American Competitiveness
While the United States is leading the world in emissions reductions, China’s and developing nation’s emissions continue to rise. By increasing American energy production and implementing an all-of-the-above energy approach, the U.S. will continue to not only be a global leader in reducing emissions, but also provide goods and energy for the rest of world, support economic growth and enhance security for America and our allies.
This week, the U.S. and China signed the first phase of a new trade deal that will open up Chinese markets to American goods. The eight-part agreement ends a trade war that has concerned markets in both the nations for two years. CRES Forum Director of Policy and Advocacy Charles Hernick called into the Steve […]
Texas is synonymous with American energy production; the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that it is the nation’s largest energy-producing state, including leading in both oil and natural gas—but also wind energy. In fact, last year, the power produced by coal in Texas was overtaken by the power produced by clean energy technology, like wind […]
As published in Morning Consult Our country has a strong foundation in nuclear energy. For decades, almost every aspect of American industry has benefited from clean, stable nuclear power. It’s been a steady 20 percent of our energy mix for over a decade specifically because of the focus on safety and reliability. In a way, […]
As originally published in KnoxNews, a USA Today network. Americans’ love of automobiles makes policies affecting them controversial. Automobiles offer us freedom, opportunity and joy, so it’s been a policymaking challenge to find a balance that’s pro-consumer and pro-environment. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pursuing a commonsense approach. The Driving America Forward Act allows […]
National trade association Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) released a new report, ‘Wholesale Market Barriers to Advanced Energy – And How to Remove Them’, which contains case studies that detail barriers in the wholesale market for advanced energy. The 21 case studies collected by AEE highlights a range of issues preventing the widespread adoption of new […]
Earlier this year, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) released a report highlighting last year’s impressive job growth in America’s various clean energy industries. These industries increased the workers they employed in nearly every state in 2018. In total, 110,000 net new jobs were added last year, accounting for an industry-wide growth rate of 3.6 […]
Facebook, Google, Walmart and Sony; Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Minneapolis—these are just some of the major corporations and U.S. cities that have pledged to transition to 100% renewable electricity sources over the next few decades. With new commitments being announced on a near- daily basis, it seems clear that growing numbers of citizens, civic organizations […]
As originally published in The Hill. A small group of legislators filed a bipartisan bill for a tax on carbon aimed at tackling climate change during this lame duck session. The legislation is purely symbolic, but it reflects the fact that climate change is on Americans’ minds, in part due to a recent report by U.S. Federal […]
Following National Small Business Week in April, CRES Forum began highlighting the efforts that businesses of all sizes around the country have contributed to advancing clean energy technology. Cree is a global publicly traded company headquartered in North Carolina that leads their industry in silicon carbide (SiC) power products and gallium nitride (GaN) radio frequency (RF) […]
by Kelly Ayotte Charles Hernick Originally published in The National Interest October 18, 2018 You are not alone when you experience that sinking feeling when your smartphone battery is low; “ Nomofobia” is actually a new field of medical research. However, the far more serious problem that consumers like you face is assuring the reliability of the […]