Energy R&D has emerged as a focal point for bipartisan collaboration in the new Congress. At recent hearings, lawmakers heard testimony in favor of large spending increases spread across a variety of technologies.
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In this CNBC op-ed, Ernest Moniz & EFI Advisory Board Member Andy Karsner explain the importance of a “Green Real Deal” in order to prioritize innovation, tailor solutions across regions, and protect workers.
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NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Ernest Moniz, president and CEO of Energy Futures Initiative, about the Green New Deal, and his goal of limiting global temperature increases to two degrees Celsius.
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EFI Distinguished Associate David Foster writes in The Hill about the first Green New Deal introduced in 2008, and how the necessary changes needed for the bill to be successful in the current political era.
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In this Santa Barbara Independent op-ed, Ernest Moniz & EFI Advisory Board Member Andy Karsner emphasize the dire need for clean energy innovations.
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For Bloomberg Opinion, EFI Principals Ernest Moniz, Joseph S. Hezir, & Melanie A. Kenderdine discuss how the Department of Energy’s loan programs could make our energy systems more resilient.
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EFI Distinguished Associate Julio Friedmann appeared on the Breakthrough Institute’s podcast Breakthrough Dialogues to outline the challenges of CCS (carbon capture and storage) technologies.
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Professor emeritus and former U.S. Energy Secretary reflects on recent meeting with Pope Francis and energy and finance leaders.
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Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) spoke at the launch of the 2018 U.S. Energy & Employment Report at a conference center on Capitol Hill.
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Moniz teamed up with Thomas F. ”Mack” McLarty III for an opinion piece in the Dallas Morning News on the importance of keeping energy at the forefront of the NAFTA renegotiations.
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