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 […]
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 […]
‘This is not the end of wind’: Despite Trump’s hostility, lawmakers say the market will have the final say
Nick Loris was quoted by the National Journal on the future of wind projects. Nick Loris, executive vice president of policy for the Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions, believes that there are some gusts of hope, especially when it comes to onshore wind projects, because those offer more competitive costs compared to offshore projects. “Even if […]
Can outsiders fix Washington? The ambitious mission of DOGE
Nick Loris was quoted in a Stand Together article about the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, alongside several partners, including representatives from the Cato Institute and the Economic Policy Innovation Center. “Congress should also address the regulatory and policy barriers that adversely affect the competitiveness of specific energy technologies,” Nick Loris, executive vice president of policy for C3 […]
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 […]
Trump’s Trade War Will Make Energy More Expensive
Nick Loris was quoted in Reason Magazine about President Trump’s tariff agenda. “Canada is by far our largest supplier, and we build refineries specifically to refine heavier Canadian crude,” explains Nick Loris, the executive vice president of policy at C3 Solutions, a free market energy think tank. “Depending on the tariff rate and how long […]
Trump’s Anti-Wind Policies Could Kill Republicans’ Energy Abundance Agenda Before It Starts
Nick Loris was quoted in Notus about President Trump’s anti-wind executive order. Even conservative energy policy advocates said his Day One policies flew in the face of the energy agenda Trump and Republicans have pitched. “The concern from the pro-energy abundance movement is that it becomes a lever to deepen the resource wars that we’ve […]
Republicans gear up for lightning-speed reconciliation bill
Nick Loris was quoted in an E&E News article on all things reconciliation. Nick Loris, executive vice president of policy at the conservative group C3 Solutions, said credits with the highest Congressional Budget Office score go to projects that would likely have been built without government subsidies. “That largely amounts to taxpayers footing the bill […]