Green Project

Announcing Electricity 2.0, a major policy paper written by Michael Moynihan, arguing that America must upgrade its electricity system to an open, distributed network in order to unlock the potential of clean technology and unleash a renewable revolution.

The NDN’s Green Project -- led by Michael Moynihan, a former Senior Advisor to Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers -- works to develop a legislative, regulatory and advocacy framework to address climate change, enhance energy security, transition to a low-carbon economy, and accelerate the development of clean technologies and infrastructure to promote economic growth and the creation of jobs.

Visit the Green Project blog for more of our ongoing work.

Visit Green Project Director Michael Moynihan's blog.

Visit Globalization Initiative Deputy Policy Director Jake Berliner's blog.

Features

Electricity 2.0: Unlocking the Power of the Open Energy Network (OEN)
In a major new policy paper, Green Project Director Michael Moynihan argues that America must upgrade to Electricity 2.0, an open, distributed network, to unlock the potential of clean technology and unleash a renewable revolution.
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Solar Energy: The Case for Action
While a variety of renewable fuels have different strengths, the subject of this paper, solar power -- ubiquitous, not tied to any nation or territory, clean and free once capital equipment to capture it has been installed -- holds special promise.
Clean Technology Innovation: Reaping the Rewards
Michael Moynihan writes that if the government can build a smart grid, reform the electricity market, and support R&D for clean technology, it will promote the innovation we need to raise wages, create jobs, and get our economy moving again.
Passing Climate Change This Year
More Inconvenient Truths
Envisioning the Future of the Auto Industry
Putting the Green in Green Shoots
Michael Moynihan writes that to ignite not only the immediate economy but also the economy of the next ten years, the Administration and Congress need to move forcefully to remove barriers to the clean economy.
The Little Bill That Could?
House Passes Climate Change Legislation
DOE Turns on the Money
DOE on the move.