Addressing Climate Change Through Innovation, With David Hart

Innovation Files: Where Tech Meets Public Policy

English - August 23, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB
Technology Government technology innovation policy economics think tank government regulation law congress Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Demystifying Industrial Automation, With Dave Vasko

Next Episode: Inside U.S. Industrial Policy and Operation Warp Speed, With David Adler

Addressing climate change requires accelerating clean energy innovation across the full range of economic sectors—from transportation to electricity, manufacturing, and agriculture. Rob and Jackie sat down with David Hart, a professor of public policy at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government and director of ITIF’s Center for Clean Energy Innovation, to discuss the scope of the challenge and the best paths forward for policymakers.

Mentioned:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, “Paris Agreement” (UNFCCC, November 2016).Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis” (IPCC, August 2021).

Peter Fox-Penner, et al., “Clean and Competitive: Opportunities for U.S. Manufacturing Leadership in the Global-Low Carbon Economy” (ITIF, June 2021).Robert D. Atkinson, “Growth Through Innovation Will Help Fight Climate Change” (ITIF, August 2021).Linh Nguyen, “Refreshing the Global Agenda for Climate Innovation” (ITIF, 2021).