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…
Paul Saunders: The surprising G20 climate fight with China
EIRP President Paul J. Saunders argues in his recent op-ed that to promote deeper U.S.-China cooperation in combating climate change, advocates must demonstrate that economic and environmental benefits will be greater than the costs that come with the transfer of wealth and technology from the United States to China.
Saunders urges energy innovation to sustain U.S. global leadership
Writing for the prominent foreign policy magazine The National Interest, EIRP President Paul J. Saunders argues that energy innovation can contribute importantly to U.S. economic competitiveness and to America’s global leadership, especially in an era of growing great power competition with China.
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.
Jenkins, Thernstrom on “Green New Deal” in NY Times
Writing for the New York Times, MIT researcher Jesse Jenkins and EIRP CEO Sam Thernstrom report on their recent survey of research on decarbonization and its lessons for the Green New Deal.
David Garman Appears on E&ETV’s OnPoint with Monica Trauzzi
David Garman, a former Under Secretary of Energy during the George W. Bush administration and the lead author of a new joint report by the Clean Air Task Force and the Energy Innovation Reform Project, explains why he believes the Department of Energy needs reform and how to do it.
Vox Describes EIRP Decarbonization Study
Vox energy and climate writer David Roberts describes an EIRP literature review by MIT expert Jesse Jenkins and Samuel Thernstrom in the context of wider debates on energy and climate change.
Middle East Media Pick Up EIRP Advanced Nuclear Study
The UAE web site The National reported on an EIRP cost assessment of advanced nuclear power plants in the context of growing interest in nuclear power in the Middle East.
Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Weapons
On October 17, 2017, EIRP and the Center for the National Interest organized a panel discussion of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons in the twenty-first century.