Breakthrough Institute Column

Breakthrough Institute Column

Betting Against Apocalyptic Betting Against Apocalyptic
Thinking The Simon-Ehrlich Wager
August 28, 2013
Electricity for All What Universal Energy Access Will Take Electricity for All
What Universal Energy Access Will Take
August 15, 2013
Against ‘Anti-science’ Tribalism Against ‘Anti-science’ Tribalism
Science Is No Substitute for Politics
August 1, 2013
Clean Energy Stagnation Clean Energy Stagnation
Growth in Renewables Outpaced by Fossil Fuels
July 9, 2013
Can the British Decarbonize? Can the British Decarbonize?
Targets Require Complete Coal-to-Gas Switch in a Decade
July 1, 2013
The Irrelevance of Climate Skeptics The Irrelevance of Climate Skeptics
Why the Obsession with Deniers Impedes Climate Progress
May 24, 2013
Ignoring Innovation Ignoring Innovation
A Review of Michael Levi’s ‘The Power Surge’
May 15, 2013
Europe's Climate Fail Europe’s Climate Fail
Why Cap and Trade Had No Impact on Emissions
May 3, 2013
Planetary Boundaries as Power Grab Planetary Boundaries as Power Grab
Giving Political Decisions a Scientific Sheen
April 4, 2013
Climate Pragmatism in the White House Climate Pragmatism in the White House
Obama Advisors Reject Climate Wars
April 2, 2013
Chinese Nuclear and the Future of Energy Innovation Chinese Nuclear and the Future of Energy Innovation
March 14, 2013
How Much Energy Does the World Need? How Much Energy Does the World Need? Clarifying the 21st Century Energy and Climate Challenges
February 26, 2013
On Lance Armstrong On Lance Armstrong: Why Sports Need Stronger Institutions
January 29, 2013
Should Scientists Rule? Should Scientists Rule? A Review of The Geek Manifesto
January 7, 2013
It’s Not About the Machines It’s Not About the Machines: How Leading Economists Misunderstand Productivity and Jobs
December 18, 2012
Energy “Access” Is Not Enough Energy “Access” Is Not Enough: Why We Need to Talk About Energy Poverty
November 28, 2012
New Technologies Preceded Regulations in Saving Ozone New Technologies Preceded Regulations in Saving Ozone: Accelerating Innovation Paramount in Climate Fight, Too
November 12, 2012
Does R&D Drive Economic Growth? Does R&D Drive Economic Growth? The Mythology of Innovation
October 29, 2012
Is Economic Growth Coming to an End?-Part II Is Economic Growth Coming to an End?—Part II: The Decline Narrative and the Data
October 1, 2012
Is Economic Growth Coming to an End? Is Economic Growth Coming to an End? How Robert Gordon Misreads the Data and What It Tells Us About the Dismal Science
September 26, 2012
The Politics of Prediction The Politics of Prediction: A Review of Nate Silver's The Signal and the Noise
September 17, 2012
Where Did the Jobs Gp? Where Did the Jobs Go? What Obama and Romney Can Learn from the Recession
September 3, 2012
Magical Thinking in Germany Magical Thinking in Germany
August 16, 2012