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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SOTU: Biden links clean energy policy to ‘tens of thousands’ of jobs
Joseph Majkut in E&E News — March 8, 2024
Biden’s gas export review has uncertain consequences
Joseph Majkut in The Hill — January 30, 2024
Biden's LNG pause tees up pre-election risks
Ben Cahill and Joseph Majkut in Axios Generate — January 26, 2024
Three things to watch as John Kerry heads for the exits
Joseph Majkut in Axios — January 16, 2024
Biden’s aides weigh climate test for natural gas exports
Joseph Majkut in Politico — January 9, 2024
With 2024 election looming, climate policies face scrutiny
Joseph Majkut in Houston Chronicle — December 26, 2023
Harris heads to Dubai to tackle delicate tasks of talking climate and Israel-Hamas war
Joseph Majkut in AP — December 1, 2023
Biden’s Absence at Climate Summit Highlights His Fossil Fuel Conundrum
Joseph Majkut in New York Times — November 27, 2023
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Energy Perspectives with Eirik Wærness
Event — October 5, 2023
Building Transmission: Lessons from Abroad
Event — October 4, 2023
Transatlantic Collaboration on the Energy Transition
Event — October 3, 2023
The Developments in Climate and Trade Policy
Event — September 29, 2023
New Shores Episode One: In the Wake of the IRA
Podcast Episode by Allegra Dawes, Joseph Majkut, and David Turk — September 28, 2023
How the United Kingdom Can Demonstrate Climate Leadership in a Changing World
Commentary by Quill Robinson and Joseph Majkut — September 26, 2023
Advancing Climate Finance
Event — September 25, 2023
The Future of Global Energy Markets with Christyan Malek
Podcast Episode by Christyan Malek, Joseph Majkut, and Lisa Hyland — September 18, 2023
What do we make of 2023’s summer of climate shocks?
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison, Stephanie Segal, Joseph Majkut, and Caitlin Welsh — September 15, 2023
Press Briefing: Previewing the High-Level Week of UNGA 78
Event — September 14, 2023