After the ADVANCE Act, What’s Next for Nuclear Energy Policy? Key Takeaways: Introduction President Joe Biden recently signed the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act into law. Passed with broad bipartisan support (88-2 in the Senate, 393-13 in the House), the ADVANCE Act includes provisions to modernize regulations, increase international...
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LNG Exports: The Economic, Environmental and National Security Trifecta
In January, President Biden announced a pause on pending decisions for increased liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The pause affects countries that do not have a free trade agreement with the United States, which are where most LNG exports go. The economic, environmental, and national security reasons for expanding LNG exports are strong. Restricting LNG exports...
The Economic and Environmental Case for Immediate Expensing
The House of Representatives recently passed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. The bill includes provisions that would extend immediate expensing for research and development and short-lived assets including vehicles, machinery, and other equipment through 2025 and 2026, respectively. Immediate expensing is beneficial for American competitiveness, innovation, and economic opportunity....
A Guide to Climate Science: Beyond Alarmism: Accurately Communicating Climate Risk is Essential for Good Policy
Key Takeaways Introduction When David Wallace-Wells published an essay on climate change for New York magazine in 2017, the prestigious journalist had a dire warning for the future of our planet: “It is, I promise, worse than you think.” In February 2019, he published a book called The Uninhabitable Earth. A mere ten months later, Wallace-Wells...
TESTIMONY: What More Public Lands Leasing Means for Achieving U.S. Climate Targets
The following is an excerpt from Nick Loris’ testimony before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the Committee on Natural Resources on December 2, 2021: My name is Nick Loris, and I am the Vice President of Public Policy at the Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions (C3 Solutions). Thank you for this...
Getting to Know America’s Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration (ARCs) Act
Key Takeaways Natural climate solutions are important to reducing the risks of climate change, but their efforts are often hamstrung by regulatory and funding challenges. The America’s Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration (ARCs) Act makes key investments into revegetation efforts, forest management practices, and research activities. While key funding is needed to accelerate conservation and forest...