Joseph Majkut

Director, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
Joseph Majkut

Joseph Majkut is director of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). In this role, he leads the program's work understanding the geopolitics of energy and climate change and working to ensure a global energy transition that is responsive to the risks of climate change and the economic and strategic priorities of the United States and the world. Joseph is an expert in climate science, climate policy, and risk and uncertainty analysis for decisionmaking. He is frequently cited in trade and national media on the politics of climate change and has testified before Congress on climate change and science. Before CSIS, Majkut worked as the director of climate policy at the Niskanen Center, where he led that group's efforts to research and promote carbon pricing, low-carbon innovation, regulatory reform, and other market reforms to speed decarbonization. From 2014 to 2015, he worked in the U.S. Senate as a congressional science fellow, supported by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Geosciences Institute. He holds a PhD from Princeton University in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, a master’s degree in applied mathematics from the Delft University of Technology, and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Harvey Mudd College.

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EV Skid Marks and Year in Review

This biweekly video series, hosted by Joseph Majkut and Kevin Book, delivers clear insights, visuals, and straight talk on the latest energy trends.

Event — December 19, 2025

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What’s at Stake in FERC’s Large Load Proposal?

An audio version of “⁠What’s at Stake in FERC’s Large Load Proposal?⁠,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Aaron Yang, Ray Cai, Joseph Majkut, and Mathias Zacarias. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Aaron Yang, Ray Cai, Joseph Majkut, and Mathias Zacarias — December 9, 2025

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What’s at Stake in FERC’s Large Load Proposal?

With data center demand surging, FERC’s new large load proposal could redraw the line between federal and state power—and determine how quickly the U.S. grid can absorb AI-driven demand. The outcome may reshape how megawatt-scale loads connect to the grid nationwide.

Critical Questions by Aaron Yang, Ray Cai, Joseph Majkut, and Mathias Zacarias — December 9, 2025

ExxonMobil’s 2025 Global Outlook

Please join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for a discussion on ExxonMobil’s 2025 Global Outlook with Tyler Goodspeed, Chief Economist at ExxonMobil.

Event — December 2, 2025

Energy Shots: Of Supply and Sanctions

This biweekly video series, hosted by Joseph Majkut and Kevin Book, delivers clear insights, visuals, and straight talk on the latest energy trends.

Event — November 21, 2025

Energy Leverage in the Russia-Ukraine War

The CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program will host a dialogue with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to discuss the intersection of energy and foreign policy in the context of the war in Ukraine.

Event — November 19, 2025