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Postwar LNG: The New Guiding Principles Borrow from the Past
The Iran crisis, whenever it ends, will materially change how the LNG market operates.
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Suzanne Maloney on Whether Perpetual Conflict is New Normal for the Gulf
Nearly a month after a ceasefire, the US-Iran deal seems to have all but collapsed as both nations have slipped back into active conflict. On Sunday, Tehran announced...
A just-released MIT paper argues that the energy transition is still largely following the trajectory laid out in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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IRA clean energy gains mostly on track despite OBBBA, says MIT study
74% of all new clean electricity capacity that would have been added under the Inflation Reduction Act will be preserved despite Trump administration policy changes, the report estimates, including 82% of utility-scale solar generation.
IRA clean energy gains mostly on track despite OBBBA, says MIT study
74% of all new clean electricity capacity that would have been added under the Inflation Reduction Act will be preserved despite Trump administration policy changes, the report estimates, including 82% of utility-scale solar generation.
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Glass Half Full: Building a Decarbonized U.S. Power Sector
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) was built, sold, and attacked as the largest climate investment in U.S. history. […]
External Publications
with Lily Bermel •
MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
• July 06, 2026
Doomsday Climate Scenarios Were Wrong. That Doesn’t Help Europe.
Recent scientific reassessments strengthen the case for rapid climate action rather than weaken it.
Are Bilateral and ‘Minilateral’ Treaties the Precursors to Multilateral Agreements?
The UNFCCC process is marred by gridlock in the COP multilateral framework, threatening joint efforts by countries to mitigate the climate crisis.
