1/ Ahead of #SOTU2022 I want to reiterate what I’ve said for years: Energy independence has and will continue to be one of America's most critical vulnerabilities. A real and urgent national security issue.
2/ In less than a week, we’ve seen WTI/crude >$100/barrel, gas >$5/gallon in CA, and a natural gas crisis emerging in Europe. Post-Gulf War, we invested in medium-term solutions like domestic shale. This was a good stop-gap but not a long-term solution.
3/ Hands down the fastest and most realistic solution is solar. We need to deploy solar across the country and accelerate the mass transition to clean energy NOW.
4/ If we continue to sit on our hands waiting for the perfect solution, our crippling energy infrastructure will continue to decay and America will be left behind.
5/ Govt's role: (1) Make solar free/affordable for >70M homes; (2) Invest/empower $billions in R&D for game-changing tech like nuclear fusion.
May this be our generation’s Apollo project that marks a massive leap in technology and paves the way for the next era of innovation.
May this be our generation’s Apollo project that marks a massive leap in technology and paves the way for the next era of innovation.
6/ Without this level of commitment, we will continue to watch the world wage wars over energy/resources and everyday people will continue to suffer the consequences.
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