Energy & Environment

Reta Jo Lewis on why nuclear has a ‘definite place’ in the transition to clean and secure energy

At the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy, the chair of the US Export-Import Bank talked about the role that EXIM plays in advancing renewables in Eastern Europe.

The infrastructure needed across Eastern Europe to achieve the region’s energy transition goals

At the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy, officials from Eastern Europe discussed the infrastructure still needed to deliver secure energy across the region and to transition to renewable sources.

Geoffrey Pyatt and Berris Ekinci on Turkey’s role in ending an era of dependence on Russian gas

The US official and Turkish official spoke at the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy about the role Turkey has played in reducing reliance on Russian gas—and the role it can play in reducing dependency on Chinese clean-energy tech.

If the Middle East conflict gets worse, don’t hesitate to tap the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve

By Joseph Webster

While reserve inventories are at their lowest absolute levels in decades, the stockpile is very well-placed to meet its mission due to increased US oil production.

German Galushchenko on why the development of renewables is a matter of national security for Ukraine

The Ukrainian energy minister spoke at the Atlantic Council's Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy about how regional cooperation has been a "lifeline" for his country's energy system.

A new European Commission faces three key issues at the heart of the clean energy transition

By Michał Kurtyka

As the European Commission takes shape, it faces three critical issues that it must address to meet energy demand and restore Europe’s climate credibility: inadequate funding for the green transition, dependence on foreign energy imports, and declining economic competitiveness. The EU must take bold action to survive in a changing world.

Transatlantic horizons: A collaborative US-EU policy agenda for 2025 and beyond

By Atlantic Council experts

With new leadership on both sides of the Atlantic, this report outlines an agenda for common action for the next US administration and European Commission.

Treating the green transition like the geopolitical imperative it is

By Carol Schaeffer

Policymakers should adopt a NATO-style approach to long-term decarbonization and work to boost the green economies of the United States and the EU together.