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Dec 11, 2024 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | David L. Goldwyn |Andrea Clabough |Robert F. Ichord
Energy security is critical to US national security, economic resilience, and competitiveness. Despite this, the United States lacks a comprehensive, long-term energy strategy that aligns energy security with broader national interests beyond the US political cycle. To address this, a “National Energy Strategy” (NES)—like the (NDS)—should be mandated through Congress, with regular reviews and bipartisan collaboration to ensure stability and adaptability to emerging challenges.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | David L. Goldwyn |Andrea Clabough |Joseph Webster |Natalia Storz
Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance Energy Transitions United States and Canada Reducing US industrial emissions under budgetary uncertainty Despite recent advances in policy and financial, technical, and regulatory support for low-carbon energy deployment in the United States, the pathway to deep decarbonization for core industrial sectors remains unclear.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | William A. Tobin |David L. Goldwyn |Andrea Clabough |Joseph Webster
After a frenetic presidential campaign, voters are faced with a stark choice on climate and energy. The outgoing Joe Biden administration prioritized actions on this front, passing a landmark bipartisan infrastructure law and the $300 billion investment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and matching this legislation with an expansive slate of regulations and incentive-based programs favoring a clean manufacturing agenda. The future of this agenda depends on the outcome of the election.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | David L. Goldwyn |Antonio Ortiz-Mena |Andrea Clabough |William A. Tobin
Venezuela’s political crisis is deepening, with worrying consequences for Venezuelans, the country’s neighbors, and the entire Western hemisphere. The United States now faces a serious question of economic statecraft: how to design a set of policies that advances the cause of Venezuelan democracy by inflicting pain on the Maduro regime while minimizing the impact on the population, the region, and US interests.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | William A. Tobin |David L. Goldwyn |Andrea Clabough |Robert F. Ichord
In a seismic ruling, the US Supreme Court overturned the long-standing “Chevron deference” in its decision for Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. The ruling was not specifically concerned with energy or climate policy. But its consequences for US decarbonization are profound. The ruling creates deep complications for the Joe Biden administration’s energy and climate agenda. But it also highlights their significance for the upcoming presidential election.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | David L. Goldwyn |Andrea Clabough |Giampaolo Cantini |Maia Sparkman
In recognition of cities’ pivotal role in climate action, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP, will include for the first time a summit dedicated to localized efforts to curb climate change. The , hosted by the COP28 presidency and Bloomberg Philanthropies on December 1 and 2 in Dubai, will provide an official platform for subnational leaders to highlight their successes toward decarbonizing, building climate resilience, and gaining community buy-in for such efforts.
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Nov 21, 2023 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | David L. Goldwyn |William A. Tobin |Andrea Clabough
Two years ago, the announcement of the Global Methane Pledge at COP26 in Glasgow was one of the most intriguing and potentially impactful developments of that conference. The pledge has since committed its now over one hundred adherents, together responsible for 45 percent of global methane emissions, to collectively reduce their methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030.
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | David L. Goldwyn |Andrea Clabough |Lizi Bowen |Maia Sparkman
Guyana is on a rapid path to a major transformation in national wealth. A total of forty-six offshore oil discoveries have been found since exploration commenced in 2015, with an estimated 11 billion barrels of recoverable oil and gas in the offing. Industry experts project that by 2035, Guyana’s output could reach 1.7 million barrels of oil per day, which would make it the fourth largest oil producer in the world.
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Sep 21, 2023 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | David L. Goldwyn |Andrea Clabough |Joseph Webster |William A. Tobin
Hydrogen is a strategic opportunity for US leadership of the global clean energy economy. With the right incentives in place, hydrogen can position the United States as a net-zero industrial powerhouse, sustaining momentum the US economy has experienced from abundant natural gas production throughout the shale revolution. But Washington has yet to capture the fullness of this opportunity.
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Aug 16, 2023 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Reed Blakemore |Paddy Ryan |David L. Goldwyn |Andrea Clabough
The largest climate investment in US history is transforming clean energy value chains. But one year later, efforts to build capacity and resilience have proven longer and more complex than previously imagined. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) endeavors to make the United States a clean technology powerhouse.
