
Is U.S. Department of Energy spending aligned with the nation’s needs?
Since the 1940s the United States government has provided substantial financial support for energy-related research, development, and demonstration (RD&D). The Climate Policy Lab at Tufts University maintains a database on RD&D spending by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from 1978 to the present. This is a rich history of politics, technical and industrial innovation, basic science, national security, environmental