Climate Change

Senior Associate Lauri Tähtinen and Henry Ziemer explore the recent wave of attention on resource nationalization in Latin America and seek to separate good faith national mining strategies from efforts to consolidate more autocratic control under the premise of resource sovereignty.

Why is the U.S. Department of Energy investing in a demand-side support mechanism for its H2Hubs program, and how will this initiative help address market uncertainty for clean hydrogen?

International cooperation, which has been a key element of U.S. approach to securing critical minerals supply chains, has taken on the notion of friend-shoring under the Biden administration. But what does it mean, who are the friends, and why should it matter?

With the U.S. LNG export industry poised for more growth, the Department of Energy is reconsidering its role in authorizing exports to non-FTA countries, from issuing blanket approvals and extensions to a time-bound approach.

Water security is a multifaceted challenge, made more complicated by climate change and the demands of a growing and urbanizing global population. Here, CSIS experts react to the most urgent threats to water security and offer insight into what more can be done.

A secure and reliable supply chain for critical minerals is essential for the U.S., and global energy transition. This event highlighted the CSIS research and key recommendations on how to complement and augment existing efforts to better characterize the risks of supply disruptions and grow robust supply chains for the minerals that will fuel the energy transition.

CSIS's Erin Murphy and Aidan Arasasingham explore the fourth IPEF negotiating round held in Busan, South Korea. As IPEF partners continue to develop outcomes, expectations and stakes remain high for final agreements and domestic implementation.

Special Climate Envoy John Kerry visited Beijing between July 16 and 19 for three days of talks with Chinese officials to discuss cooperation on addressing climate change and as part of an effort to stabilize relations.