Category Archives: The Breakthrough Institute
China Aims to “Leapfrog” U.S. in Clean Energy Race
ImaginingChina as a giant green frog seems a little ridiculous, but, as PeterFord of the Christian Science Monitor reported last week in a pieceentitled "China’s Green Leap Forward," China’s intent to "leapfrog" the United States in the clean energy race is far from ridiculous – it may soon be a reality. While the U.S. languidly [...]
Senators: Climate Bill Should Support Clean Energy Manufacturing
By Juliana Williams, Breakthrough Fellow Thursday, 10 Senate Democrats sent a letterto the President Obama outlining their position on upcoming climatepolicy. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), RussellD. Feingold (D-WI), Carl Levin (D-MI), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Robert P.Casey (D-PA), Robert C. Byrd (D-WV), Arlen Specter (D-PA), John D.Rockefeller IV (D-WV), and Al Franken (D-MN) [...]
Asia’s Clean Tech Tigers Surging Ahead
As Congress debates the Waxman-Markey climate bill, Asia is moving rapidly to win the clean energy race. So warns a new article in the Washington Post today that should serve as a wake-up call to America’s leadership at the highest level. The new investigative article by Steven Mufson, entitled "Asian Nations Could Outpace U.S. in [...]
China and India Launch New Solar Energy Projects
China and India have begun to look ahead with new government investmentpolicies that rapidly expand solar power capacity in each country,while the U.S. mires itself in controversy over the weakenedcap-and-trade bill working its way through Congress While the US mires itself in controversy overthe weakened cap-and-trade bill working its way through Congress, Chinaand India have [...]