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Japan Seeks Carbon Neutrality by 2050
November 2, 2020 | Jane Nakano Japan announced a carbon neutrality goal for 2050 and envisions its future as a global clean energy technology leader. While challenges and questions abound, innovation will be key for a successful energy and industrial transformation to meet its climate pledge.

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Hitachi’s Exit Compounds the Geopolitical Complexity of the UK Plan to Revitalize its Nuclear Fleet
October 1, 2020 | Jane Nakano The termination of Hitachi’s Wylfa power project leaves the UK nuclear revitalization plan further dependent on China. Will China walk away from the UK market over the Huawei ban? What can the United Kingdom do to preserve its nuclear power fleet?

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The First-Ever U.S. Approval for Small Modular Reactor Design and Its Implications
September 17, 2020 | Jane Nakano The latest nuclear reactor design approval for NuScale Power's small modular reactor has major implications for the U.S. power sector, U.S. nuclear innovation ecosystem, and global nuclear market competition.

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The United States Inches toward Development Financing for Nuclear Projects
June 17, 2020 | Jane Nakano The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation proposes lifting the restriction on nuclear financing. Will this raise a nuclear safety and nonproliferation concern in the developing world or help restore U.S. leadership in nuclear exports as well as safety and security...

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Covid-19 Could Put China’s Clean Energy Agenda on Hold
April 30, 2020 | Jane Nakano, Lachlan Carey How will the Covid-19-induced economic slowdown affect China’s clean energy trajectory as the world continues to face the parallel crisis of climate change?

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China’s Nuclear Power Sector: What It Is and What It Is Not (Yet)
February 19, 2019 | Jane Nakano

CSIS energy expert Jane Nakano takes a look at China’s recent, rapid expansion of its domestic nuclear power generation fleet and what it means for the United States and other Western countries.

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Energy Opportunities under the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision
December 10, 2018 | Jane Nakano Energy is a key economic point under the Trump administration’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy, which seeks to marshal a counteroffensive to China-led multi-billion-dollar energy and energy infrastructure outreach in the region, writes CSIS energy expert Jane Nakano.

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Japan Releases Its Triennial Energy Plan—Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, and Something “Green"
July 13, 2018 | Jane Nakano Setting the 2030 target for the share of zero-emission power sources at 44 percent in its total electricity generation, the Japanese government acknowledges the value of nuclear as a zero-carbon power source.

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Demystifying U.S.-China Energy Trade
May 25, 2018 | Jane Nakano

U.S. hydrocarbon exports continue to rise, while China’s strong appetite for them is showing no signs of letting up.

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China Launches the Polar Silk Road
February 2, 2018 | Jane Nakano

China’s interest in the Arctic seems to be driven by potential energy, commercial, and geopolitical benefits, but each comes with a caveat.

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India Joins International Energy Agency as an Association Country
April 14, 2017 | Jane Nakano, Kartikeya Singh

India’s membership in the IEA is a major milestone for India, the IEA, and global energy governance. India has had dialogues with the IEA on emergency preparedness in the past, but India’s joining as an association country can facilitate its collaboration with the IEA in...


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Westinghouse’s Bankruptcy and its Implications
April 4, 2017 | Jane Nakano

Westinghouse Electric Co., the U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s Toshiba Corp. since 2006, filed for bankruptcy on March 29. The company believes that the bankruptcy will allow it to drop its money-losing construction operation and


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