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 | April 3, 2024

Rejecting Calls for Carbon Taxes Is Common Sense

These days, good sense is worth recognizing, especially in Washington, D.C. The House of Representatives recently passed a noteworthy resolution, known as a “sense of Congress,” opposing carbon tax proposals as “detrimental to the United States economy.”

Fact Sheet | April 1, 2024

The $1.347 Trillion Green New Steal

The Biden Administration has promised an era of clean, low-cost renewable energy to transition the U.S. and global economy away from fossil fuels. The result, however, is billions of dollars invested in build-back-never energy policies that are crippling the health and prosperity of the American economy.

Statement | March 20, 2024

The Biden Administration’s Regulatory War on Car Choice

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Ambassador Carla Sands, AFPI’s Vice Chair of the Center for Energy & Environment, on the Biden Administration’s final tailpipe emissions rule.

Fact Sheet | March 12, 2024

Natural Gas is Clean Energy: Myth vs. Fact

FACT: The U.S. is the world’s cleanest natural gas producer.

Op-Ed | March 11, 2024

Climate Bureaucrats Give China a Free Pass

China’s annual greenhouse gas emissions have soared over the past 20 years, dwarfing those of the U.S. But according to our progressive federal bureaucrats, America’s cumulative historical emissions are the problem and Beijing now deserves a free pass.