Center for Energy & Environment

Policy Priorities

U.S. energy independence
A secure and resilient U.S. energy sector
A predictable and efficient permitting process
A level playing field for all sources of energy to compete
Increased energy exports and international energy dominance
Realistic, fact-based, and economically viable solutions for complex environmental problems
Energy policies that help America’s most vulnerable and end energy poverty—ensuring that every American has access to affordable, reliable energy

American ingenuity and entrepreneurialism have transformed American energy. When our Nation thrived under America First leadership, the United States achieved a generational strategic goal and moved from a position of chronic energy dependency to true energy independence—providing abundant and affordable energy to American homes and communities and opening new vistas of American dreams and opportunities. Our American energy sector achieved something else as well: in attaining new heights of innovation and development, the United States led the world in generating opportunity, security, and environmental progress. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) will advance policies to safeguard the freedoms and opportunities presented by our energy potential and rebuild our Nation’s energy independence while advancing clean air and clean water and helping make the greatest economy in the world work for all Americans.

Team

The Honorable Rick Perry

Chair, Center for Energy & Environment

Ambassador Carla Sands

Vice Chair, Center for Energy & Environment

Oliver McPherson-Smith, Ph.D

Director, Center for Energy & Environment

David Vasquez

Policy Analyst for the Center for American Prosperity, the Center for Energy & Environment

Beatrice Brooke

Senior Advisor, Center for American Prosperity and Center for Energy & Environment

Samuel Buchan

Visiting Fellow, Center for Energy & Environment

Latest

Op-Ed | June 10, 2024

The EV Tax Credit Is a Climate Lemon

The latest act of the Biden Administration’s energy policy tragicomedy debuted in the Senate earlier this month. In the limelight was Amos Hochstein, the State Department’s top energy diplomat, who appeared before a Senate Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation. While the event was billed as a briefing on the energy situation in Europe, like a tired stage production, it quickly became a rendition of the Left’s frayed energy fantasies before an incredulous audience.

Fact Sheet | May 30, 2024

Bidenomics Drives Up Energy Costs in Pennsylvania

Runaway Inflation Hurts Consumers in Pennsylvania

Op-Ed | May 28, 2024

Pittsburgh or Paris? Lets Put Americans First

Seven years ago this week, then-President Donald Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, correctly declaring U.S. commitment to its radical climate policies a “self-inflicted major economic wound” to the United States.

Fact Sheet | May 13, 2024

Bidenomics Drives Up Energy Costs

Runaway Inflation Hurts Consumers Across the Country

Statement | May 7, 2024

STATEMENT: Carla Sands on H.R. 6192, the Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Carla Sands, Vice Chair of the Center for Energy & Environment at AFPI, regarding H.R. 6192, the Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act, which seeks to protect the American people from overreaching federal mandates that limit consumer choice on home appliances.