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China-US climate progress could hinge on curbing of methane

This week's visit by U.S. climate envoy John Kerry to China after years of diplomatic disruptions could boost cooperation between the world's two biggest greenhouse gas polluters on the key issue of methane emissions.

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Reflections from Munich 2026

I’m en route home after a week in Europe—first at the Oslo Energy Forum and then at the Munich Security Conference. Munich generated considerable news and drama, but...

Announcement by Jason Bordoff • February 16, 2026
Reflections from Munich 2026
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Assessing US Government Efforts to Support Fossil Fuel–Reliant Communities

The decline of domestic fossil fuel production in the United States poses serious economic risks for communities that rely on fossil fuel industries for jobs and public revenues. Many of these communities lack the resources and capacity to manage those risks on their own. The absence of viable economic strategies for affected regions is a barrier to building the broad, durable coalitions needed for an equitable national transition to cleaner energy sources.

Reports by Noah Kaufman • February 05, 2026
Assessing US Government Efforts to Support Fossil Fuel–Reliant Communities

A Roadmap to Catalyze Methane Abatement in the Oil and Gas Sector Using Debt Financing

Human-caused methane emissions have contributed to at least one quarter of global warming since the preindustrial era. Since methane is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2) in trapping heat over the first two decades after its release, abating methane is considered a critical near-term strategy for reducing emissions.[

Reports by Luisa Palacios, Gautam Jain & Preetha Jenarthan • June 30, 2025
A Roadmap to Catalyze Methane Abatement in the Oil and Gas Sector Using Debt Financing
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