FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2021
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WASHINGTON, DC – ConservAmerica this week joined more than 100 energy and conservation organizations in urging appropriators in Congress to fully fund energy innovation and research to ensure America maintains a competitive edge in the global market. The federal government plays a crucial role in supporting innovation through effective research and development programs.
In the letter to House and Senate appropriators, the organizations called on Congress to “immediately make robust, goal-oriented federal investments in priority energy innovation efforts.” The organizations also noted, “Congress has wisely provided spending boosts for RD&D activities at DOE in recent years. Even so, the U.S. is not keeping up with the competition and risks missing out on new opportunities as a result. Other nations like Japan, China, and those within the European Union are investing greater shares of their economies in energy R&D. To continue competing for global market share in a changing energy sector, the U.S. must demonstrate, commercialize and deploy the technologies it develops at scale. Accelerating these later stages of innovation will require a significant increase in federal funding and private sector partnership and is a vital and unavoidable step toward economic success.”
Read the full letter here.
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