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Global Energy Forum

Jan 12, 2020

Election 2020: What’s at stake for energy policy?

By David L. Goldwyn and Andrea Clabough

As the US presidential election in November 2020 draws nearer, the energy policy platforms—including domestic energy, climate change, foreign, and trade policies—from the Democratic candidates, as well as the energy policies of a potential second Trump Administration, have become increasingly clear. The competing visions of a Republican and a Democratic administration could hardly be more disparate, and industry and external stakeholders should prepare for a volatile outlook regardless of the outcome in November 2020—what are the salient energy policies under the two scenarios and how will they address the deep and entrenched energy challenges that face the United States?

Energy Markets & Governance Energy Transitions

Issue Brief

Jan 12, 2020

European energy diversification: How alternative sources, routes, and clean technologies can bolster energy security and decarbonization

By Richard L. Morningstar, András Simonyi, Olga Khakova, Irina Markina

The European Union’s efforts to achieve a carbon-neutral economy present a unique and timely opportunity to strengthen European energy security. What is the EU currently doing to meet its decarbonization goals, address the role of natural gas in Europe’s low-carbon future, and explain the potential for new gas sources, alternative gas routes, and clean energy technologies to reduce carbon emissions? And how can this be done while simultaneously increasing European energy security and opportunities for transatlantic cooperation?

Energy Markets & Governance Energy Transitions

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EnergySource

Mar 10, 2023

Clean industrial policies: A space for EU-US collaboration

By Théophile Pouget-Abadie, Francis Shin, Jonah Allen

EU-US tensions over clean industrial policy could derail the energy transition. Collaboration on equal footing would bolster collective security and drive emissions reductions to new levels.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

EnergySource

Mar 8, 2023

Chinese refining markets 101—and their implications for price caps on Russian oil

By Joseph Webster

Price caps on Russian crude and oil products have placed Chinese refineries in the spotlight. Their historical tendencies and political connections could shed light on what to expect from them as the oil market reorients itself.

China Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 7, 2023

Pappalardo quoted in Houston Public Media on COP28

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Mar 6, 2023

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: Aphrodite low on list of Chevron’s gas plans for East Med

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Mar 6, 2023

Wald joins Bloomberg Surveillance to discuss tightness in the oil market

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Mar 3, 2023

Webster in The China-Russia Report: Will China’s emergence from COVID lockdowns send European gas prices soaring?

China Energy & Environment

In the News

Feb 28, 2023

Webster in Eurasianet: China wants the Line D pipeline. Can Central Asia deliver?

Central Asia China

In the News

Feb 28, 2023

Goldwyn joins NPR to discuss the impact of the war in Ukraine on global oil markets

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Feb 27, 2023

Goldwyn in Hellenic Shipping News: Biden faces ‘no good options’ to keep gasoline prices in check

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Feb 19, 2023

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: Energy hot potatoes the new president will face

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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