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Experts React: Progress and Setbacks at COP30

COP30 showcased noteworthy progress while exposing persistent roadblocks in global climate diplomacy. CSIS experts react to the conference’s most significant outcomes and their implications for the future of climate, energy, health, development, and the COP process at large.

Commentary by Leslie Abrahams, Jane Nakano, Noam Unger, J. Stephen Morrison, Katherine E. Bliss, Mathias Zacarias, Ray Cai, and Alexis Burns — November 25, 2025

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U.S. LNG: Remapping Energy Security

Europe's wartime shift from Russian gas to U.S. LNG is reshaping global energy trade. A new CSIS interactive feature demonstrates how transatlantic cooperation is critical for ensuring European energy security and hastening the energy transition.

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How the Power of Siberia 2 Deal Could Reshape Global Energy

An audio version of “⁠How the Power of Siberia 2 Deal Could Reshape Global Energy⁠,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Jane Nakano and Leslie Palti-Guzman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Jane Nakano and Leslie Palti-Guzman — September 5, 2025

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How the Power of Siberia 2 Deal Could Reshape Global Energy

A new gas deal between Russia and China is a diplomatic coup that raises energy, economic, and geopolitical implications amidst a tectonic geopolitical shift underway.

Critical Questions by Jane Nakano and Leslie Palti-Guzman — September 5, 2025

The National Energy Dominance Council: A Conversation with Jarrod Agen

Please join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for a fireside discussion with Jarrod Agen, Executive Director of the White House’s National Energy Dominance Council and Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program.

Event — September 4, 2025

Next-Generation Geothermal

Next-generation geothermal offers a unique opportunity for renewing U.S. energy leadership. To capitalize on its first-mover advantage and the strategic opening, the United States should proactively spearhead the technology’s international deployment. 

Report by Ray Cai and Rebecca Riess — September 2, 2025

Energy Shots: Jobs, BTUs, and CO2

This biweekly video series, hosted by Joseph Majkut and Kevin Book, delivers clear insights, visuals, and straight talk on the latest energy trends.

Event — August 29, 2025

The Russia Oil Surcharge: Anticipating the Benefits and Challenges

The proposed surcharge will drive Russian revenues lower and free up considerable funding for Washington’s national and economic security priorities. Every dollar of oil revenue reduction shrinks Russia’s fiscal cushion and ratchets up the political pressure on Moscow.

Commentary by Clayton Seigle — August 26, 2025

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The Russia Oil Surcharge: Anticipating the Benefits and Challenges

An audio version of “⁠The Russia Oil Surcharge: Anticipating the Benefits and Challenges⁠,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Clayton Seigle. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Clayton Seigle — August 26, 2025

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