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Climate and Energy
The risks of climate change demand rapid decarbonization. At the Niskanen Center, we believe optimal climate policies are grounded in free market principles and an effective government. A border-adjusted carbon tax provides market-friendly incentives for businesses and individuals to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and shift to clean energy uses. Removing regulatory barriers to building and deploying low-carbon technologies and infrastructures is key to accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy. Our team is dedicated to working on these policy areas to contribute to economically efficient and effective climate solutions.
From green goals to black ink: Reforming carbon accounting for a new era of competition
Permitting reform is back, and here's how Congress can get it done this time
Unlocking HVDC: How Congress can enable a more resilient grid
Rising energy demands and the threat to open access: A call for market-based solutions
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The winter of our grid's discontent: Hardening the grid once and for all after Winter Storm Fern
Where U.S. carbon policy is being decided in 2026
How HVDC transmission can keep Texas independent and resilient
Niskanen Center files amicus brief in federal suit over DOE's intervention in Midwest electricity markets
Senator Whitehouse reintroduces a Clean Competition Act, aiming to link industrial competitiveness and carbon advantage
America's fading carbon advantage: The wake-up call from COP30
Niskanen comments on Department of Energy's Speed to Power RFI
Why are utilities building tomorrow's grid with yesterday's technology?
The arithmetic of availability: Prospects for American grid dominance in 2030
Can the SPEED Act break transmission gridlock? We put it to the test.
From green goals to black ink: Reforming carbon accounting for a new era of competition
Permitting reform is back, and here's how Congress can get it done this time
Op-ed: Utah is leading the energy charge. Now let's connect it.
Transmission: the Ozempic for our energy bills
Rising energy demands and the threat to open access: A call for market-based solutions
Unlocking HVDC: How Congress can enable a more resilient grid
Resource adequacy: The foundation of America's power grid reliability
Niskanen Center applauds introduction of Veterans Energy Transition Act
Niskanen comments on Justice Department's Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force
ROFR laws fragment America's transmission grid
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