Jack Cavanaugh
jack-cavanaugh.bsky.social
Jack Cavanaugh
@jack-cavanaugh.bsky.social
Carbon upper middle management

Director, Carbon Management Program at Center on Global Energy Policy + non-resident fellow FAI
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It’s simple: cheap and abundant electricity is good! 

In our January Book, @janeaflegal.bsky.social discusses the growing need for energy, the policy challenges thwarting new supply, and how we move towards more cheap AND clean energy. 

www.statesforum.org/january-book...
Cheap and Abundant Electricity Is Good - The States Forum
Download the full paper The idea Energy is the lifeblood of the modern economy. Electricity powers homes, factories, and our digital world, allowing us to enjoy comfortable lives in a competitive coun...
www.statesforum.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This article gets at a main tension on CCS between proponents/opponents: the industrial sector

Whether or not you like CCS, the cheapest, fastest way to decarbonize cement and ammonia today is with CCS

No way around that, unless you want to emit more and need more CDR!

www.ft.com/content/ef69...
Europe goes ‘full blast’ on carbon capture but fears of ‘expensive distraction’ persist
Industrial groups say storage is only way to meet EU emissions targets for energy-intensive sectors
www.ft.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Thrilled to join the board of Trustees @carbongap.bsky.social

I've been a long-time admirer of the work of the team, and of the banter skills of Christoph Beuttler

Let's get these tons, in Europe and the UK

carbongap.org/team-member/...
Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh - Carbon Gap
Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh is a Senior Research Associate leading the Carbon Management Research Initiative. His work focuses on policies and regulations that will incentivise decarbonisation, global co...
carbongap.org
January 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
A great article demonstrating the current cost of low oil prices for the American oil worker (layoffs), and what more production in Venezuela would make that worse

www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Consumers Love Cheap Gas, but the Oil Patch Will Pay the Price
Increased supply from Venezuela could help drivers at the pump—but it might strain the industry.
www.wsj.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Oil companies want to keep the GHGRP!

My latest in the Houston Chronicle with Pavan

www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
Oil companies want to keep the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. Yes, really
The EPA aims to cut unnecessary regulation and empower the oil industry. But getting rid of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program would actually creates bigger headaches.
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM