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In the News

Jan 11, 2016

Mirtchev: Is Good Faith Enough To Bank Our Energy Future On Renewables?

By Alexander Mirtchev

Atlantic Council Board Director Alexander Mirtchev writes for Forbes on how feasible renewable technology is after the conclusion of the Paris climate agreement:

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Dec 22, 2015

Stumbling Into Sensibility: How America Got a Sensible Energy and Environment Policy Despite Our Political Polarization

By David L. Goldwyn

After a year of posturing and polarization, President Barack Obama and Congress have agreed on measures that will strategically alter and enhance the US energy system and global energy security. Winston Churchill’s supposed adage that Americans always do the right thing, after exhausting all the alternatives, was never truer. The key measures that have set […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Dec 17, 2015

Dip in Oil, Gas Prices Had Markets on Edge in 2015

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Implementation of Paris climate deal will be the big question in 2016, says Atlantic Council’s Richard L. Morningstar As 2015 draws to a close, our experts take a look back at the year that was and look ahead to 2016. This interview is part of a series. Richard L. Morningstar is the Founding Director of […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Dec 14, 2015

COP21 Not the Finish Line, But A Very Solid Foundation

By Heather Zichal

There were high expectations for Paris COP21 and the outcome of the talks more than met those expectations, producing a lasting agreement that significantly reduces global carbon pollution and begins our transition to a clean energy economy.  It is a milestone pact between 190 developing and developed countries that have mutually committed to walk down […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

In the News

Dec 11, 2015

Slavin Hosts Issues in the News

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin hosts Voice of America’s Issues in the News to discuss terrorism, the Syrian opposition talks, and the climate change negotiations in Paris:

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

In the News

Dec 7, 2015

Zichal: In Paris Climate Summit, a Beginning Not an End

By Heather Zichal

Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Heather Zichal writes for the Christian Science Monitor on why no single agreement should be expected to be the final solution to the climate crisis:

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Dec 3, 2015

Here’s What You Need to Know About COP21

By Ashish Kumar Sen

President Obama’s former climate change advisor discusses the importance and expectations of the Paris summit Officials from one hundred and ninety-six governments are gathered in Paris with the goal of reaching the first-ever global climate change agreement. The negotiators’ main objective is to agree on legally binding reductions in greenhouse gas emissions intended to keep […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

In the News

Dec 3, 2015

Bello on COP21 Negotiations

By Abdoul Salam Bello

Africa Center Visiting Fellow Abdoul Salam Bello joins Voice of America Afrique to discuss the COP21 climate negotiations in Paris and how climate change is affecting the African continent:

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

Issue Brief

Dec 1, 2015

Renewable energy’s coming of age: A disruptive technology?

By Robert A. Manning

The eyes of the world are on the United Nations Climate Conference, also known as COP21, as leaders from around the world are gathered in Paris in an effort to combat the effects of climate change. It's one of the best chances we have to mitigate these harmful effects are renewable technologies, so what is the future of adopting renewable energy?

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

In the News

Dec 1, 2015

Hagel: Climate Change Is a National Security Problem

By Chuck Hagel

Atlantic Council Distinguished Statesman and former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel writes for TIME on the Paris climate talks and why climate change is a national security challenge:

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

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