Climate Change

A game changer in our war on climate change

By ECG Dec 02, 2021
Fusion energy is not only coming, the private device companies and their investors are steaming ahead. Yesterday, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, building its proof-of-concept compact fusion device at Devens, Massachusetts, announced $1.8 billion in funding commitments and a net energy goal of 2025. This week, General Fusion closed an oversubscribed $130 million financing round; this…
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Fusion

News from COP26 – and fusion events to watch for

By ECG Nov 05, 2021
News from COP26 – and fusion events to watch for For the first time in the history of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, fusion power is part of the discussion. The fusion conversation was kicked off at COP26 in Glasgow yesterday (November…
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Fusion

Energy for the Common Good is at COP26 in Scotland!

By ECG Nov 02, 2021
We’re on our way to COP26 in Scotland…  Beginning this week, fusion will finally have a voice on the global climate stage.  Here at the 26th Annual Conference of the parties (Glasgow until the 12th), Prime Minister Boris Johnson requested fusion’s inclusion at the conference alongside other clean energy technologies…
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Press Releases

Energy for the Common Good and the Conservation Law Foundation Applaud Advancement of Historic $1.24 Billion Investment in Fusion Energy by the US House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

By ECG Sep 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE Energy for the Common Good and the Conservation Law Foundation Applaud Advancement of Historic $1.24 Billion Investment in Fusion Energy by the US House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Call for the US House and Senate to Include Funding in the Final Reconciliation Package Tuesday, September 14,…
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Fusion

Fusion is Real and It’s Coming

By ECG Sep 08, 2021
Energy for the Common Good (ECG) celebrates the joint achievement of MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) in our advancement towards commercial fusion energy. Their creation and successful test of the world’s strongest high temperature superconducting magnet shows that a tokamak can be built that achieves net energy (and more) with a footprint and…
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Fusion

What is Fusion? An Introduction to ECG’s Whitepapers

By ECG Aug 23, 2021
When fusion energy enters the market, it will offer a dense, carbon-free, renewable energy source unmatched by current technologies. The power generation that it can provide will be a critical partner to renewables. But, taking into consideration what we have learned from renewable energy policy, finance, and commercial project development,…
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Fusion

Productively Engaging in Difficult Conversations

By ECG Jul 23, 2021
Depending on your audience, talking about climate and energy technologies to address climate change can lead to uncomfortable or charged conversations. At Energy for the Common Good, we often navigate issues such as the perceived risks of fusion energy, the urgent need to fund fusion research and development, and the…
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Fusion

Energy for the Common Good: A Quick Guide

By ECG Jun 25, 2021
At Energy for the Common Good (ECG), we seek to engage with stakeholders on current developments in the increasingly relevant national discussion on fusion energy in a clear, consistent, and public manner. In this blog, we will provide periodic commentaries on fusion and other clean energy technology news as well…
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