Rich Powell
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Executive Director
Biography
Rich Powell is the Executive Director of ClearPath and ClearPath Action, the DC-based organizations advancing policies that accelerate breakthrough innovations to reduce emissions in the energy and industrial sectors.
Rich advises policymakers on investing wisely in energy innovation, removing roadblocks to building and exporting American clean energy and industrial technology, and maintaining and promoting our flexible clean energy resources. He frequently testifies before congress on climate change and energy innovation.
Rich’s work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, FoxNews.com, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Morning Consult, RealClear Energy, and a number of regional publications. His views are regularly featured in national publications including the National Review, NPR, Politico, USA Today, Axios, E&E, New York Times, the Washington Post, Forbes, LA Times, Houston Chronicle, MIT Tech Review, Bloomberg, Green Tech Media, Utility Dive, the Guardian, and many others.
Rich has served on the Advisory Committee to the Export Import Bank of the United States since 2019. He is also on the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center’s Advisory Group.
Previously, Rich was with McKinsey & Company in the Energy and Sustainability practices. He focused on corporate clean energy strategy, government low carbon growth strategy, and clean tech market entry.
Education
B.A. from Harvard College in Environmental Science and Public Policy, and a J.D. from New York University.
Area of Expertise
Policy and Strategy
Featured Content from Rich
A Massachusetts-based company called Form Energy recently unveiled the details of its much anticipated, multi-day energy storage system, a technology that’s been known for decades but never truly commercialized: iron-air batteries.
Policy makers in Denver, D.C., and across the country are looking for ways to make the transition to 100% clean energy to address climate change and improve our environment. Colorado was among the first few states in the nation to set a target to provide carbon-free power by mid-century.
At the Clean Energy Ministerial in 2018, foreign ministers from the U.S., Japan, and Canada established the Nuclear Innovation: Clean Energy (NICE) Future initiative. This year, the NICE Future Initiative is spearheading the Flexible Nuclear Campaign for Nuclear Renewables Integration.
Indiana’s federal lawmakers are ahead of the curve on investing in new, clean technologies that create new jobs and a cleaner and healthier environment for all. As the nation looks to establish its own hydrogen policy roadmap, Indiana is a good place to start.
When you hear that climate change is real, and industrial activity around the globe is the dominant contributor, you may assume a Democrat or environmental organization said it. But, today it’s coming from leaders in the Republican party and most oil and gas companies.
On April 15, 2021, ClearPath Executive Director Rich Powell testified before the Senate Committee on The Budget in a hearing entitled, “The Cost of Inaction on Climate Change.
