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U.S. Climate Leadership at the G20: A Strategy for Investment, Debt Relief, and Industrial Policy
March 30, 2021 | Lachlan Carey, Sarah Ladislaw, Nikos Tsafos 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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The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals Supply Chains
March 11, 2021 | Jane Nakano The race is on to secure rare earths and minerals critical for clean energy technologies. China dominates much of the supply chains today. How do key economies compete?

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.

Commentary
The United States’ Broken Infrastructure Is a National Security Threat
February 16, 2021 | Jonathan E. Hillman U.S. infrastructure has been dangerously neglected, even as it has become more strategically important with climate change, innovation, and China’s rise. At stake is the United States’ military readiness, national resiliency, and global competitiveness.

Blog Post
The US and China: Not Number One
December 21, 2020 | Scott Kennedy
From Trustee China Hand
It is almost universally believed that the United States and China are locked in a strategic competition of epic proportions. But in many areas of social significance, both the US and China are not number-one. 

Newsletter
U.S.-Canada Energy Trade in 2019
December 1, 2020 | Ben Cahill A new CSIS map illustrates the total energy trade for each U.S. state and Canadian province, broken down by imports and exports for various commodities.

Commentary
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?

Commentary
The United States Needs an Energy Industrial Strategy, and Everybody Knows It
May 5, 2020 | Sarah Ladislaw CSIS's energy expert Sarah Ladislaw writes how bipartisan concerns over U.S. competitiveness offer a rare chance for a much-needed energy industrial strategy.

Commentary
The G20 Agreement the World Needs Now
April 8, 2020 | Sarah Ladislaw

CSIS energy expert Sarah Ladislaw explains the three critical outcomes needed from the upcoming G20 energy ministers' meeting.

Commentary
Donald Trump Is Right. We Need ‘BIG & BOLD’ Infrastructure Spending.
April 6, 2020 | Lachlan Carey At near-zero interest rates, the United States can't afford to miss the opportunity to repair and upgrade its infrastructure. A "big and bold" infrastructure package should be the backbone of our economic recovery and the foundation of a clean energy transformation.

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America's Arctic Moment: Great Power Competition in the Arctic to 2050
March 30, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Nikos Tsafos, Ian Williams As U.S. Arctic policy remains stagnant, Russia and China are expanding their economic and military presence in the Arctic. In a battleground for great power competition, the United States must restore its presence and leadership in this increasingly strategic region.

Commentary
Experts React: What Should a U.S. Energy Stimulus Look Like?
March 27, 2020 CSIS energy experts discuss the value of an energy-oriented economic stimulus: which sectors to target, lessons learned from previous efforts, and potential vehicles.

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