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Webster and Carpen quoted in the Morning Brew on the Jones Act and its implications for US offshore wind

GeoTech Cues May 21, 2025

To build tomorrow’s power grid, the United States should look to geothermal energy

By Sudeep Kanungo, Will LaRivee

Geothermal energy offers a promising solution for stable, reliable baseload power. But to unlock its full potential, the US government must take action to reduce the barriers to entry for industry.

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EnergySource Apr 29, 2025

Can Nord Stream really rise from the dead?

By Alan Riley

Despite recent discussions between Moscow and Washington over restarting the Nord Stream pipelines, legal, financial, and political hurdles make reopening them improbable. Multimillion dollar claims against Gazprom along with US stakes in the European LNG market are likely to severely limit support for Russian gas flows to the EU.

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New Atlanticist Apr 17, 2025

How the National Energy Dominance Council can set the US on the path to energy security

By Ellen Wald

The National Energy Dominance Council must act quickly to restore stability to the energy industry amid geopolitical uncertainty.

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Global Energy Forum

Feb 8, 2021

How to design an energy transition that includes everyone—including the most vulnerable

By Katherine Golden

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed an “interdependent” world with “huge issues of inequity,” said Sunita Narain, director general of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Without addressing these realities, “we cannot deal with the virus, and it’s the same with climate change.”

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

Global Energy Forum

Jan 28, 2021

As the aviation industry recovers from one crisis, it is looking to the next: climate change

By Katherine Golden

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated “the most severe crisis for aviation ever,” said Marc Hamy, vice president of corporate affairs, sustainability, and environment at Airbus. But there’s another crisis on the horizon for the aviation industry: “increasing pressure coming from climate change. So we absolutely need to recover from this crisis in aviation, and at the same time we’ll have to manage the most important transition in the history of our sector: decarbonized aviation.” Hamy added.

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New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2021

How climate change can become a bipartisan issue in the Biden era

By Larry Luxner

Fighting climate change should not become a partisan issue, said US Senator Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware who co-chairs the fourteen-member Bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus.

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In the News

Aug 25, 2023

Webster and Carpen quoted in the Morning Brew on the Jones Act and its implications for US offshore wind

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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Aug 25, 2023

Workshop on the role of Central and Eastern Europe in European decarbonization

By Transform Europe Initiative

The Atlantic Council co-hosted a high-level workshop on the role of Central and Eastern Europe in European decarbonization in Bratislava with GLOBSEC.

Central Europe Energy & Environment

In the News

Aug 21, 2023

Wald in The Messenger: A New Rule Could Cripple Federal Land Use — And the Economy That Depends on It

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

GeoTech Cues

Aug 13, 2023

Consensus standards and measurement methods will be critical to mitigating climate change and fostering sustainability

By Mary Saunders, Lloyd Whitman

The green transition agenda—a shift toward clean energy and sustainable growth—is a top priority for many countries worldwide. Focus on this transition is increasing rapidly as new data presents a somber indication of how the world is being affected by the extent and pace of climate change, especially as emissions continue to increase. Last week, […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy Markets & Governance

EnergySource

Aug 10, 2023

Can IRA spending really throttle energy inflation?

By Charles Lichfield

Expanding the federal deficit risks exacerbating inflation, regardless of the long-run cost savings wise energy investments could bring.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

In the News

Aug 4, 2023

Derentz quoted in Politico on Biden administration’s oil and gas deals

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EnergySource

Aug 2, 2023

New FERC order to accelerate grid transition—but planning reform still needed

By Ken Berlin, Frank Willey

With Congress unable to adequately address permitting reform, FERC has taken the lead. FERC's new interconnection rule is a good first step to ramp up US decarbonization efforts but should be supplemented with transmission planning reform to optimize future infrastructure deployment.

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Issue Brief

Aug 2, 2023

Transforming Ukraine into a European energy hub

By Richard L. Morningstar, András Simonyi, Olga Khakova, Paddy Ryan

In this issue brief, Global Energy Center experts explore the potential for Ukraine’s energy sector to strengthen European energy security and decarbonization objectives. The brief explores how Ukraine can reform its energy sector to attract investment and create new revenue streams, and how transatlantic partners in government and the private sector can support Ukraine’s clean energy transformation.

Eastern Europe Energy & Environment

In the News

Jul 25, 2023

Webster quoted in The China Project on international wind trade

China Energy & Environment

UkraineAlert

Jul 25, 2023

Ukraine’s gas storage facilities can play a key role in European energy security

By Sergiy Makogon

Ukraine's underground gas storage facilities are the largest in Europe and offer considerable untapped opportunities to enhance the continent's energy security, writes Sergiy Makogon.

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Kipkorir Koskei

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Head, Cyprus Trade Center, Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus to the State of Israel

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Senator, Senate of Romania

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Program Manager, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

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Senior Energy Manager, Global Methane Hub

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Cross-Straits Series: Implications of energy security on critical geopolitical, economic, and environmental issues in the Asia-Pacific region

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Geopolitics, security, and energy in the Arctic

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Thu, October 19, 2017 • 11:00 am ET

A strategy for the Trans-Pacific century: Final report of the Atlantic Council’s Asia-Pacific Strategy Task Force

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Recent analysis

To build tomorrow’s power grid, the United States should look to geothermal energy

Can Nord Stream really rise from the dead?

How the National Energy Dominance Council can set the US on the path to energy security

Programs

Events

How to design an energy transition that includes everyone—including the most vulnerable

As the aviation industry recovers from one crisis, it is looking to the next: climate change

How climate change can become a bipartisan issue in the Biden era

Content

Webster and Carpen quoted in the Morning Brew on the Jones Act and its implications for US offshore wind

Workshop on the role of Central and Eastern Europe in European decarbonization

Wald in The Messenger: A New Rule Could Cripple Federal Land Use — And the Economy That Depends on It

Consensus standards and measurement methods will be critical to mitigating climate change and fostering sustainability

Can IRA spending really throttle energy inflation?

Derentz quoted in Politico on Biden administration’s oil and gas deals

New FERC order to accelerate grid transition—but planning reform still needed

Transforming Ukraine into a European energy hub

Webster quoted in The China Project on international wind trade

Ukraine’s gas storage facilities can play a key role in European energy security

Experts

Kipkorir Koskei

Ryan J. Lamke

Sofronis Papageorgiou

Istvan-Lorant Antal

Shqipe Vela

Olivia Azadegan

Events

Cross-Straits Series: Implications of energy security on critical geopolitical, economic, and environmental issues in the Asia-Pacific region

Geopolitics, security, and energy in the Arctic

A strategy for the Trans-Pacific century: Final report of the Atlantic Council’s Asia-Pacific Strategy Task Force

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