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A Surprise Solar Boom Reveals a Fatal Flaw in Our Climate Change Projections

Better models are needed to factor a solar boom into climate change projections.

· December 1, 2024
Vox
Aerial view from a drone down to large solar thermal power station in the dry desert landscape to the horizon
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Can the U.S. and China Ease Tensions with a Clean Tech Détente?

To limit the damage from an escalating trade dispute, the United States and China should negotiate a clean tech détente to balance support for domestic industries given the reality of the countries’ economic interdependence.

  • Joshua Busby, 
  • Jonas Goldman, 
  • Fabian Villalobos
· November 19, 2024
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (5L) poses for a family photo with representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members states
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Russia’s Great Energy Game in the Middle East

Russia has largely inherited the Soviet Union’s Middle East foreign policy. China may be best positioned to take advantage of this historical relationship.

  • Sergey Vakulenko
· November 12, 2024
Aerial photograph of Salem Power Plant in New Jersey.
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Embracing an All-of-the-Above Strategy for Energy and Economic Development

Nuclear must be part of the mix.

  • Photo of DJ Nordquist.
  • DJ Nordquist
· November 1, 2024
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Leaping Ahead: U.S. Innovation and the Future of Clean Energy
October 24, 2024

A discussion on the future of U.S. clean industrial policy.

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  • Costa Samaras, 
  • Tanya Das, 
  • Varun Sivaram, 
  • Lisa Hansmann, 
  • Milo McBride
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Syria: Energy Transition Under Conflict Conditions

Syria's prolonged conflict has collapsed its electricity infrastructure and deteriorated conventional energy sources, compelling a swift transition to renewable energy.

  • Jalal Al-Attar
· October 24, 2024
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How the United States Can Win the Battery Race

The United States is squandering its best opportunity to compete in the global battery race.

· October 21, 2024
Foreign Policy
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A Conversation with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell
October 2, 2024

Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell to discuss some of the key international challenges the Biden Administration has faced in the last four years.

Ford Motor Company's electric F-150 Lightning on the production line at their Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan on September 8, 2022.
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Catching Up or Leaping Ahead? How Energy Innovation Can Secure U.S. Industrial Stature in a Net-Zero World

Chinese companies are dominating the production of technologies essential for a clean energy future. The United States should embrace innovation to preserve its future energy security.

· September 19, 2024
In The Media
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Africa’s Petrostates Are Missing Out on the Oil Boom — and It Matters

Climate activists might celebrate the contraction in production but countries need to finance their energy transitions.

· August 28, 2024
The Financial Times