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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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Rethinking U.S. International Energy Finance

The United States needs a coherent international finance strategy that leverages its comparative strengths for emerging markets, where the demand for reliable and affordable energy now lies at the nexus of economic development and geopolitical competition.

Commentary by Ray Cai — June 3, 2025

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Rethinking U.S. International Energy Finance

An audio version of “⁠Rethinking U.S. International Energy Finance⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Ray Cai. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Ray Cai — June 3, 2025

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Mobilizing Private Finance for the Clean Energy Transition: Japan’s Green Transformation and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Transition Finance

An audio version of “⁠Mobilizing Private Finance for the Clean Energy Transition: Japan’s Green Transformation and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Transition Finance⁠ ,” a new commentary by Motoshi Tomita. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Motoshi Tomita — May 30, 2025

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How to Accelerate Clean Energy Innovation?

An audio version of “⁠How to Accelerate Clean Energy Innovation⁠?,” a new Commentary by Sumiko Takeuchi. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Sumiko Takeuchi — May 30, 2025

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