Video Briefing – Task Force on U.S. Indo-Pacific Energy Strategy
EIRP’s Task Force on Indo-Pacific Energy Strategy released its final report, Advancing American Energy and Innovation in the Indo-Pacific Region, on May 13, 2021.
Advancing American Energy and Innovation in the Indo-Pacific Region
EIRP’s high-level bipartisan Task Force on U.S. Indo-Pacific Energy Strategy produced this comprehensive assessment of the intersection between the ongoing global energy transition and intensifying geopolitical and geoeconomic competition in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region.
Panel Discussion: Great Power Competition in Military Technology
On November 18, 2020, EIRP President Paul J. Saunders moderated the second panel in a joint EIRP/Center for the National Interest series on great power technology competition.
Atlantic Council/EIRP Webinar Assesses U.S.-Japan and U.S.-South Korea Energy Technology Cooperation
On December 14, 2020, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and EIRP co-sponsored a webinar evaluating challenges and opportunities to U.S.-Japan and U.S.-South Korea cooperation on energy technology research and development.
Challenges and Opportunities in U.S.-Japan and U.S.-South Korea Energy Technology Cooperation
EIRP President Paul J. Saunders assesses U.S. energy research and development cooperation with Japan and South Korea during the Trump administration as well as challenges and opportunities for the incoming Biden administration in this December 2020 study.
E&E News Quotes Thernstrom On Carbon Pricing, Clean Energy Standards
E&E News quoted EIRP CEO Samuel Thernstrom, who noted that while “there’s been a really remarkable shift in the conversation about climate and energy policy options over the last couple years,” such policy ideas are still “mostly on the sidelines” within Congress.
Saunders Explains Why the Climate Risk Disclosure Act Misses the Mark
Saunders Explains Why the Climate Risk Disclosure Act Misses the Mark
Writing for MarketWatch, EIRP President Paul Saunders argues that Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Climate Risk Disclosure Act goes well beyond its name. Rather than protecting investors, the bill attempts to use the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a price on carbon. That isn’t the …
Thernstrom Discusses How to Address Climate Change
The National Review quotes CEO Sam Thernstrom on the inadequacy of renewable resources alone in meeting America’s electricity demand.
Energy News Network Quotes Thernstrom on Republican Views on Climate Science
Energy News Network writer Jean Chemnick quotes EIRP’s Sam Thernstrom on how Republicans view climate science. He is quoted as saying “I think Republicans are in a very different space now. I think they are much more on board with the idea that there are harms to climate change and that they are attributable to man-made CO2 emissions…
EIRP CEO Samuel Thernstrom testifies before House Energy & Commerce Committee
On February 28, 2019, EIRP CEO Samuel Thernstrom testified during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. He assessed the Paris Agreement and presented his perspective on U.S. domestic energy and climate policy.