With Clean Energy Stalled, Can New Jersey Bet on Nuclear and Win?
The state recently took the first step to potentially becoming a leader in next-generation nuclear energy.
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And coal communities and fracking villages and all the rest.
The report presents insights on Oklahoma’s economic resilience strategies, relevant policies, and proposed program enhancements based on a set of interviews with key stakeholders.
Economist Noah Kaufman discusses the complexities of America's energy transition, highlighting the decline of coal despite federal rhetoric. He emphasizes the need to address the economic vulnerabilities of fossil fuel-dependent communities, particularly oil and gas regions often overlooked in climate policies. Kaufman also warns that potential tariffs and US disengagement from global climate agreements could hinder progress.
The actions of the Trump administration will significantly decelerate the race to decarbonize economies around the world, according to energy and climate change experts.
Broader economic anxieties and uncertainty over clean-energy subsidies are compounding industry fears.
New levies on imported goods could exacerbate a shortage of parts used by the energy industry.
Energy abundance isn't a climate strategy—it delays clean energy progress, harms global cooperation, and repeats past policy mistakes.