Energy
Nuclear Power in Central Asia: The New “New Thing”?
The Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are exploring the development of nuclear power. Last fall, Kazakhstan passed a controversial referendum to build a nuclear power plant. In...
“Drill, Baby, Drill” Won’t Bring a Flood of Crude
Much of the commentary in the political press since Donald Trump won the election on November 5 has touted the supposed flood of U.S. crude oil production, which his new...
Increasing LNG Permits Is Critical to Sanctioning Russia
When Russia invaded Ukraine nearly two years ago, American liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters emerged as critical players in safeguarding global energy security. By replacing Russian energy previously sent to...
Video: Global Energy and Climate Challenges with Former IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has stressed the global energy system. Who are the energy winners and losers? How will the war and U.S.-China competition affect efforts to transition away...
The U.S. Must Close the Long-Distance Power Transmission Gap with China
In October 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a triennial report that revealed, among other things, that the U.S. transmission system, as currently built, is already at or...
OPEC+ Reaches a Point of Declining Returns
With media attention focused squarely on the conflict in Gaza and the COP28 climate change conference in Dubai, the decision by OPEC+ to make a deeper production cut announced on...
An Affordable Energy Transition Requires Sensible Regulation
In 2022, monthly household electricity costs rose by 5 percent, the sharpest rise since the U.S. Energy Information Association began collecting data in 1984. As families face steeper bills, public...
Progress on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Is Good News
In early March, oil and gas firms Chevron and Talos Energy announced their intention to triple the size of the proposed Bayou Bend carbon capture and storage hub, which will...
The Case Against Banning U.S. Exports of Liquified Natural Gas to China
The 118th Congress is working at a fever pitch to find ways to economically punish China. With headline-grabbing titles like Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act, Ending China’s Developing Nation...
The Dominant Global Security Issue Is Still Fossil Fuels
The president of the United States says climate change is the greatest threat faced by our country and the world. It’s a greater threat than nuclear war, he insists. To...
There’s No Alternative: Modern Industrial Society Needs Energy
The assertion that Russian energy is a marginal part of the global economy, and that shutting Russia out of global markets entirely would have minimal impact, is in defiance of the...
Clean Energy and Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific
As U.S.-China relations deteriorate, energy—and clean energy—have moved increasingly to the center of their geopolitical and economic competition. The Biden administration has worked closely with U.S. allies and partners in...