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At the time, many advocates said we could only solve the climate challenge with 100% renewable energy and by starving the fossil energy industry. They said the government needs to solve the challenge; free-market innovations would be too expensive, and consumers and industry wouldn\u2019t adopt them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advocacy for small modular nuclear was limited, few embraced carbon capture as a solution, and other game-changing technologies like long-duration, grid-scale storage were barely a glimmer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thankfully, conservatives knew there was a better way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/04\/jay-collins-curtis-photo.jpg\")
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Over the past 10 years<\/a>, the ClearPath family of entities has worked with private sector innovators and leaders in Congress to shape conceptual ideas into pragmatic policy, leading to the construction of real<\/em> projects. These relationships have led to significant clean energy policy wins \u2013 from developing the moonshot Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program concept<\/a> in 2016 to the inception of the 45Q tax incentive in 2018 and the Energy Act of 2020, which culminated with new legislation like the Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act and the Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership (AGILE) Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the last decade, U.S. emissions have decreased by 15%<\/strong>, more than any other nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That hasn\u2019t happened by chance, conservative clean energy leaders have catalyzed innovation policies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Did I mention that conservatives in Congress<\/strong><\/a> led and supported all these victories?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is ClearPath today? In Washington, people and politics drive policy, and policy refines our heavily regulated energy system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Recent <\/strong>polling<\/strong><\/a> conducted by Engagious and Echelon Insights shows 88% of voters believe climate change is happening, 74% want their Member of Congress to focus on clean energy, and 60% of voters<\/strong> believe innovation rather than regulation is the best way to reduce emissions.<\/strong>The leadership driving this seachange is remarkable, and here are just some of the federal lawmakers<\/a> who are meeting the demand of their constituents and have championed clean energy policy over the last decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s next?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 10 years into this dream, we have covered a lot of ground, but we still have quite the journey ahead. Many of the right policies are in place, but we need to get America building again. We need to get advanced nuclear reactors built, we need to capture carbon directly from the air, and we need to decarbonize heavy industry. Energy demand will double over the next decade, and one of the most important efforts everyone needs to get behind is updating our outdated permitting processes. Because if we continue to invest in novel technologies, and ensure that the projects currently under development are successful, then the U.S. will continue to lead the world in adopting clean energy solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>The last decade has resulted in significant growth for the ClearPath family \u2013 both in size and impact. We\u2019ve seen an 800% <\/strong>personnel increase and expanded our policy portfolio from primarily a nuclear and CCUS advocacy organization to 11 different policy areas. While we remain steadfast in our core technologies, we have added exciting new areas to our portfolio, such as tackling industrial emissions and agriculture and how we can deploy cleaner energy internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2024\/04\/jeremy-10-year-photo.jpg\")
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