Energy and Sustainability
The Energy Security and Climate Change Program analyzes the global and domestic energy landscape, with a focus on sustainability, technology, markets, and policy.

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The United States Needs to Innovate New Mineral Production Technologies. Here’s One.
Phytomining extracts critical minerals used in EV batteries and elsewhere from a plant's biomass. The United States should incentivize R&D of innovative production techniques like phytomining to support U.S. critical mineral independence.
Commentary by Maria J. Krol-Sinclair and Thomas Hale — March 24, 2023

What’s Next for Oil and Gas Methane Regulations
Brief by Ben Cahill — March 22, 2023

In the Wake of IRA: Grid Stability, Permitting Reform, and the Case for Compromise
Commentary by Cy McGeady and Joseph Majkut — March 20, 2023

Turning Up the Heat on Geothermal Energy Development in Latin America
Brief by Ryan C. Berg , Juliana Rubio , Alfonso Guzman , and Kathleen Cohen — March 10, 2023
Past Events

Powering Recovery in the Middle East: Realities on the Ground

Future of U.S. Climate and Energy Leadership

Book Event: Cooperating for the Climate with Joanna Lewis

bp Energy Outlook: A Conversation with Spencer Dale

Turning up the Heat on Geothermal Energy in Latin America

EU Energy Security : A Conversation with VP Maroš Šefčovič and Dr. Ernest Moniz

Global Update on Energy and Climate

Mining, Climate Risks, and the Western Hemisphere
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China Holds the Key to Global Energy Demand
Commentary by Ben Cahill , Ilaria Mazzocco , and Chen Huang — February 8, 2023
U.S. Push to Secure EV Battery Supply Chains and the Role of China
Commentary by Jane Nakano and Chen Huang — February 6, 2023
Global Update on Energy and Climate
Transcript — February 2, 2023
Global Update on Energy and Climate
Event by David Turk , Fatih Birol , and Joseph Majkut — January 31, 2023
Tailwinds and Headwinds: The U.S. Offshore Wind Market
Commentary by Allegra Dawes and Joseph Majkut — January 31, 2023
Mining, Climate Risks, and the Western Hemisphere
Event by Ryan C. Berg , Morgan Bazilian , Veronika Shime , and George P. Cajati — January 25, 2023
A Conversation with Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez
Event by Matthew P. Goodman , Erin L. Murphy , and Jose W. Fernandez — January 24, 2023
The Indispensable Industry: Mining’s Role in the Energy Transition and the Americas
Commentary by Ryan C. Berg and Henry Ziemer — January 24, 2023
Sanctions and the Russian Economy
Event by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Ben Cahill , and Sergey Aleksashenko — January 19, 2023
The United States Should Learn to Live with EU CBAM
Commentary by Joseph Majkut — January 17, 2023