Why Trump’s Middle East trip is going to be very different this time
Trump is in the Middle East for his first major overseas trip of his second term. Deals are high on his agenda.
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Op-eds & Essays with Jason Bordoff • September 09, 2024
Dear Madam or Mr. President, Congratulations on your election as president of the United States. You take office at a moment of enormous consequence for a world directly impacted by the twin challenges of energy security and climate change.
President Donald Trump’s second term has begun with sweeping changes, just as the candidate promised: tariffs instituted against allies and adversaries alike, budgets and programs cut, and entire agencies shuttered.
The critical minerals executive order signed by President Trump on March 20, 2025, aims to significantly increase domestic production of critical minerals within the United States.
Energy-economic models are increasingly being used to inform climate mitigation policies. This Comment describes three situations where models misinform policymakers and calls for more iterative, policy-orientated modelling exercises that maximize learning in the pursuit of long-term emissions reductions goals.
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Op-eds & Essays with Jason Bordoff • September 09, 2024