Innovating and Adapting to a Cleaner Planet
Innovation triggers images of groundbreaking, transformational inventions. The Internet and online access, smartphones, CRISPR, and, most recently, artificial intelligence all come to mind. However, innovations, large and small, make the world a better, cleaner place. Hotels have found efficient ways to recycle water, reducing usage and cost.1 Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) use 90 percent less energy […]
More Economic Prosperity and Greater Knowledge Leads to Healthier Environments
Families have basic needs that must be met. They must put food on the table and keep the house warm in the winter. Many people have the good fortune to take food, shelter, water, clothing, and energy for granted, but the number of people worldwide without thesenecessities remains undesirably high. Many people have the good […]
Economic Freedom and Environmental Performance
The Washington D.C.-based Heritage Foundation has published an Index of Economic Freedom for three decades. The Index measures economic freedom by scoring each country in the following categories. Heritage compiles publicly available data from sources such as the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Commission, the Economist Intelligence Unit, the International Monetary […]
Creatively Destroying for a Cleaner Planet
I first began driving in 2000. As a directionally challenged adolescent, any drive not to a friend’s house or McDonald’s required directions. Hour-long trips to soccer games with somewhat familiar highways and far less familiar backroads were challenging. I had printed maps in the back pockets of the front seat, but my real saving grace […]
Free Economies are Clean Economies
The word “abundance” is having a moment right now. In recent years, books, podcasts, and organizations have embraced an abundance movement to improve the planet and the lives of its inhabitants. Across the ideological spectrum, people working in the private sector, government, academia, and journalism are convening to understand that we can get more: more […]
Free Economies are Clean Economies
Click here to download the full PDF report for print. As Goes Texas, So Can the World Foreword by Jodey Arrington, U.S. Representative for Texas’ 19th Congressional District The world needs more energy. Whether delivering electricity to a community in Africa for the first time or powering the data center revolution, energy access is essential […]
Conservative Energy and Environment Priorities for 2025
The Conservative Energy and Environment Priorities for 2025 white paper, authored by C3 Solutions and R Street, outlines a market-driven, innovation-focused approach to energy and environmental policy under a Republican-led government. It emphasizes the need for economic freedom, regulatory reform, and private-sector leadership in advancing clean energy and sustainability. The paper critiques heavy-handed government mandates […]
Congress Must Capitalize on Nuclear Power Momentum
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 […]
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. […]