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Best of the Above

It looked like a reverse make-me-do-it – President Obama in his State of the Union address saying don’t-do-that-again to some of his most committed supporters. An array of groups had written to him just two weeks earlier about the failings of an “all of the above” energy policy, and the first words in his speech […]

Economic Challenges for New Nuclear Power

Along with increased reliance on wind and solar, a shift toward more nuclear power has frequently been cited as a way of lessening the carbon “footprint” associated with society’s dependence on fossil fuels. Alas, the likelihood of such a scenario appears to be dimming. For more than two decades, the nuclear share of total U.S. […]

Germany Says Nein To Nuclear

Germany is currently hosting United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) climate talks in Bonn among the backdrop of a historic decision by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to shut down the country’s nuclear plants by 2022. Following the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, Merkel made the decision to close nuclear plants in the […]

VIDEO: Nuclear Energy In U.S. Climate Policy

President Obama’s clean energy goal of 80 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2035 will no doubt include nuclear energy. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has said that it will be one of the many sources in the energy portfolio. Also, Center for Climate and Electricity Policy Fellow Anthony Paul’s research on the Clean Energy […]

Senator Warns of Energy Sprawl, Calls for Nuclear Power Expansion

Sen. Lamar Alexander is calling on Congress to include nuclear power in its energy portfolio, touting it as a reliable source of low-carbon energy that consumes a small fraction of the land used by other energy sources like wind, solar, and biomass. Speaking at an RFF Policy Leadership Forum Monday, the Tennessee Republican said building […]