Energy and Sustainability

: The U.S. call at COP28 for global cooperation on fusion energy has put this potential source of carbon-free energy in spotlight, but what does its deployment and commercialization entail? What are the opportunities and stakes for the United States and the world?

Saudi Arabia’s critical minerals partnership with African countries is strategic. Saudi Arabia is helping African countries leverage their natural resources for growth and deploying investment capital at a time when the private sector is hesitant.

The UDHR can, and should, be a guiding force for the mining industry to improve its practices by preventing negative health and environmental consequences, ensuring food security, and protecting cultural heritage and biodiversity.

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). 

The recent Sunnylands statement issued by the United States and China on climate cooperation before Xi and Biden’s meeting in San Francisco injects new life in the countries’ efforts to confront the climate crisis in light of the upcoming climate summit in Dubai.

CSIS Americas deputy director and senior fellow Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Nate Laske, and Henry Ziemer explore the opportunities present in the Western Hemisphere to meet surging demand for critical minerals and facilitate the global energy transition.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) for a policymaker dialogue as part of an event on cross-industry collaboration for methane reductions.