SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITIONS FOR ALL
The Fastest Path to Zero Initiative at the University of Michigan facilitates community-focused, sustainable energy transitions through tool design and research that mix practicality with collective imagination.

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New nuclear requires strong governance to avoid making old mistakes
By Kate McAlpine Nuclear energy has long been considered essential for meeting growing global energy demands, but the potential expansion of advanced nuclear energy systems, like small modular reactors, creates—and in some cases reinforces—problems that technological solutions alone will not be able to fix. A new report from the University of Michigan lays out implications of the…
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Aditi Verma serves on planning committee for National Academies workshop
Proceedings from the “Pathways for New Nuclear Development” workshop were recently released.
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Building bridges through clean energy and workforce collaboration
Fastest Path to Zero hosts delegation from the West Bank to explore sustainable development, university partnerships, and economic growth.
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Fastest Path team shares research at global conference on stakeholder engagement in nuclear energy
Delegation presents flash talks and panel contributions at the IAEA’s first International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes.