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How to Think about the Green New Deal after Its First Piece of Legislation
December 18, 2019 | Lachlan Carey CSIS energy expert Lachlan Carey explains what the first official piece of Green New Deal legislation says about its supporters’ political and decarbonization strategy.

Commentary
Is It (Finally) Time for a Gas OPEC?
December 6, 2019 | Nikos Tsafos CSIS energy experts Nikos Tsafos argues that the odds of a “Gas OPEC” seem higher than ever, but its chances for success remain uncertain.

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Controversy Swirls at OPEC Discussions, but It Really Has Only One Option...
December 5, 2019 | Frank A. Verrastro, Guy Caruso CSIS energy experts Frank Verrastro and Guy Caruso assess the nuanced market and geopolitical challenges facing OPEC as it convenes in December 2019.

Commentary
We Can No Longer Ignore the Link between Climate Change and Wildfires
November 18, 2019 | Lachlan Carey CSIS energy expert Lachlan Carey explains how climate change is increasing the length and severity of the wildfire season in California and Australia and why policymakers and media outlets can help communities by better communicating this new reality.

Commentary
The United States in the East Med: A Case Study in Energy Diplomacy
November 4, 2019 | Nikos Tsafos The United States has elevated its engagement on energy with the Eastern Med—and with clear results. CSIS energy expert Nikos Tsafos explores the lessons for U.S. energy diplomacy more broadly.

Newsletter
The Role of LNG in the United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy
October 24, 2019 | Nikos Tsafos CSIS’s Nikos Tsafos discusses the origins, goals, and limits of LNG’s role in the Trump administration’s U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy in his essay as part of the National Bureau of Asian Research’s recent special report.

Commentary
The Restoration Surge Brings Us Back to Where We Started . . . Well, Almost
October 2, 2019 | Frank A. Verrastro, Guy Caruso The CSIS Energy and National Security Program examines where things stand on Saudi oil industry restoration efforts following the September 14 attacks on Abqaiq and Khurais.

Commentary
Gas Line Q3 2019
October 1, 2019 | Nikos Tsafos Nikos Tsafos explains global natural gas developments in the third quarter of 2019, with a special focus on gas suppliers moving downstream and gas geopolitics in Europe.

Commentary
Competing Mobility Futures
September 27, 2019 | Nikos Tsafos There is not one mobility revolution taking place—there are many. CSIS Energy expert Nikos Tsafos explores the various forces pushing towards competing mobility futures.

Critical Questions
UN Report Paints a Bleak Outlook for the World’s Oceans and Coastal Areas
September 27, 2019 | Whitley Saumweber, Sarah Ladislaw CSIS’s Whitley Saumweber and Sarah Ladislaw argue that the new UN special report puts the threat of climate change to the ocean and ourselves in stark relief and makes clear that a lack of action will have dire consequences.

Commentary
Why the Trump Administration’s Environmental Rollback is Increasingly Seeing Pushback
September 24, 2019 | Kyle Danish, Sarah Ladislaw

Kyle Danish and Sarah Ladislaw examine the motives of the Trump administration deregulatory energy agenda and the increasingly divergent industry responses.

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You Say You Want a Carbon Tax? Prove It.
September 23, 2019 | Sarah Ladislaw

CSIS energy expert Sarah Ladislaw gives a breakdown of the drivers in favor and against a federal carbon tax in the United States.

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