
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 bipartisan plan to punish global climate laggards: Tax them
Joseph Majkut in The Washington Post — June 7, 2023
Oil and gas critics escalate their gripes against Biden
Joseph Majkut in Politico — April 29, 2023
States and companies compete for billions to make hydrogen
Joseph Majkut in CBS News — April 7, 2023
U.S. energy regains swagger while rest of world gets IRA envy
Joseph Majkut in SFGATE — March 9, 2023
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
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Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends
Meeting India’s Energy Targets
Podcast Episode by Joseph Majkut , Lisa Hyland , and Richard M. Rossow — June 7, 2023

Voluntary Carbon Markets: A Review of Global Initiatives and Evolving Models
Brief by Allegra Dawes , Cy McGeady , and Joseph Majkut — May 31, 2023
Setting Up the Energy Future
Podcast Episode by Joseph Majkut and Lisa Hyland — May 30, 2023

The Power System Benefits of Interregional Transmission
Commentary by Joseph Majkut and Cy McGeady — May 25, 2023
Financing U.S. Decarbonization: A Conversation with Jigar Shah
Event by Jigar Shah and Joseph Majkut — May 23, 2023
Mitigating Risk and Capturing Opportunity: The Future of Alternative Proteins
Report by Zane Swanson , Caitlin Welsh , and Joseph Majkut — May 11, 2023
45V and Defining Green Hydrogen
Event by Anne-Sophie Corbeau , John Larsen , Wilson Ricks , Cy McGeady , and Joseph Majkut — May 8, 2023
Digital Report Launch: The Future Appetite for Alternative Proteins
Event by Caitlin Welsh , Joseph Majkut , Sanah Baig , Genevieve Croft , Jon Bateman , Matt Spence , and Bruce Friedrich — May 4, 2023
The Future Appetite for Alternative Proteins
Digital Report by Caitlin Welsh , Joseph Majkut , and Zane Swanson — May 4, 2023