Durban is likely to overlook the best way to drastically reduce carbon emissions—making unsubsidized clean energy cost-competitive with fossil fuels by driving innovation.
Publications: Matthew Stepp
November 7, 2011
America actually faces three deficits—the budget deficit, the trade deficit, and the investment deficit—that, if left unchecked, could total over $41 trillion in the next 10 years.
November 3, 2011
Matthew Stepp discusses how policymakers can reframe the budget debate and address all three deficits through targeted investments and spending cuts.
September 21, 2011
The national energy and climate policy debate needs to adopt innovation as the default energy and climate policy.
September 21, 2011
The Solyndra bankruptcy debate is highlighting a key political weakness in energy innovation policy.
August 26, 2011
A fundamentally misguided strategy for confronting America’s budgetary and environmental challenges.
August 19, 2011
Why the green economy is headed for a crisis and an energy innovation approach is absolutely necessary.
July 26, 2011
The Battery Innovation Act of 2011 offers a cohesive and comprehensive approach to battery innovation and clean energy policy.
July 20, 2011
Congress should pass the e-KNOW Act and take other steps to enable ICT-based innovation in energy.
July 13, 2011
Lack of support for central energy innovation programs in the 2012 budget will harm economic growth and reduce our ability to curb carbon emissions.