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Energy Explained
Get the latest as our experts share their insights on global energy policy.
Saudi Arabia Pivots into Global LNG Market
Saudi Arabia’s recent moves into the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market may be a sign the giant oil exporter is looking to expand into a rapidly growing and politically influential market it had long ignored.
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Can Canada Become an Energy Superpower?
From oil pipelines crossing the border to integrated electricity grids, energy trade has long been a key part of the economic relationship between the United States and Canada....
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May 13, 2025
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The Impact of Canada’s Election on the Global Energy Transition
The relationship between the US and Canada, each of which is the other’s principal source of imported energy, has become increasingly fraught in recent months. Canada and the...
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New U.S. export controls on China—and Beijing’s immediate countermeasures—have set the tone for the incoming administration.
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What to know about the minerals in the US-Ukraine deal
Ukraine has agreed to the terms of a deal that would allow the U.S. access to the country's rare earth and critical minerals reserves.
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Unpacking the US–Ukraine Minerals Deal
On April 30, 2025, the United States and Ukraine signed a long-anticipated economic partnership agreement establishing the US–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund.
Q&A: Trump’s Executive Order on US Domestic Mineral Production
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.
