Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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Our team provides the analysis leaders need to build energy security, address global climate change, and alleviate energy injustice.
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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- Senior Program Manager, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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- MCano@csis.org
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- Media Relations Manager, External Relations
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Global Oil Markets Outlook: Key Takeaways from EIA’s January 2026 STEO
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Exploring the New Math Puzzle of a PJM Intervention
Commentary by Arushi Sharma Frank — January 16, 2026
A Credible Path to Political Stability Is Indispensable for Trump’s Venezuela Oil Aspirations
Commentary by Clayton Seigle — January 6, 2026
What Just Happened in Venezuela? And What Comes Next?
Transcript — January 5, 2026
Beyond Climate Policy: The Economy-Wide Repercussions of Eliminating the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Commentary by Leslie Abrahams and Mathias Zacarias — December 15, 2025
In the Media 4 of 194 results
As Trump pitches oil companies on Venezuela plans, experts see challenges: Analysis
Clayton Seigle cited in ABC News — January 9, 2026
US oil refiners gear up for comeback of Venezuelan crude
Clayton Seigle cited in Financial Times — January 7, 2026
Trump Team Works Up Sweeping Plan to Control Venezuelan Oil for Years to Come
Clayton Seigle cited in The Wall Street Journal — January 7, 2026
Trump vows to seize and revitalize Venezuela's oil
Clayton Seigle appearance on ABC News — January 5, 2026
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U.S. Clean Tech Exports Are the Key to Long-Term U.S. Economic Growth
Commentary by Leslie Abrahams and Joseph Majkut — August 11, 2025
U.S. Clean Tech Exports Are the Key to Long-Term U.S. Economic Growth
Podcast Episode by Leslie Abrahams and Joseph Majkut — August 11, 2025
Pressure at the Pump: Ukraine Resumes Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries
Podcast Episode by Clayton Seigle — August 5, 2025
Pressure at the Pump: Ukraine Resumes Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries
Critical Questions by Clayton Seigle — August 5, 2025
The United States Risks Losing Its Carbon Capture Advantage
Podcast Episode by Mathias Zacarias — July 28, 2025
The United States Risks Losing Its Carbon Capture Advantage
Commentary by Mathias Zacarias — July 28, 2025
Experts React: Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Plan to Win the AI Race
Podcast Episode by Navin Girishankar, Kirti Gupta, Matt Pearl, Philip Luck, James Andrew Lewis, Leslie Abrahams, Sujai Shivakumar, Matthew S. Borman, Noam Unger, Madeleine McLean, and Carol Kuntz — July 25, 2025
Experts React: Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Plan to Win the AI Race
Commentary by Navin Girishankar, Kirti Gupta, Matt Pearl, Philip Luck, James Andrew Lewis, Leslie Abrahams, Sujai Shivakumar, Erin L. Murphy, Matthew S. Borman, Noam Unger, Madeleine McLean, and Carol Kuntz — July 25, 2025
From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: Rewriting the Grid Planning Playbook in the Southwest Power Pool and Texas
Podcast Episode by Arushi Sharma Frank — July 23, 2025
From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: Rewriting the Grid Planning Playbook in the Southwest Power Pool and Texas
Commentary by Arushi Sharma Frank — July 23, 2025