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The Prospects for Renewable Natural Gas

This week, Geoff Dietz with the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) joins Ben Cahill with the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program to discuss renewable natural gas (RNG). 

Transcript — November 27, 2023

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2023’s Summer of Climate Shocks

What happened this summer? Were successive climate shocks merely an exclamation point to a deeper ongoing march? Or were they a thunderclap, signaling a pivot?

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European Gas Storage Is Nearly Full. Now What?

The European Union met a key target 10 weeks early by filling its natural gas storage to 90 percent of capacity. This will relieve pressure on European and Asian gas buyers in the coming months, but it is too early to be complacent heading into this winter.

Commentary by Ben Cahill and Kunro Irié — September 5, 2023

Asked and Answered: The Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Auction

The first-ever offshore wind lease auction in the Gulf of Mexico ended with only one sale. While this represents an expansion of offshore wind production, it also indicates significant challenges ahead for the industry.

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Six New BRICS: Implications for Energy Trade

Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa have invited six other countries to join the BRICS grouping next year to create a geopolitical counterweight to the G7. The move has important longer-term implications for energy investment and trade.

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China’s Electric Vehicle Industry’s Internationalization

China’s initiatives targeting the electric vehicle industry over the past 15 years are one of the most successful cases of industrial policy in the country’s recent history. Growing EV exports from China create a dilemma for U.S. policymakers: production in China can benefit consumers and enable the electrification of the transportation sector, but it could undermine domestic job creation and potentially lead to de-industrialization.

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Experts React: The IRA One Year On

The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law one year ago today, has initiated a new era of federal investment in the energy and climate sectors. Experts weigh in on the domestic and international impact so far and the political challenges that remain.  

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As global climate and trade policy discussions converge and intensify, U.S. policymakers would do well to start with the basics today to create policy options in the future.

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