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Atlantic Council Global Energy Center Launches Veterans Advanced Energy Project

Issue Brief Mar 21, 2025

To win the AI race, the US needs an all-of-the-above energy strategy

By Joseph Webster

To ensure US AI leadership, the United States must harness all forms of energy, allow a level playing field, and remove red tape constraining the buildout of critical enablers, especially transmission lines and grid enhancing technologies.
Artificial Intelligence China
Atlantic Council Global Energy Center Launches Veterans Advanced Energy Project

AfricaSource Mar 20, 2025

If the international community wants to curb fossil fuel emissions, it must make Africa a serious clean energy offer

By Neil Ford

Before the international community asks African countries to leave undeveloped fossil fuel resources in the ground, it must make them an offer of clean energy financing—one substantial enough to fund Africa’s current and future appetite for electricity.
Africa Critical Minerals
Atlantic Council Global Energy Center Launches Veterans Advanced Energy Project

EnergySource Mar 11, 2025

The Mediterranean must work collectively to harness the power of renewables

By Karim Elgendy

The EU Commission’s recent release of its Clean Industrial Deal underscored regional commitment to decarbonization. To capitalize on this momentum, the Mediterranean must engage in cross-border collaboration to overcome geopolitical tension and limited finance to achieve its renewables goals.
Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Programs and initiatives

The Global Energy Center develops and promotes pragmatic and nonpartisan policy solutions designed to advance global energy security, enhance economic opportunity, and accelerate pathways to net-zero emissions.

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Veterans Advanced Energy Project

The Veterans Advanced Energy Project is designed to drive US leadership in advanced energy by recruiting, equipping, and empowering military veterans who understand the importance of the evolving energy landscape to our future security and prosperity.

Events

Global Energy Forum

Jan 9, 2020

International grid integration: Efficiencies, vulnerabilities, and strategic implications in Asia

By Phillip Cornell

In order to meet growing global demand for electricity, and in response to an increase in renewables, power networks and markets are evolving and becoming increasingly interconnected. South and Southeast Asia have already had some success with interconnections, and China’s vision and Belt and Road Initiative loom large in the region, but there are geopolitical concerns to contend with. Could a US model manage these concerns? What is the state of regional power markets in Asia and investment in regional grid infrastructure, and what responses are we already seeing to emerging trends?

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy Markets & Governance

Global Energy Forum

Jan 9, 2020

Energy sector diversification: Meeting demographic challenges in the MENA region

By Bina Hussein

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to experience significant demographic growth by 2050, growth which will have to be met with commensurate economic expansion and job opportunities, or the region will risk an increase in political instability. To meet this challenge, countries in the region must diversify their economies beyond the energy sector and expand their energy sector beyond hydrocarbons. What are the key trends that MENA countries will have to contend with, what is already being done, and what further steps should be taken?

Energy Markets & Governance
Energy Transitions

Issue Brief

Jan 9, 2020

Transforming the power sector in developing countries: Geopolitics, poverty, and climate change in Bangladesh

By Robert F. Ichord, Jr.

As the South and Southeast Asian region faces increasing energy demand due to both population and economic growth, countries like Bangladesh must meet that demand while facing and overcoming critical environmental and energy security challenges. How is Bangladesh seeking to diversify its energy mix and establish more local and decarbonized power systems, and what are key opportunities for future government and foreign investment?

Bangladesh
Climate Change & Climate Action
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Press Release

Nov 22, 2019

Atlantic Council Global Energy Center Launches Veterans Advanced Energy Project

By Atlantic Council

New initiative to incubate new generation of veterans to lead advanced energy economy WASHINGTON, DC – November 22, 2019 – The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center announced today the launch of its Veterans Advanced Energy Project. This innovative initiative will recruit, equip, and empower a new generation of veterans, servicemembers, and military spouses to serve […]

Renewables & Advanced Energy
United States and Canada

In the News

Nov 21, 2019

Misch in Energy News Network: Commentary: In clean energy transition, military veterans play key role

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment
Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Nov 2, 2019

Kramer in The Hill: Managing competition with China

By Atlantic Council

China
Defense Policy

EnergySource

Oct 1, 2019

Youth climate activists aren’t just striking, they’re taking policy action

By Julia Pyper

Millions of young people around the world took to the streets for the Global Climate Strike to demand that governments take bolder action to address the climate crisis. But youth activists are not just skipping school to protest, they are also taking concrete steps to influence the policymaking process.

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy Transitions

In the News

Sep 29, 2019

Ellinas in Cyprus Mail: Cyprus should heed UN climate summit’s call for action

By Atlantic Council

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment
one-on-one interview

EnergySource

Sep 27, 2019

Exclusive interview on climate leadership with H.E. Sebastián Piñera, president of Chile

By Julia Pyper

H.E. Sebastián Piñera, president of Chile, discusses Chile's upcoming hosting of the COP25 climate conference, what has motivated Chile's leadership on climate and clean energy and where it fits into the country's global strategy, and what steps the country is taking at home to lead by example.

Climate Change & Climate Action
Latin America

EnergySource

Sep 26, 2019

Is blockchain a suitable platform for the transactive electricity market of the future?

By Becca Hunziker

Is blockchain a suitable platform for the transactive electricity market of the future, enabling distributed energy resources to transact with each other and capture value, while collectively helping balance the grid?

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Sep 24, 2019

Livingston quoted in S&P Global on industrial decaborbization

By Atlantic Council

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

EnergySource

Sep 23, 2019

Addressing the climate crisis: No time for milestones

By Lee Beck

To some, framing climate change in terms of milestones, thresholds, and tipping points might imply that there is still plenty of time to act, but it is not only to reduce emissions with urgency today, but also to create, invest in, and deploy decarbonization options with a long-term view, beyond just a decade.

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy Markets & Governance

EnergySource

Sep 23, 2019

Make way for Chile: Latin America’s next climate frontrunner

By Zachary Strauss

Chile has firmly launched itself into the low-carbon future and has demonstrated no interest in going back. As the public electric transport capital of the Americas with a robust renewable energy and environmental policy framework, Chile stands as an exemplar of climate progress and vision, both in the region and beyond.

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy Markets & Governance
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Staff

Natalia Storz

Program Assistant

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions

Fellow

Jennifer Turner

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Global China Hub

China Chinese

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Nik Foster

Nonresident Fellow

Global China Hub

China Energy & Environment

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Michalina Sobolewska

Low Carbon Solutions, ExxonMobil

Millennium Leadership Program

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Meshack Kinyua Ndiritu

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoTech Center

Africa Artificial Intelligence

Fellow

Neil Ford

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Energy & Environment
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