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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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Events
New Atlanticist
Jan 14, 2023
Highlights from Abu Dhabi as policy leaders gathered for the Global Energy Forum
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Atlantic Council
Top experts and policymakers at our Global Energy Forum lay out the energy implications of the war in Ukraine, global climate cooperation, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Global Energy Forum
Jan 14, 2023
How to finance a sustainable and just energy transition
By
Atlantic Council
At the Global Energy Forum, experts plotted out ways countries can incentivize investments that can support a stable energy supply and finance a sustainable and just energy transition.
Global Energy Forum
Jan 14, 2023
Why accessible and affordable gas plays a role in helping countries reach climate goals and expand renewable energy
By
Atlantic Council
Energy ministers from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar discussed the role gas plays in the energy transition at the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Forum.