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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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White House Executive Orders Target Ambitious Nuclear Deployment in the United States and Abroad

The recent suite of nuclear energy White House EOs has amplified U.S. deployment ambitions. The EOs call for NRC reform and leveraging the DOD and DOE to accelerate reactor innovation, licensing, and deployment. Incentive rollbacks and funding cuts threaten to derail these goals. 

Commentary by Jane Nakano and Leslie Abrahams — June 9, 2025

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The Map We Drew

Podcast Episode by Joseph Majkut and Quill Robinson — May 8, 2025

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CSIS Trustee John Hess on the Energy Transition

CSIS Trustee John Hess sat down to discuss obstacles to the energy transition and how policymakers can overcome them.

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2025 Global Development Forum

April 23, 2025 • 9:00 am – 5:30 pm EDT
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Joseph Majkut

Joseph Majkut

Director, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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Leslie Abrahams

Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
Clayton Seigle

Clayton Seigle

Senior Fellow and James R. Schlesinger Chair in Energy and Geopolitics, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
Jane Nakano

Jane Nakano

Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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Ilaria Mazzocco

Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
Will Todman

Will Todman

Chief of Staff, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department; and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Yasir Atalan

Yasir Atalan

Data Fellow, Futures Lab, Defense and Security Department

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The AI Policy Podcast

The Promise of AI Governance with Vilas Dhar

In this episode we are joined by Vilas Dhar, President and Trustee of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, a 21st century $1.5 billion philanthropy advancing AI and data solutions to create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable future for all.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen — November 20, 2024

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Perils of Proceduralism

Please join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for a discussion of the economic and geopolitical implications of permitting challenges facing energy infrastructure in the United States.  

Event — November 14, 2024

Perils of Proceduralism

The CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program leads a discussion of the economic and geopolitical implications of permitting challenges facing energy infrastructure in the United States.

Transcript — November 14, 2024

Ensuring U.S. Leadership in AI

Please join the CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department for an event that explores the critical infrastructure gaps in data centers and energy systems needed to support AI’s rapid growth.

Event — November 13, 2024

Latin America: The World's Copper Stronghold

Copper is essential for meeting not only clean energy needs, but also the electronics, infrastructure, and technologies that power the modern economy. US-Latin America cooperation is vital given it’s home to the world’s largest copper reserves.

Digital Report by Gracelin Baskaran, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Henry Ziemer, and Fabio Murgia — November 13, 2024

Power Map

The Transition: Build Baby Build

This week, Joseph and Quill discuss the energy policy outlook for the Trump administration with Tim Puko, Emily Domenech, and Dave Banks.

Podcast Episode by Joseph Majkut, Quill Robinson, Tim Puko, Emily Domenech, and Dave Banks — November 13, 2024

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Power and Planet: Lessons from a Climate and Trade Tabletop Exercise

In July 2024, CSIS hosted a one-day trade and climate simulation game that focused on how players representing key nations make decisions at the intersection of climate and trade policy to reduce emissions, boost economic opportunity, and ensure security. 

Report by Joseph Majkut, Guillaume Ferlet, and William Alan Reinsch — November 13, 2024