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A U.S. Mineral Strategy for Global Energy Transition

A secure and reliable supply chain for critical minerals is essential for the U.S., and global energy transition. This event will highlight the CSIS research and key recommendations on how to complement and augment existing efforts to better characterize the risks of supply disruptions and grow robust supply chains for the minerals that will fuel the energy transition.

Transcript — July 21, 2023

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Joseph Majkut

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Director, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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Neelima Jain

Neelima Jain

Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies
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Ilaria Mazzocco

Senior Fellow, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics

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A U.S. Mineral Strategy for Global Energy Transition

A secure and reliable supply chain for critical minerals is essential for the U.S., and global energy transition. This event will highlight the CSIS research and key recommendations on how to complement and augment existing efforts to better characterize the risks of supply disruptions and grow robust supply chains for the minerals that will fuel the energy transition.

Transcript — July 21, 2023

A U.S. Mineral Strategy for Global Energy Transition

A secure and reliable supply chain for critical minerals is essential for the U.S., and global energy transition. This event will highlight the CSIS research and key recommendations on how to complement and augment existing efforts to better characterize the risks of supply disruptions and grow robust supply chains for the minerals that will fuel the energy transition.

Event by Jose W. Fernandez , Frank Fannon , Abigail Wulf , Cullen S. Hendrix , and Joseph Majkut — July 20, 2023

Assessing Special Envoy Kerry’s Visit to China

Special Climate Envoy John Kerry visited Beijing between July 16 and 19 for three days of talks with Chinese officials to discuss cooperation on addressing climate change and as part of an effort to stabilize relations.

Critical Questions by Ilaria Mazzocco — July 20, 2023

Building Larger and More Diverse Supply Chains for Energy Minerals

Challenges abound in the global race to secure minerals for the energy transition, but some opportunities are ripe for politically durable and economically sound policy prescriptions for U.S. leadership in growing and diversifying the global supply chains.  

Report by Joseph Majkut , Jane Nakano , Maria J. Krol-Sinclair , Thomas Hale , and Sophie Coste — July 19, 2023

Cross-Industry Methane Challenges

Methane challenges vary between the oil and gas, agriculture, and waste industries. But there are opportunities for cross-industry collaboration and technical exchanges on methane measurement and abatement.

Commentary by Ben Cahill and Kjersti Swanson — July 17, 2023

Cutting Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas: U.S. and EU Cooperation

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and methane reductions in the oil and gas sector present a critical opportunity to slow the pace of global warming. Proposed regulations for the oil and gas industry are in the works in the United States and the European Union (EU). 

Event by Matthew Baldwin , Rick Duke , and Ben Cahill — July 12, 2023

Cutting Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas: U.S. and EU Cooperation

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and methane reductions in the oil and gas sector present a critical opportunity to slow the pace of global warming. Proposed regulations for the oil and gas industry are in the works in the United States and the European Union (EU). 

Transcript — July 12, 2023

Babel: Translating the Middle East

Shirin Hakim: Iran’s Environmental Challenges

This week on Babel, Jon speaks with Dr. Shirin Hakim about Iran’s growing environmental problems and how Western sanctions play into the Iranian regime’s mismanagement of its natural resources. 

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Will Todman , and Daniel Sharp — July 11, 2023

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