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Global Energy Agenda

Feb 20, 2025

The 2025 Global Energy Agenda

By Landon Derentz, Christine Suh, Paul Kielstra, Bailee Mathews (Editors)

The Atlantic Council is pleased to present its fifth Global Energy Agenda. As in prior years, this collection of essays is complemented by our in-depth analysis of the results of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center’s annual global energy survey. 

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

ISSUE BRIEFS & REPORTS

Issue Brief

Apr 4, 2025

Building a path toward global deployment of fusion: Nonproliferation and export considerations

By Sachin Desai, Michael Hua, Amy Roma, Jessica Bufford, Jacqueline Siebens, Andrew Proffitt

With commercial fusion on the horizon, questions around the process for regulating fusion power plants have arisen.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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

Report

Feb 24, 2025

Atoms for Appalachia: The role of nuclear energy in economic development

By Lauren Hughes

Advanced nuclear technologies can drive economic security and energy security within Appalachian states.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

Global Energy Agenda

Feb 20, 2025

Ushering the US auto industry into a new energy era

By Jim Farley

The auto industry is front and center at the intersection of energy, manufacturing, and innovation. For US automakers to continue leading the sector globally, they must work with policymakers to put the choices and needs of the customer first.

Americas Energy & Environment

Global Energy Agenda

Feb 20, 2025

Ukraine can unleash energy investment even amid war

By Volodymyr Kudrytskyi

To bolster energy security in Ukraine, its leaders must foster stability for investors to finance new, decentralized power generation. Achieving this will require overcoming three key challenges.

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

Global Energy Agenda

Feb 20, 2025

The US must assure its energy-secure future

By Meredith Berger

At the US Department of the Navy, energy security is mission assurance. This reality has led to its national security strategy to prioritize a diversified, resilient, and independent energy system to prepare for known and unknown threats.

Americas Energy & Environment

Global Energy Agenda

Feb 20, 2025

The importance of US LNG for economic growth and the global energy transition 

By Daniel Yergin and Madeline Jowdy

The emergence of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a remarkable story. In less than a decade, the United States has gone from zero exports to being the world’s largest exporter.

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions

Global Energy Agenda

Feb 20, 2025

Southeast Asia aims for sustainability through connectivity

By Kok Keong Puah

As Southeast Asia’s energy demand rises, the region’s energy transition stands at an inflection point. Looking ahead, this growth presents the region with an enormous challenge, but also the opportunity to be a leader in the global energy transition.

East Asia Energy & Environment

Global Energy Agenda

Feb 20, 2025

Energy realities require pragmatic solutions

By Rick Muncrief

Meeting the world’s growing energy demand requires balancing reliability, affordability, and sustainability while addressing geopolitical and economic security. Pragmatic policies that expand energy access, invest in diverse energy sources, and build resilient infrastructure are needed for a more secure and prosperous future.

Americas Energy & Environment

Global Energy Agenda

Feb 20, 2025

Tech and power sector partnerships can accelerate the energy transition

By Arshad Mansoor

The field of artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing, causing a surge in data center demand with major implications for global power consumption. But AI could be the tool to solve the challenges it creates, while also transforming the energy sector.

Americas Energy & Environment
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