Tricia Crimmins

1 week ago | emergingtechbrew.com | Tricia Crimmins

Republicans in Washington seem to be softening a bit on some facets of green tech: Last month, House Republicans expressed excitement about geothermal energy production in a hearing, and the Trump administration stated its intentions to “usher in a nuclear renaissance” via four executive orders.

2 weeks ago | emergingtechbrew.com | Tricia Crimmins

If the fate of the Inflation Reduction Act’s green tax credits were a sports game, we’d be at halftime. The House passed a version of Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” that cuts key green tax credits, and now the Senate has to decide whether the credits will be repealed. During panel discussions and interviews at Sustainability Week USA, Economist Impact’s clean tech conference, clean energy consultants expressed frustration over recent setbacks, as well as determination to stay the course.

2 weeks ago | emergingtechbrew.com | Tricia Crimmins |Jordyn Grzelewski

A decade ago, before all-electric vehicles were routinely spotted on roads, drivers of Volkswagen’s diesel offerings thought they were making an environmentally conscious choice. The company had touted a “best of both worlds” approach: It said its diesel vehicles produced lower emissions than competitors, but still gave customers more energy per gallon compared to gasoline.

2 weeks ago | emergingtechbrew.com | Tricia Crimmins

Clean energy tax credits have bolstered widespread investment in renewable energy since the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022. But President Trump has taken aim at them in his “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which passed the House of Representatives last month with cuts to key tax credits that apply to residential clean tech and clean energy production and investment.

2 weeks ago | emergingtechbrew.com | Tricia Crimmins

Massachusetts has the highest number of climate tech startups per capita in the world—not just in the US. It’s a fact that Governor Maura Healey is proud of, and an achievement she touts when discussing her plan to make the state “the undisputed global home of climate technology.”“I’ve never viewed my competition with other states,” she said in a speech last month at ClimaTech.