Tony
Dutzik
Associate Director and Senior Policy Analyst, Frontier Group
Tony Dutzik is associate director and senior policy analyst with Frontier Group. His research and ideas on climate, energy and transportation policy have helped shape public policy debates across the U.S. and have earned coverage in outlets from National Public Radio to The New York Times and the Financial Times.
Prior to joining Frontier Group in 2001, Tony worked as an education reporter for the Eagle-Tribune newspaper of Lawrence, Mass., and as a political writer and organizer. Tony holds a Master’s degree in print journalism from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science in public service from Penn State University. A native of Pittsburgh, he now lives and works in Boston.
Notable reports authored by Tony include Electric Fleets for Arizona (2022), A New Way Forward (2016), and 50 Steps Toward Carbon-Free Transportation (2016).
Posts by Tony Dutzik
Convenience or death? Building a better future when everyone wants everything now
Convenience is a powerful motivator of behavior. Yet, oddly, convenience gets far less attention than cost when it comes to evaluating and prioritizing policies to address climate change or other social ills.
Frontier Group at 25: A clean energy future
Fifteen years ago, a clean energy revolution was just starting to take shape. Frontier Group research helped the public and decision-makers to understand the possibilities, and embrace the promise of a future built on renewable energy.
Frontier Group at 25: Transportation for a new generation
Acknowledging that vehicle travel is not destined to continue growing rapidly forever – and, more audaciously, suggesting that a new generation of Americans might prefer less car-dominated lives – can drive policymakers and the public to have a different kind of conversation about our transportation future.
Not all change is sacrifice: Getting rid of fossil fuel uses that make us miserable
“Change” is often seen as synonymous with “sacrifice,” especially where the environment is concerned. But sometimes giving things up is no sacrifice at all. There are some fossil fuel-intensive activities that make us absolutely miserable. The opportunity to get rid of some of those activities shouldn’t be seen as a sacrifice, but rather as a tantalizing treat.