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What the fusion breakthrough means for our energy future

In an opinion piece for The Boston Globe, Ernest J. Moniz comments on the scientific milestone in nuclear fusion achieved by the U.S. Department of Energy. “Nuclear fusion offers the benefits without those challenges [of today’s nuclear fission], and widespread deployment would be a game-changer,” Moniz explained.

Initial deployment of fusion power plant possible in the next decade

In an interview on Bloomberg’s Balance of Power with David Westin, Ernest J. Moniz explains the implications of the first net energy gain from fusion. “I think we can demonstrate, and maybe initially deploy, some [fusion] power plants on the grid in the next decade,” Moniz said.

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One Good Text with … Ernest Moniz

Following the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement regarding nuclear fusion, President and CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative Ernest Moniz said: “The first laboratory demonstration of net energy gain by fusing hydrogen isotopes is a major physics accomplishment—a necessary step on the long road to a fusion power plant.”

U.S. Think Tank Leader Proposes A Federal Authority To Pay For Carbon Removal

The Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) has proposed creating a federal agency to execute large-scale carbon removal in the CO2-Secure report that it released in December. This would be a follow-on to proposed carbon dioxide removal legislation that is before Congress.

Think tank led by former US energy chief calls for federal CO2 purchasing agency

At the event launching the Energy Futures Initiative’s (EFI) CO2-Secure proposal for large-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in the United States, event panelists discussed the need for CDR to be seen as a “public good” and to start building the will for a carbon procurement bill.

Billions for Carbon Removal Crucial to Net Zero Goal, Moniz Says

In December, the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) hosted a launch event for our CO2-Secure proposal, which outlines how the United States could engage in large-scale, long-term carbon removal. EFI’s President and CEO Ernest Moniz emphasized at the event that this would be a considerable but necessary challenge.

When it comes to climate, we need to start thinking about Plan C

EFI Advisory Board Chairman Lord John Browne reflects on the 27^th Conference of the Parties (COP) in the Financial Times. Browne says “pragmatism executed at speed is better than perfection delivered too late” when it comes to limiting global warming.

Statement of Ernest J. Moniz Before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber

On November 16, 2022, Ernest J. Moniz, CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative and the Nuclear Threat initiative, provided testimony about nuclear weapons and energy security as part of a House hearing about Russia’s global influence.

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Obama, Trump Energy Secretaries Agree On Everything Until One Goes Too Far

At Columbia’s Global Energy Summit, former energy secretaries Ernest Moniz and Dan Brouillette agreed on almost everything, despite serving under presidents from different political parties. They only diverged on whether the energy transition would be additive or involve displacement of existing fuel sources.

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IRA most important step for climate, jobs, and energy, and it delivers for Americans

EFI Distinguished Associate David Foster references the Labor Energy Partnership’s statement on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the MinnPost. Ernest J. Moniz and Liz Shuler call IRA “the single most important step…on climate, job creation, inflationary pressures, energy security, and energy access.”