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We provide innovative, strategic insights and policy solutions by examining energy issues at the intersection of geopolitics, policy, markets, and development. Collaborating with leaders in government, industry, academia, and civil society, our team develops projects to help decisionmakers design smart energy policies that balance economic, environmental, and security priorities. 

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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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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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Australia’s Hydrogen Industrial Strategy

Australia has a policy strategy to become a major player in global hydrogen production and trade by 2030. While reducing carbon emissions is included as a goal in its strategy, its primary motivations are to create jobs, attract investment, and open new export markets.

Commentary by Lachlan Carey — October 14, 2021

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From Taxes to Technology: Australia’s new approach to climate policy

This week our guest is Angus Taylor, the Australian Minister for Energy and Emissions. Joined by CSIS colleagues Sarah Ladislaw and Lachlan Carey, Minister Angus discusses the new technology-led climate approach that Australia is embarking on.

Podcast Episode by Sarah Ladislaw — November 30, 2020

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A Conversation with Australian Minister Matt Canavan

Matthew Canavan, Australian Federal Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, discusses the state of Australia’s resources and energy market, engagement with the United States, and Australia's role as a net energy exporter in the Indo-Pacific.

Event — March 9, 2018

Energy and Economic Growth: Research and Matchmaking Conference

The conference brought a diverse group of roughly 90 participants -- including leading researchers working on energy (including EEG Thematic Leads and State-of-Knowledge paper authors), policymakers and practitioners from the EEG focal regions of South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, representatives of bilateral and multilateral development banks, and the EEG Programme Directorate.

Event — November 3, 2016

Implications of a Low-Carbon Future

The world relies heavily on fossil fuels to meet its energy needs, and the development and trade of those fuels has influenced relationships among countries throughout modern history.

Report by Sarah Ladislaw — November 16, 2015