Time to Restructure Energy R&D
September 22, 2016
9/23/16 – Human-caused climate change is real, and solving it will require massively increasing government support for research and development aimed at “breakthrough technologies cheap enough to outcompete fossil fuels,” says the leader of a Danish think tank. In Issues, a longtime energy analyst has also called for more energy innovation, but rather than simply increasing funding, the United States should restructure its energy technology program to capitalize on the strengths of both the government and the marketplace.