Ted Nordhaus

Ted Nordhaus is the co-founder and executive director of the Breakthrough Institute and a co-author of An Ecomodernist Manifesto.

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A nuclear plant in Diablo Canyon, California.
A nuclear plant in Diablo Canyon, California.

Will Washington Halt the Global Renaissance of Nuclear Power?

Analysis
Ted Nordhaus, Adam Stein
Living quarters are flooded in Bangui, Central Africa Republic
Living quarters are flooded in Bangui, Central Africa Republic

The Obvious Climate Strategy Nobody Will Talk About

Analysis
Ted Nordhaus, Vijaya Ramachandran, Patrick Brown
Electricity workers check solar panels in China.
Electricity workers check solar panels in China.

Russia’s War Is the End of Climate Policy as We Know It This article has an audio recording

Argument
Ted Nordhaus
Tea pickers remove weeds at an organic tea plantation.
Tea pickers remove weeds at an organic tea plantation.

In Sri Lanka, Organic Farming Went Catastrophically Wrong

Analysis
Ted Nordhaus, Saloni Shah
The cooling tower at the Muelheim-Kaerlich nuclear power plant collapses during a controlled demolition near Koblenz, Germany.
The cooling tower at the Muelheim-Kaerlich nuclear power plant collapses during a controlled demolition near Koblenz, Germany.

In Global Energy Crisis, Anti-Nuclear Chickens Come Home to Roost

Argument
Ted Nordhaus
A farmer harvests corn near Burlington, Iowa, on Oct. 22, 2015.
A farmer harvests corn near Burlington, Iowa, on Oct. 22, 2015.

Small Farms, Big Pollution This article has an audio recording

Response
Ted Nordhaus, Dan Blaustein-Rejto
Soybeans are harvested
Soybeans are harvested

Big Agriculture Is Best

Argument
Ted Nordhaus, Dan Blaustein-Rejto
Workers from Wuhan Guangsheng Photovoltaic Company install solar panels on the roof of a building in Wuhan on April 27, 2017.
Workers from Wuhan Guangsheng Photovoltaic Company install solar panels on the roof of a building in Wuhan on April 27, 2017.

China Breaks Decades of Climate Gridlock

Argument
Ted Nordhaus, Seaver Wang
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks about climate change at the Delaware Museum of Natural History on Sept. 14.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks about climate change at the Delaware Museum of Natural History on Sept. 14.

The Democrats Have Quietly Given Up Their Old Myths About Climate Change

Argument
Ted Nordhaus, Lauren Anderson
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant pose for portraits on Feb. 23, 2016, in Okuma, Japan.
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant pose for portraits on Feb. 23, 2016, in Okuma, Japan.

It’s Not Techno-Angst That’s Driving East Asia to Abandon Nuclear Power

Report
Ted Nordhaus, Seaver Wang
A wind farm in Jacobsdorf, Germany, on Feb. 27. PATRICK PLEUL/AFP/Getty Images
A wind farm in Jacobsdorf, Germany, on Feb. 27. PATRICK PLEUL/AFP/Getty Images

Climate Change Requires Big Solutions. But Baby Steps Are the Only Way to Go.

Feature
Ted Nordhaus
YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images
YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images

Out of the Nuclear Closet

Argument
Jessica Lovering, Ted Nordhaus, Michael Shellenberger
RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images
RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images

The End of Magical Climate Thinking

Feature
Ted Nordhaus, Michael Shellenberger
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