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Commentary
Agenda for India’s Green Recovery
February 24, 2021 | Kartikeya Singh In a post-Covid, climate constrained world, India must use its limited resources judiciously to establish a better growth path for its people and environment. Action in these five areas can trigger maximum returns and create the systemic change India needs for success.

Critical Questions
Extreme Weather Tests Grid Resilience across Much of the United States
February 17, 2021 | Stephen J. Naimoli

A severe winter storm in Texas and the Midwest has highlighted the need for more climate-resilient energy infrastructure.

Commentary
Geoeconomics without Fossil Fuels
February 8, 2021 | Nikos Tsafos The Biden administration wants to no longer finance fossil fuel exports and projects overseas. Such a shift will be contested, but is also necessary, eventually. It just needs to be implemented wisely.

Commentary
Biden’s Big Renewable Energy Opportunity in India
February 2, 2021 | Lachlan Carey In few places is there more opportunity and momentum for climate action than renewable energy deployment in India. The Biden administration should focus on sub-national diplomacy and expanding the use of green finance in meeting this moment.

Commentary
A Framework for Just Transitions
January 28, 2021 As the world transitions to a more sustainable future, it is essential to ensure that workers and communities are not left behind. This new framework explains the concept of a just transition and reflects various perspectives on the term.

Critical Questions
Biden Makes Sweeping Changes to Oil and Gas Policy
January 28, 2021 | Ben Cahill The Biden administration has imposed a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on public lands, rattling investors and producing states.

Commentary
A Trade Policy for the 20s, Climate
January 26, 2021 | William Alan Reinsch

In this week's column, the Scholl Chair discusses how the Biden-Harris administration might approach climate change through a trade lens.

Commentary
Biden’s North American Energy Challenges
January 26, 2021 | Ben Cahill Canada and Mexico are essential trade partners of the United States but tensions in the trilateral energy agenda are emerging, especially with Mexico.

Commentary
How Climate Ambition Can Save Multilateralism
January 22, 2021 | Nikos Tsafos Institutions decay when they lack purpose, and addressing climate change could give new meaning to the multilateral system.

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Productive Competition: A Framework for U.S.-China Engagement on Climate Change
January 21, 2021 | Sarah Ladislaw The Biden administration’s approach to addressing climate change must reflect a new geopolitical environment based on productive competition.

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What the Rally in Gas Prices Tells us about Gas Markets and Energy Security
January 14, 2021 | Nikos Tsafos A historic rally in natural gas prices has sparked an energy crisis, with several major economies struggling to keep the lights on. This crisis challenges some deeply held assumptions about gas markets and energy security.

Commentary
Gas Line, Q4 2020
January 4, 2021 | Nikos Tsafos CSIS energy expert Nikos Tsafos reviews global natural gas developments in the fourth quarter of 2020, including the rally in prices, the Southern Corridor and how a Biden administration might deal with gas overseas.

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