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Free Economies are Clean Economies 2025

Why Economic Freedom is Essential to Human Flourishing and a Healthier Planet. 

Aerial view of Montreux waterfront, Switzerland
Apr 2026

Investing in Innovation to Cut Energy Costs and Emissions

Introduction Energy policy in the United States stands at a crossroads. Although U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have declined substantially since their peak in 2005, much of this decrease represents a

Apr 2026

Modernizing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires federal agencies to consider how projects they fund, permit, or carry out affect historic and cultural resources. While the

Apr 2026

Genesis Prizes — AI for American Innovation

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On November 24, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14363, Launching the Genesis Mission, establishing a coordinated national effort to harness artificial intelligence for scientific discovery and energy

Jan 2026

Food Affordability and Environmental Progress: How innovation kills two birds with one stone

Americans have some of the most affordable food in the world. Consumers across the United States spend far less on nutritional support as a proportion of total consumer expenditures compared

Dec 2025

Options for Permitting and Regulatory Reform in the 119th Congress

American innovators, inventors, and builders moved mountains to provide families and businesses with the energy and infrastructure needed to power the modern economy. We built the Empire State Building in

Sep 2025

Reforming Radiation Risk Regulation

In May 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14300, Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), mandating a modernization of U.S. radiation protection standards. The order explicitly calls

Sep 2025

DOE Modernization to Unleash American Energy Innovation

America has the most advanced and innovative energy companies and venture capital ecosystem, which are investing billions of dollars to address the challenges of tomorrow’s energy supply. Those challenges are

Sep 2025

 Legislative Hearing on the “Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act” or the “SPEED Act”

Nick Loris, Executive Vice President of Public Policy at C3 Solutions, testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources in support of the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED)

Aug 2025

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

May 2025

Considerations for Siting Data Centers on DOE Lands

C3 Solutions’ response to the DOE RFI The Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions (C3 Solutions) welcomes the opportunity to respond to DOE’s Request for Information on Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure on

May 2025

Full Expensing Is Pro-Growth, Pro-Environment Policy

In this joint white paper, Nick Loris—Executive Vice President of Policy at C3 Solutions—and Josh T. Smith—energy‑policy lead at the Abundance Institute and visiting fellow with C3—propose replacing today’s patchwork

Apr 2025

Principles and Actions for More Effective Transportation Policy

Affordable, reliable transportation is the backbone of American prosperity, touching everything from family budgets to national competitiveness. In this white paper, we explain how a modernized, innovation‑friendly policy framework can

Mar 2025

Free Economies are Clean Economies 2025

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

Mar 2025

China Is No Green Energy Darling

In one of his first actions as president, Joe Biden signed an executive order suspending new oil and gas leases on federal lands and reviewing existing operations.1 The alleged purpose

Feb 2025

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

Aug 2024

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

Jul 2024

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

Feb 2024

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

Dec 2023

Durable Climate Solutions

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Nov 2023

Candidate Climate Briefing Book

The climate change debate has been hijacked by political forces. It’s difficult to decipher what’s true in a polarized environment. Too often, we’re driven into partisan camps by media bent

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