Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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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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The Minerals Security Partnership Under the South Korean Leadership
Commentary by Hyun Soo Cho and Jane Nakano — January 28, 2025

The Transition: Leveraging Liquid Gold
Transcript — January 22, 2025

The Transition: Conservative Environmentalism
Transcript — January 16, 2025

Russian Oil Sanctions Demand Persistence
Commentary by Clayton Seigle — January 14, 2025
In the Media 4 of 118 results
Where Trump’s Trade Fight Could Go Next at the pump
Clayton Seigle in The New York Times — February 4, 2025
Trump oil tariffs expected to raise price at the pump
Clayton Seigle in The Hill — February 4, 2025
Reaction to Trump's imposition of tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China
Clayton Seigle in Reuters — February 1, 2025
A Michigan nuclear plant is slated to restart, but Trump could complicate things
Quill Robinson in Grist — January 31, 2025
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The Transition: Conservative Environmentalism
Podcast Episode by Joseph Majkut, Quill Robinson, Hannah Downey, and Jim Connaughton — January 16, 2025

The Transition: Conservative Environmentalism
Transcript — January 16, 2025
Russian Oil Sanctions Demand Persistence
Commentary by Clayton Seigle — January 14, 2025
Executive Order on AI and Energy Infrastructure - Emergency Podcast 2.0
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz, Gregory C. Allen, and Joseph Majkut — January 14, 2025

The Transition: Making American Nuclear Great Again
Podcast Episode by Quill Robinson, Jane Nakano, Jeremy Harrell, and Brad Plumer — January 9, 2025

The Transition: Making American Nuclear Great Again
Transcript — January 9, 2025
Not So Fast: Why U.S. Manufacturing Is Likely to Stay Home Through Decarbonization
Commentary by Elaine Buckberg — January 3, 2025
Experts React: DOE LNG Study Highlights and Implications
Commentary by Joseph Majkut, Jane Nakano, Kevin Book, Arvind Ravikumar, Ben Cahill, Leslie Palti-Guzman, Cy McGeady, Kunro Irié, and Janet M. Whittaker — December 20, 2024
Experts React: DOE LNG Study Highlights and Implications
Podcast Episode by Joseph Majkut — December 20, 2024

The Past and Present of Strategic Transmission Expansion
Commentary by Cy McGeady — December 19, 2024