
Joseph Majkut is director of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). In this role, he leads the program's work understanding the geopolitics of energy and climate change and working to ensure a global energy transition that is responsive to the risks of climate change and the economic and strategic priorities of the United States and the world. Joseph is an expert in climate science, climate policy, and risk and uncertainty analysis for decisionmaking. He is frequently cited in trade and national media on the politics of climate change and has testified before Congress on climate change and science.
Before CSIS, Majkut worked as the director of climate policy at the Niskanen Center, where he led that group's efforts to research and promote carbon pricing, low-carbon innovation, regulatory reform, and other market reforms to speed decarbonization. From 2014 to 2015, he worked in the U.S. Senate as a congressional science fellow, supported by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Geosciences Institute. He holds a PhD from Princeton University in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, a master’s degree in applied mathematics from the Delft University of Technology, and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Harvey Mudd College.
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A Red-Letter Year for the Red Metal
Joseph Majkut in Bloomberg — January 3, 2023
Ukraine keeps patching up its power grid. But Russia’s barrage could force more Ukrainians to flee as winter bites
Joseph Majkut in CNN — December 10, 2022
How Congress can support Ukraine’s power grid ahead of winter
Joseph Majkut in The Hill — December 1, 2022
Ukraine Struggles to Restore Utilities After Big Russian Strikes
Joseph Majkut in Bloomberg — November 23, 2022
Biden hits world stage with midterms spring in his step
Joseph Majkut in RFI — November 10, 2022
At global summits, Biden aims to assert America’s leadership
Joseph Majkut in Associated Press — November 6, 2022
EU's Clean Energy Pledge Imperiled By Rising Prices, Extreme Climate Events
Joseph Majkut in Newsweek — August 30, 2022
Declaring a climate emergency could unlock potent tools for Biden — at a steep cost
Joseph Majkut in Yahoo News — July 20, 2022
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EU Energy Security : A Conversation with VP Maroš Šefčovič and Dr. Ernest Moniz
Event by Maroš Šefčovič , Dr. Ernest Moniz , and Joseph Majkut — February 15, 2023

Global Update on Energy and Climate
Event by David Turk , Fatih Birol , and Joseph Majkut — January 31, 2023

Tailwinds and Headwinds: The U.S. Offshore Wind Market
Commentary by Allegra Dawes and Joseph Majkut — January 31, 2023

U.S. LNG: Remapping Energy Security
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz , Joseph Majkut , and Leslie Palti-Guzman — January 26, 2023

The United States Should Learn to Live with EU CBAM
Commentary by Joseph Majkut — January 17, 2023

U.S. LNG: Remapping Energy Security
Digital Report by Leslie Palti-Guzman , Joseph Majkut , and Ian Barlow — January 17, 2023

The Defense Production Act and the U.S. Race to Build Up Clean Energy Industrial Bases
Commentary by Joseph Majkut and Jane Nakano — January 12, 2023


Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change
Podcast Episode by Joseph Majkut — December 12, 2022

