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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.
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.
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.
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Fri, August 21, 2020 • 12:00 pm ET
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In-Depth Research & Reports
Aug 17, 2020
What’s at stake for energy in the 2020 election: An update
By
David Goldwyn and Andrea Clabough
In the seven months since the publication of the Atlantic Council’s issue brief, “Election 2020: What’s At Stake For Energy,” the social and political landscape of the United States can hardly have changed more dramatically. This issue brief updates the Atlantic Council’s prior analysis and considers the new context surrounding a Trump re-election scenario and a Biden election, and the consequences for the energy sector.
Mon, August 10, 2020 • 11:00 am ET
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