Through Lucas’ leadership, Congress can empower the private sector to produce technologies that lower emissions while increasing the planet’s health and our economy.
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How Markets Adapt to Climate Change
From Matthew E. Kahn at PERC: In 1980, the biologist Paul Ehrlich and the economist Julian Simon engaged in a famous debate. Ehrlich argued that ongoing population growth would lead to overconsumption of natural resources and a collapse in food consumption per person. Simon countered that rising scarcity creates incentives to unleash human ingenuity and...
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Investments in Resilient Infrastructure Will Protect Against Extreme Weather
The immediate focus should be to help those communities in need. Policymakers must implement reforms today that will pave the way for tomorrow’s resilient infrastructure.
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Why the space race should inspire climate-minded young people
"The potential that this nation holds is infinite. Our fellow citizens will band together to demand climate action. Our innovative minds will develop more technologies to reduce carbon emissions efficiently. And people know that while this nation is imperfect, we must continuously strive to do and be better."
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Ford plans $11.4 billion investment to build EVs and batteries
"Ford Motor and partner SK Innovation said they plan to invest $11.4 billion at two sites in Kentucky and Tennessee to produce electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric vehicles."
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The latest VC money for cleaner concrete
"[Carbon cure is] among several startups attracting capital to make climate-friendly concrete and cut the massive emissions from the production of cement, a key concrete component."
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Joe Biden Wants To Spend Trillions on Infrastructure. His Environmental Reforms Ensure He’ll Have To.
"Late last week, the White House's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced that it intends to undo the prior president's changes to the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)."
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A History Lesson on COP Can Inform Future Progress
To mitigate the risks of climate change and better adapt to a changing climate, delegates at COP26 would be wise to embrace free enterprise solutions.
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These ingenious floors use 70% less concrete and 90% less steel
"The most polluting part of a building is hiding underfoot. Floors account for more than 40% of most multi-story buildings’ total mass, and many of the surfaces that hold up office floors and apartments are made of concrete."
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The Two Billionaires Reimagining Nuclear Energy
"Bill Gates’ nuclear venture is called TerraPower, and it has (rather symbolically) picked a remote coal town in western Wyoming as the site of its first innovative nuclear power plant. The plant will be cooled with liquid sodium instead of water, making it safer, more efficient, and more cost-effective than a traditional nuclear plant. They also have the potential to recycle their own spent fuel within these ‘molten salt’ cooling systems, thereby mitigating the total output of radioactive waste which represents one of nuclear critics’ strongest sticking points."
