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Ellinas quoted in New Europe on East Med’s role in EU energy security

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.
Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance
Ellinas quoted in New Europe on East Med’s role in EU energy security

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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Ellinas quoted in New Europe on East Med’s role in EU energy security

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.
Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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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.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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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Mar 18, 2022

Ellinas quoted in New Europe on East Med’s role in EU energy security
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EnergySource

Mar 16, 2022

The EU should stop Putin from paying for his war with an oil levy

By Alan Riley

An EU levy on Russian oil could serve a dual purpose. It could stabilize energy markets and mitigate the impact on the average EU consumer while, at the same time, stripping Putin of the oil rents that fund his aggression in Ukraine.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Britain Debrief

Mar 12, 2022

#BritainDebrief – Can Decarbonization Disarm Putin’s War Machine? A Debrief from Laurie Laybourn

By Ben Judah

As European countries have reluctantly started to announce programs to be less reliant on Russian oil and gas, Senior Fellow Ben Judah interviews Laurie Laybourn, Visiting Fellow at the Chatham House Sustainability Accelerator for #BritainDebrief.

Climate Change & Climate Action Conflict

In the News

Mar 12, 2022

Schultz in Washington Post on Americans’ support of Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Tammy Schultz explains why American citizens are willing to deal with higher gas prices to burden Putin in the on-going Russia-Ukraine crisis.

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EnergySource

Mar 11, 2022

As the US struggles to “green” supply chains, new EU battery regulation offers lessons

By Emily Burlinghaus

The EU's pending Batteries Regulation is an ambitious framework to impose strict sustainability standards on the technology most important to electrification. To secure access to the lucrative EU market, global battery manufacturers will need to clean up their supply chains. US policymakers should take heed.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Mar 9, 2022

Morningstar Joins NHK to Discuss import bans on Russian oil
Energy Markets & Governance Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Mar 8, 2022

Lichfield quoted by CNN Business on Russia energy sanctions

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In the News

Mar 8, 2022

Sullivan quoted in The Straits Times on Russian oil import bans
Energy Markets & Governance European Union

EnergySource

Mar 7, 2022

How to sanction Russian energy, mitigate price spikes, and advance low-carbon energy security

By Phillip Cornell

An embargo on Russian oil may not have the intended effect on Putin's war chest, as a squeeze on global oil supply could inadvertently create more profits for Russian producers. But a punitive tax might work better, keeping prices at market level while setting aside profits to use for diversification, price shock mitigation, and support for Ukraine.

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In the News

Mar 2, 2022

Fannon in Financial Times, “War in Ukraine: when political risks upturn commodity markets”
Energy Markets & Governance Southern & Southeastern Europe
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Thomas Storch

Distinguished fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Economy & Business Energy Markets & Governance

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Rabah Arezki

Distinguished Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Africa Economy & Business

European Leadership Accelerator Participant

Kipkorir Koskei

2025 European Leadership Accelerator participant

Millennium Leadership Program

Africa Energy Markets & Governance

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Ryan J. Lamke

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Global Energy Center

Arabic China

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Sofronis Papageorgiou 

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

Millennium Leadership Program

Energy Markets & Governance Middle East

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Istvan-Lorant Antal

Senator, Senate of Romania

Millennium Leadership Program

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