One year on, the success of the Inflation Reduction Act—particularly for energy and climate goals—hinges on governance and prioritization, writes Jackson Ewing, director of energy and climate policy at the Nicholas Institute, in an op-ed for The Hill.

Although the Inflation Reduction Act didn’t garner a single Republican vote when it was signed into law a year ago, new clean energy infrastructure is being built in both red and blue states. That’s good news for the long-term prospects of a zero-carbon economy, Jackson Ewing, director of energy and climate policy at the Nicholas Institute, told Sierra magazine.

The United States’ clean energy transition calls for formidable infrastructure shifts—but the processes for permitting low-carbon energy generation and transmission are complex and time-consuming. US Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) discussed how to advance this transition via permitting reforms at Duke in DC in a conversation with Brian Murray, interim director of the Nicholas Institute.

The Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability and Duke in DC recently hosted an event introducing Energy Pathways USA, a Duke-led initiative that convenes partners across multiple industries to accelerate progress toward net-zero carbon emissions.

During COP27 in Egypt, the Duke University-based Energy Pathways USA project brought together corporate leaders to discuss how the private sector is doing its part to move the US economy to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Duke community members, including many from the Nicholas Institute, are playing leading roles in forming global partnerships and guiding decisions on climate issues at the annual climate change conference in Egypt.

In a new opinion piece for The Hill, Jackson Ewing writes that a credible foundation for decarbonizing the United States' economy by the middle of this century requires clear-eyed responses to unavoidable trade-offs.

A new Duke-based endeavor—Energy Pathways USA—brings together partners across multiple industries to accelerate progress toward net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in the US.