The Trump administration highlighted energy innovation on Earth Day, here’s what it will take
WASHINGTON – Following President Trump’s Earth Day statement indicating a focus on advancing carbon capture and storage, nuclear energy, and next-generation geothermal, Clean Air Task Force (CATF) released a policy roadmap that explores the federal policies and actions needed to deploy all three technologies at commercial scale.
“Federal investment in innovative energy technologies like nuclear, carbon capture and storage, and next-generation geothermal are critical for American leadership and global competitiveness,” said Holly Reuter, Climate and Clean Energy Implementation Director at CATF. “And while the Trump administration has signaled its support for commercializing these technologies, it will take federal leadership across the whole value chain from research to deployment to achieve full scale commercialization.
“By providing federal support through tax incentives, demonstration program funding, sufficient staffing, and more, the U.S. can lead in energy innovation while driving economic development, bolstering domestic security, creating jobs, and improving public health” Reece Rushing, U.S. Federal Policy Director. “CATF’s new policy brief shows what it will take to get us there.”
Read more in CATF’s policy brief, “Opportunities for Federal Leadership: Energy Innovation, Commercialization, and Deployment.” Forthcoming briefs will highlight federal policies and actions to commercialize nuclear, carbon capture and storage, and next-generation geothermal.
Press Contact
Samantha Sadowski, Senior Communications Manager, U.S., ssadowski@catf.us, +1 202-440-1717
About Clean Air Task Force
Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is a global nonprofit organization working to safeguard against the worst impacts of climate change by catalyzing the rapid development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies. With more than 25 years of internationally recognized expertise on climate policy and a fierce commitment to exploring all potential solutions, CATF is a pragmatic, non-ideological advocacy group with the bold ideas needed to address climate change. CATF has offices in Boston, Washington D.C., and Brussels, with staff working virtually around the world. Visit catf.us and follow @cleanaircatf.
