Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

1 week ago | itif.org | Daniel Castro

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank focused on advancing technological innovation and public policy, writes in strong support of the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) petition for waiver from 49 CFR §213.233(b) and (c).

1 week ago | itif.org | Robin Gaster

President Trump’s May 23, 2025, executive order (EO) calls for a massive expansion of nuclear power in the United States, aiming to quadruple production by 2050. It blames the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the sharp decline in nuclear plant construction after 1978, following the Three Mile Island accident. Safety standards tightened, regulatory delays increased, and regulatory uncertainty grew, as nuclear construction slowed essentially to a halt.

2 weeks ago | itif.org | Robin Gaster

The Council of Foreign Relations recently published a manifesto calling for “climate realism.” That merits attention because CFR is an influential voice. Unfortunately, while the article provides useful insights and some sensible policy recommendations, it also veers badly off course by recommending that we force emerging economies to slash their emissions.

2 weeks ago | itif.org | Stephen Ezell |Trelysa Long |Meghan Ostertag

KEY TAKEAWAYSA blanket 25 percent tariff on U.S. semiconductor imports would produce a 0.18 percent downturn in U.S. economic growth in the first year, and if sustained over 10 years, would result in a 0.76 percent slowdown in U.S. economic growth in the 10th year. A 10 percent tariff would result in 0.06 percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth foregone in the first year and 0.20 percent in the 10th year.

3 weeks ago | itif.org | Robin Gaster

A year ago, ITIF published an extended analysis of green hydrogen, a technology that has been touted as the “Swiss Army Knife” of clean energy, helping to decarbonize heavy trucks, light vehicles, cement, aviation and much more. We reviewed the $8 billion to be spent on “hydrogen hubs,” and the even larger sums for production and investment tax credits in pursuit of a new hydrogen-driven clean energy economy.