Energy Security and Climate Change Program
Securing the energy transition through leading research and independent analysis
Our team provides the analysis leaders need to build energy security, address global climate change, and alleviate energy injustice.
We provide innovative, strategic insights and policy solutions by examining energy issues at the intersection of geopolitics, policy, markets, and development. Collaborating with leaders in government, industry, academia, and civil society, our team develops projects to help decisionmakers design smart energy policies that balance economic, environmental, and security priorities.
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- Madeline Cano
- Program Coordinator, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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- mcano@csis.org
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- Chief Communications Officer
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- Assistant Director of Communications, External Relations
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The United States Looks to Fusion to Re-inject Energy in the Global Climate Efforts
: The U.S. call at COP28 for global cooperation on fusion energy has put this potential source of carbon-free energy in spotlight, but what does its deployment and commercialization entail? What are the opportunities and stakes for the United States and the world?
Commentary by Jane Nakano — December 8, 2023

Saudi Arabia Has a Strategic Advantage in Sourcing Critical Minerals from Africa
Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran — December 5, 2023

Private Capital Mobilization for Climate Finance in an International Context
Brief by Cy McGeady and Gracelin Baskaran — December 4, 2023

Why Responsible Mining Is a Human Rights Imperative
Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran — November 29, 2023
In the Media
Has the G7 price cap worked?
Ben Cahill in Financial Times — December 6, 2023
How Russia Punched an $11 Billion Hole in the West’s Oil Sanctions
Ben Cahill in Bloomberg — December 5, 2023
Harris heads to Dubai to tackle delicate tasks of talking climate and Israel-Hamas war
Joseph Majkut in AP — December 1, 2023
Trump’s avalanche of dishonesty: Fact-checking 102 of his false claims from this fall
Ben Cahill in CNN — December 1, 2023
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“Assessing Electric Transmission’s Cost Allocation Dilemma”: Audio Brief with Cy McGeady
Podcast Episode by Cy McGeady — October 11, 2023

Energy Market Implications of the Israel-Hamas Conflict
Critical Questions by Ben Cahill — October 11, 2023
U.S. EIA’s International Energy Outlook 2023
Transcript — October 11, 2023
A Window of Opportunity to Build Critical Mineral Security in Africa
Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran — October 10, 2023
Assessing Electric Transmission’s Cost Allocation Dilemma
Commentary by Cy McGeady — October 6, 2023
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
“Resource Nationalism Is Not the United States’ Biggest Minerals Problem”: Audio Brief with Gracelin Baskaran
Podcast Episode by Gracelin Baskaran — October 3, 2023

The Developments in Climate and Trade Policy
Event — September 29, 2023