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Experts React: COP29 Highlights, Challenges, and Emerging Trends in Global Climate Policy

COP29 has brought heads of state, climate experts, nongovernmental organizations, and activists to Azerbaijan to assess global climate efforts and discuss opportunities for cooperation. CSIS experts react to some of the conference’s most notable highlights. 

Commentary by Jane Nakano, Noam Unger, Ray Cai, Mathias Zacarias, Wilder Alejandro Sánchez, Quill Robinson, and Zach Slotkin — November 26, 2024

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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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Drivers of Base Metals Price Volatility

An audio version of “Drivers of Base Metals Price Volatility,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Gracelin Baskaran — June 7, 2024

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Drivers of Base Metals Price Volatility

There are three key reasons why most base metal prices are at a multiyear low: macroeconomic headwinds, a sluggish Chinese economy, and Chinese market manipulation that has generated commodity surpluses.

Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran — June 7, 2024

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Recommendations for Building Zambia’s Copper Industry

An audio version of “Recommendations for Building Zambia’s Copper Industry,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran and Florence Yu. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Gracelin Baskaran and Florence Yu — June 4, 2024

Audio Briefs

Recommendations for Building Zambia’s Copper Industry

The United States should strengthen its minerals diplomacy with Zambia by supporting a geological mapping, investing in energy infrastructure, and upgrading existing rail and port infrastructure.

Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran and Florence Yu — June 4, 2024

Energy 360°

Summer Driving Season Gets Started

Tom Kloza, Global Head of Energy Analysis with OPIS, talks with Ben Cahill about whether prices will be on the rise this summer and the complicated factors that can lead to higher gas prices at the pump.

Podcast Episode by Ben Cahill and Tom Kloza — May 28, 2024

CSIS Energy 360

Summer Driving Season Gets Started

Tom Kloza talks with Ben Cahill about whether prices will be on the rise this summer and the complicated factors that can lead to higher gas prices at the pump.

Transcript — May 28, 2024

How Japan Thinks about Energy Security

Resource scarcity and import dependence raise the stakes in Japan’s energy transition planning. The country must meet its decarbonization pledges while also maintaining a safety net in case its efforts fall short. 

Brief by Ben Cahill, Jane Nakano, and Kunro Irié — May 22, 2024