President · C3 Solutions
Nick Loris is president of C3 Solutions. He researches energy and environmental policy, including nuclear power, natural resources, subsidies, and the role of markets in reducing emissions. He previously worked at The Heritage Foundation and has testified before congressional committees.
Environment
The entire piece is worth a read. Several other pieces, including our own, have similarly argued that doomist attitudes not only fail to follow the science but can often be very counterproductive.
Environment
Over the next two weeks journalists, delegates and pundits will provide many narratives of catastrophe, failure and disappointment. Instead, we should approach the challenge of mitigating the risks of climate change with urgency and optimism and with policy solutions that empower climate entrepreneurs.
Environment
To mitigate the risks of climate change and better adapt to a changing climate, delegates at COP26 would be wise to embrace free enterprise solutions.
Conservation
The America’s Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act includes many practical measures to protect America’s forests, create collaborative efforts with local governments and the private sector and provide research programs to better understand the economic, environmental and climate impacts of better forest and rangeland management.
Agriculture
Agricultural subsidies stifle innovation, distort markets and have negative environmental impacts.
Environment
The role for public policymakers is make it easier for entrepreneurs and investors to do what they do best: innovate, raise levels of prosperity and contribute to solutions that are good for the planet.
Infrastructure
The immediate focus should be to help those communities in need. Policymakers must implement reforms today that will pave the way for tomorrow’s resilient infrastructure.
Conservation
We cannot ignore the current and future impact of climate change on wildfires and other extreme weather events. But focusing solely on climate change misses the forest for the trees. If we ignore forest management and restoration, we’ll have far fewer of them.
Environment
Jonathan Adler has an insightful piece in The Bulwark arguing that conservatives need to engage in the climate policy debate. Adler, a professor at Case Western Reserve University,…
Infrastructure
The bill takes important steps forward on energy research, development and demonstration, environmental conservation and remediation and improving several regulatory processes.
Environment
Rather than inflict economically harmful taxes and regulations, policymakers should work make decarbonization a competitive advantage, not a handicap. Innovative companies can deliver affordable, reliable energy and reduce emissions.
Environment
Being tough on China is not downplaying the risks of climate change or the role that China plays as the world’s largest emitter. It’s operating in the real world.
