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Leaping Ahead: U.S. Innovation and the Future of Clean Energy
October 24, 2024

A discussion on the future of U.S. clean industrial policy.

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  • Costa Samaras
  • Tanya Das
  • Varun Sivaram
  • Lisa Hansmann
  • Milo McBride
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How the United States Can Win the Battery Race

The United States is squandering its best opportunity to compete in the global battery race.

· October 21, 2024
Foreign Policy
Advanced Orange Industrial Robot Arms Assemble EV Battery Pack on Automated Production Line
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Winning the Battery Race: How the United States Can Leapfrog China to Dominate Next-Generation Battery Technologies

The United States battery industry has fallen dangerously behind the global leaders. The main thrust of the U.S. policy response to the battery crisis must be the urgent commercialization of next-generation technologies where the United States can actually enjoy a competitive advantage.

· October 21, 2024
In The Media
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I Study Disasters. Our Recovery System Is Facing Its Own.

The period after a disaster is a precious time when people, the financial system and the government embody a kind of flexibility that could help support those who want to move out of harm’s way and toward a safer, more resilient way of living better suited to our current climate.

· October 18, 2024
Washington Post
An aerial view of people standing near destroyed and damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene flooding on October 8, 2024 in Bat Cave, North Carolina.
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Adaptation Through Shock

Climate shocks, such as recent, devastating Hurricanes Helene and Milton, open windows when the disaster recovery system can encourage and support adaptation to new climate realities.

· October 17, 2024
two workers and a dog walking amid ruins of semis damaged in floods
Disaster-Related Misinformation Isn’t Unique to Helene and Milton

The conspiracy playbook focuses on undermining confidence in government and dividing Americans.

· October 11, 2024