion of the NCATS technology transfer model, successful case studies, and lessons learned for other government agencies.
October 22, 2014
The Alternative to the Climate Nuclear Option is Innovation
The drastic economic cost of across-the-board deep decarbonization can be avoided.
September 29, 2014
Can Mitigating Global Climate Change be a Free Lunch?
There are short-term costs to transitioning to a low-carbon economy that can’t realistically be ignored.
September 25, 2014
Time for the National Labs to Go Local
The labs can and should be a regional economic engine.
September 24, 2014
Department of Energy’s National Labs Can Also Be Regional Hubs
The National Labs can be regional economic engines.
September 16, 2014
The Role of the DOE National Labs in the 21st Century Innovation Economy
Join the Science and National Laboratory Caucus and the Center for Clean Energy Innovation for a briefing on the value of the DOE National Lab system.
September 16, 2014
The Role of the DOE National Labs in the 21st Century Innovation Economy
Since their inception in the 1940’s, the Department of Energy (DOE) National Labs have been in the vanguard of America’s global innovation leadership.
September 10, 2014
Going Local: Connecting the National Labs to their Regions for Innovation and Growth
Policy should be reformed to better integrate the national labs with regional economies.

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