Environmentalism has become a special interest, incapable of addressing large, complex, and global problems such as global warming.
Ted NordhausWe can still cap carbon, but that needn't be at the top of the agenda that we communicate to voters.
Ted NordhausAll of the barriers to innovation in the energy sector are arguments for a big commitment to public investment. Only the public sector can make the kind of long-term, common investments that we need to overcome those barriers to innovation.
Ted NordhausIt is worth noting that virtually every alternative energy source we have - solar, wind, nuclear, and battery and fuel cell technologies for storage - resulted from public innovation and R&D, not private. The problem is that we haven't done enough of it, and we have done it inconsistently.
Ted Nordhaus