Trump’s Hit to Wind Is the Latest Example of Political Energy Favoritism
Nick Loris writes in The National Interest about the Administration’s crackdown on wind energy. Energy policy in the United States feels a bit like the song from the musical Annie Get Your Gun: Anything you can do, I can do better. Except in this instance, “better” means unnecessarily targeting specific energy sectors rather than letting them […]
Federal Climate Regulations Have Been a Bad Deal for Society
C3’s Nick Loris and R Street’s Philip Rossetti write on how federal climate regulations have historically been ineffective and even harmful to the very cause they try to fix. Last month, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposed rule to overturn the 2009 endangerment finding. The finding, which declared greenhouse gases a threat to public health and […]
A Comprehensive Analysis of Federal Greenhouse Gas Regulations and Subsidies
Conservatives, libertarians, and classical liberals have long advocated for less government intervention in energy markets. Freer markets encourage competition, which attracts more resources and innova-tive technologies and results in an energy supply that is more reliable and affordable. However, U.S. energy markets are far from free. Government subsidies, regulations, and mandates at the local, state, […]
How The SPEED Act Charts a Path Forward for Permitting
Nick Loris writes for The National Interest on the newly introduced SPEED Act. Rising electricity prices are a top concern for American families, and with demand set to surge, we desperately need more supply. Yet bureaucratic inertia in America’s permitting process has deterred investment and slowed the development of all forms of energy. House Natural […]
Green Growth, Not Green Guilt: Rethinking Plastics Policy Amid UN Treaty Talks
Nick Loris writes in The National Interest about the role of plastics and ways in which the industry can be made more sustainable without government mandates. In a “soul-searching” exercise, Democrats have quickly learned just how much Americans care about the cost of living. Even in California, policymakers are recognizing the unpopularity of costly and, in most instances, […]
Clean Energy’s Future Remains Bright Even Without Energy Subsidies
Nick Loris writes in The National Interest about the OBBB and its impact on the future of clean energy. With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and President Trump’s Executive Order restricting the use of renewable tax credits, most reports and commentary have postulated that recent actions have cast a dark cloud over the future of clean energy […]
What is Energy Dominance and How Do We Get More of It?
Nick Loris writes in the National Interest on the energy dominance agenda and how America can deliver on it. When we think of dominance in sports, we think of impressive, sustained excellence that overwhelms competitors: Michael Jordan’s Bulls, Tom Brady’s Patriots, and Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs. What about energy dominance? While most Republican presidents have campaigned […]
Under the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ Car Companies Won’t Be Fined for Failing To Hit Arbitrary Fuel Efficiency Goals
Joe Lancaster of Reason Magazine quoted Nick Loris on the OBBB and its effect on car companies. CAFE limits set out to accomplish a laudable goal—using less gasoline and creating fewer GHG emissions—but in an ineffective way. “There’s a number of unintended consequences with fuel economy mandates in the fact that they increase sticker prices, […]
Businesses and a Handful of Republican Senators Hate an Energy Tax in the GOP Bill
Nick Loris was quoted by Anna Kramer and Shifra Dayak of NOTUS on the excise tax proposed in the reconciliation bill. “An excise tax unnecessarily punishes the industry and will harm consumers and business and could kill otherwise viable projects,” said Nick Loris, a policy leader at conservative climate advocacy group C3 Solutions. The excise tax poses […]
An Energy Star inside U.S. homes is under attack from Trump, with the cost to homeowners uncertain
Bob Woods of CNBC quoted Nick Loris on the Energy Star program. “I’m a big proponent of energy efficiency, but I don’t think we need the federal government overriding the choices and preferences that consumers may have when purchasing an appliance,” said Nick Loris, vice president of public policy for C3 Solutions, a conservative energy […]