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New Atlanticist

Sep 13, 2016

White House Hopeful India Will Ratify Paris Climate Deal This Year

By Rachel Ansley

The White House is optimistic that India, a major polluter, will this year ratify the Paris climate agreement, increasing the likelihood that the deal that is intended to cut greenhouse gas emissions will come into effect before US President Barack Obama leaves office in January of 2017. “We are very, very committed to seeing this […]

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Aug 10, 2016

Ocean Energy and Minerals Security: A New Strategic Cooperation Policy for US-Portugal Relations

By Ruben Eiras

Ocean energy and rare earth minerals security has the potential to become a valuable strategic cooperation policy area between Portugal and the United States. At the minimum, it is a logical consequence of the major transatlantic geopolitical elements that unite both countries.

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

In the News

May 20, 2016

Koranyi in Energy Post: A Bipartisan US Climate Policy – Crazy? Here is What it Could Look Like

By David Koranyi

Read the full article here.

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

Event Recap

May 17, 2016

This brave new world: India, China, and the United States

By Michelle Foley

On May 17th, the Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security and the South Asia Center co-hosted Anja Manuel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the RiceHadleyGates LLC, for a discussion on her new book, “This Brave New World: India, China, and the United States.” In the book, Manuel discusses the implications for the world order given […]

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Climate Change & Climate Action

Report

Mar 29, 2016

Climate change and US national security: Past, present, future

By Peter Engelke and Daniel Chiu

What is the the past, present, and future of climate security in the United States? The question going forward is whether climate security will remain restricted to discussions within academia, civil society, and a few dedicated places within the US government, or if it will acquire a more pivotal role in the formulation of US national security strategy.

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

Event Recap

Mar 28, 2016

Post-COP21 Fossil Fuel Industry Outlook

By Global Energy Center

On March 28, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center hosted a private, off-the-record roundtable discussion on the impact of the COP21 agreement on the global fossil fuel industry. Participating as panelists were David Mohler, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Clean Coal and Carbon Management at the US Department of Energy; Granville Martin, Managing Director of Sustainable […]

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Engelke in Los Angeles Times: Will the World’s Next Wars Be Fought Over Water?

By Peter Engelke

Read the full article here.

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 21, 2016

Koranyi in CNN: Bipartisan Progress on Fighting Climate Change is Possible

By David Koranyi

Deep divisions between Democrats and Republicans, exacerbated by an unusually bitter presidential election season, threaten to undermine significant gains made by President Barack Obama on climate change, chief among them being a landmark Paris agreement that will be signed by world leaders in New York City on April 22.

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

IranSource

Mar 17, 2016

Iran-Afghan Differences over Helmand River Threaten Both Countries

By Fatemeh Aman

Afghan ambassador to Tehran Nasir Ahmad Nour told the Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency recently that Afghanistan is committed to an agreement sharing the waters of the Helmand River between the two countries. But disagreements continue over an issue that has contributed to an environmental disaster in southwestern Afghanistan and southeastern Iran.

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Mar 15, 2016

Low Oil Prices: Good News at the Pump, Bad News for the Environment?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Interview with Ken Koyama, Chief Economist and Managing Director at the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan Low oil prices not only threaten stability in oil-producing states, they can also diminish efforts to develop and embrace clean energy, according to Ken Koyama, Chief Economist and Managing Director at the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan. “It may […]

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

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