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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 9, 2015

Arslan on Turkey-Russia Energy Relations

By Defne Arslan

Sabah quotes Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit Director Defne Arslan on how the tensions between Turkey and Russia are also affecting energy relations between two countries: Read the full article here.

Energy & Environment
Russia

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

New Atlanticist

Dec 3, 2015

Today’s Energy Security Risks: Complacency, Uncertainty, and Ideology

By David L. Goldwyn

At the 2015 Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul, twenty-one Ministers and senior officials from Europe, Asia, North America, and the Middle East met to assess the changing geopolitics of energy security. The assembly was a reminder that energy security — the ability of a nation to secure affordable, reliable, and sustainable supplies […]

Energy & Environment
Energy Markets & Governance

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

Issue Brief

Nov 24, 2015

Nordstream 2: Too many obstacles, legal, economic, and political to be delivered?

By Alan Riley

While Nordstream 2 may once have seemed a politically and economically viable project, the Ukraine crisis has so altered the landscape that Gazprom may have taken on a project that is undeliverable.

Energy & Environment
Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Nov 22, 2015

Vakhshouri and Slavin on Iran Nuclear Deal

By Sara Vakhshouri and Barbara Slavin

Hürriyet quotes Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Sara Vakhshouri and South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin on Iran’s energy policy’s after the nuclear deal:

Energy & Environment
Iran

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