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Exploring the New Math Puzzle of a PJM Intervention

The White House NEDC and partnering agencies released a Statement of Principles to urge PJM to make electricity more affordable for residential customers and strengthen grid reliability by building more than $15 billion of reliable baseload power generation.

Commentary by Arushi Sharma Frank — January 16, 2026

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U.S. LNG: Remapping Energy Security

Europe's wartime shift from Russian gas to U.S. LNG is reshaping global energy trade. A new CSIS interactive feature demonstrates how transatlantic cooperation is critical for ensuring European energy security and hastening the energy transition.

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Assessing the United States’ Solar Power Play

An audio version of “Assessing the United States’ Solar Power Play,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Quill Robinson and Ryan Featherston. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Quill Robinson and Ryan Featherston — July 2, 2024

Audio Briefs

Assessing the United States’ Solar Power Play

Solar can play a crucial role in meeting the United States’ climate and energy goals. However, the United States needs clearer objectives for its solar industrial strategy for it to succeed. 

Commentary by Quill Robinson and Ryan Featherston — July 1, 2024

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Experts React: Energy and Trade Implications of Tariffs on Chinese Imports

An audio version of “Experts React: Energy and Trade Implications of Tariffs on Chinese Imports,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Joseph Majkut, William Alan Reinsch, Scott Kennedy, Emily Benson, Gracelin Baskaran, Jane Nakano, and Quill Robsinson. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Joseph Majkut, William Alan Reinsch, Scott Kennedy, Emily Benson, Gracelin Baskaran, Jane Nakano, and Quill Robinson — May 15, 2024

Audio Briefs

Experts React: Energy and Trade Implications of Tariffs on Chinese Imports

On May 14, 2024, the White House announced increased tariffs on Chinese imports. In this commentary, CSIS scholars delve into key aspects of these new tariffs and the sectors where they apply.

Commentary by Joseph Majkut, William Alan Reinsch, Scott Kennedy, Emily Benson, Gracelin Baskaran, Jane Nakano, and Quill Robinson — May 14, 2024

Power Map

G7 Addresses Energy and Climate Change

This week, Tatsuya Terazawa joins Jane Nakano to look at key energy and climate issues on the G7 agenda.

Podcast Episode by Jane Nakano and Lisa Hyland — May 15, 2023

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New Zealand’s Climate Leadership

This week Kay Harrison, New Zealand’s Climate Ambassador joins Joseph Majkut (CSIS) to discuss how New Zealand is advancing its national and regional climate actions.

Podcast Episode by Joseph Majkut — June 13, 2022

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Can Russia Execute a Gas Pivot to Asia?

As Europe tries to diversify away from Russian gas, Russia is looking to Asia for new markets, but the shift will be neither immediate nor easy.

Commentary by Nikos Tsafos — May 4, 2022

China Unveils its First Long-Term Hydrogen Plan

China has released its first-ever long-term plan for hydrogen. While the plan provides key insights into China’s vision and plans for hydrogen development, it also raises several questions that affect the course of global hydrogen industry development.

Commentary by Jane Nakano — March 28, 2022

China’s Hydrogen Industrial Strategy

China is increasingly exploring the production and use of low-emission hydrogen while establishing itself to be the world’s major fuel cell vehicle market. The development of a clean hydrogen economy in China would have major climate and energy security implications.

Commentary by Jane Nakano — February 3, 2022