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"Until large reactor advocates come up with a serious plan to remake the power sector 'just build large light water reactors' will remain a slogan, not a serious political program." Ted Nordhaus on the pitfalls of nuclear advocacy for Breakthrough thebreakthrough.org/articles/nucle…

ICYMI: We argue to phasing out eligibility for the IRA's tech-neutral tax credits after a given technology has achieved a measure of commercial maturity (namely, 5% grid penetration w/in a given NERC region).

"Trump’s executive orders are a bit like building new runways that the airports will need on the day that pigs fly." Matthew L. Wald and Deric Tilson on Trump's coal policy, the mechanics of the grid, and what it will take for nuclear to succeed breakthroughjournal.org/p/how-to-defin…

Matthew L. Wald and I discuss the recent "Clean Beautiful Coal" EO and how price expectations determine investments more than policy in our latest Anatoly Ivanov.

"It’s not too late for a nascent Abundance movement to acknowledge its urbanist bias. Failing to do so will prolong rather than repair the chasm of distrust the majority of Americans have for Democrats, the cities and states they run, and their policy choices." Essential reading

"The simple fact is that neither Democrats nor the Abundance movement can succeed unless they offer solutions for the great majority of Americans..." Jennifer Hernandez offers a critique of Klein and Thompson's new book, Abundance for Breakthrough breakthroughjournal.org/p/abundance-fo…

I have a new essay out, about how Avocado Politics came to the Council on Foreign Relations. This was a really hard essay to write because the person who led Council on Foreign Relations's new Climate Realism project is a long-time colleague, Varun Sivaram, who I have great respect for. As I note

"Whether or not the US made any commitment to cut its emissions, it would become the world’s climate policeman." Ted Nordhaus writes on the sinister implications of the climate realism doctrine for Breakthrough breakthroughjournal.org/p/the-worst-th…

Trump’s new executive order to speed US permitting for seafloor mineral collection in international waters challenges the International Seabed Authority to put its act together--and finalize its alternative, multilaterally-governed mineral regulations. New piece by me: 🧵

“A credible alternative regulatory framework must offer a viable path for seafloor mineral projects to move forward.” via ⁦Seaver Wang⁩ breakthroughjournal.org/p/an-america-f…

"The Trump administration’s seafloor minerals declaration must be understood as a call to action for international stakeholders to finalize the ISA mining code as quickly as possible." Seaver Wang's warning to the international community for Breakthrough breakthroughjournal.org/p/an-america-f…

"Humans have been genetically engineering wolves for our purposes for tens of thousands of years. They’re called dogs." Alex Trembath weighs in on the dire wolf controversy for Breakthrough breakthroughjournal.org/p/courtesy-of-…

"Wind and solar power contribute meaningfully to modern electric grids. But their benefits to the power system—modularity and low marginal costs—have to be balanced against their shortcomings." Seaver Wang Alex Trembath on lessons from Spain's blackout thebreakthrough.org/issues/energy/…

"Environmental review is a critical safeguard, but the NRC can uphold environmental standards while modernizing the process to ensure it aligns with today’s energy imperatives." Joy Jiang Spencer Toohill & Deric Tilson for @thebti Journal: breakthroughjournal.org/p/environmenta…

"Overly narrow or outdated environmental reviews delay or block the deployment of zero-emission nuclear infrastructure, undermining both climate goals and more direct environmental impacts... That cannot continue." My team's latest Breakthrough

"Biofuels increase food prices; incentivize more agricultural land-use and risk deforestation and other environmental problems." Dan Rejto 🇺🇸🌎🍴 on the risks of biofuel subsidies amidst ongoing debates on how best to support suffering U.S. farmers breakthroughjournal.org/p/biofuel-poli…

"If your benchmark for success is net-zero by 2050 or strategic impact in 2-3 years, you should just set your money on fire and heat your home with it." My advice to new climate philanthropists Breakthrough

"So you want to get into climate philanthropy?" Ted Nordhaus explains how to not set your money on fire — and actually help fix the climate — for Breakthrough breakthroughjournal.org/p/dont-set-you…

Wow. Terrific post from Ted Nordhaus of the Breakthrough Institue (Breakthrough). Phenomenal advice to climate philanthropists--so many good quotes that it wouldn't fit into one tweet! 1/6