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Reshore, Reroute, Rebalance: A U.S. Strategy for Clean Energy Supply Chains
May 19, 2021 | Jane Nakano, Sarah Ladislaw As clean energy deployment accelerates, so does the need to think strategically about this system. In doing so, the United States can apply some of the policies used to pursue energy security in the hydrocarbon era, adapting them to the needs of a low-carbon world.

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U.S. Climate Leadership at the G20: A Strategy for Investment, Debt Relief, and Industrial Policy
March 30, 2021 | Sarah Ladislaw The Biden administration wants to catalyze more ambitious action on climate change. To do so, it should take the lead on three G20 initiatives to mobilize green investment, enable green debt relief, and promote green industrial policy.

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Industrial Policy, Trade, and Clean Energy Supply Chains
February 24, 2021 | Sarah Ladislaw, Ethan Zindler, Jane Nakano Solar, wind and batteries are now mainstream thanks largely to government support. But their development has created numerous trade disputes; and China has built a commanding position in these value chains.

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Clean Resilient States: The Role of U.S. States in Addressing Climate Action
February 9, 2021 | Morgan Higman, Sarah Ladislaw U.S. states are important in addressing climate change. Their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support clean economic growth, and enhance resilience provide rich opportunities to identify barriers to and enablers of successful climate and energy policy.

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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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Managing Climate Change Information in the Next Administration
December 17, 2020 | James Andrew Lewis, Sarah Ladislaw Governments, industry, and civil society require increased access to climate data and analysis to inform critical decisions. This report identifies and recommends federal action in the collection, management, and analysis of climate data to guide the next administration.

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Climate Solutions Series: Decarbonizing Heavy Industry
October 5, 2020 | Sarah Ladislaw In the fourth brief of the Climate Solutions Series, the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program investigates the technologies and policies necessary to deeply decarbonize heavy industries such as cement, chemicals, and steel.

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From Disclosure to Regulation: Potential Impacts of Climate-related Regulation of Banks
September 8, 2020 | Kyle Danish, Sarah Ladislaw Can emerging climate-related bank regulation be a potent climate policy?

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Race to the Top: The Case for a New U.S. International Energy Policy
July 6, 2020 | Sarah Ladislaw Race to the Top recommends a new U.S. international energy policy based on reinvesting in domestic energy competitiveness and encouraging an international “race to the top.”

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Just Transition Concepts and Relevance for Climate Action
June 26, 2020 | Ben Cahill, Sarah Ladislaw

This paper explains the concept of just transitions, offers an analytical framework, and identifies gaps in knowledge for policymakers and practitioners.

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The Need for Climate Smart Foreign Policy
June 15, 2020 | Sarah Ladislaw

CSIS energy and climate expert Sarah Ladislaw identifies today’s three core climate challenges; what they mean for U.S. foreign policy and how the United States can rise to them.

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Forecasting Covid-19’s Course
May 20, 2020 | Sarah Ladislaw Government and business leaders often continue to plan for a V-shaped Covid-19 recovery; CSIS scholars anticipate a much longer road ahead.

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