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Energy Explained
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Trump’s Seismic, Irrevocable Middle East AI Shift
The commercial deals Trump struck on artificial intelligence cooperation will likely shift the global balance of power for one of this century's most critical technologies.
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Implications of Israel’s Attack on Iran
On June 12th, Israel carried out overnight airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, military infrastructure, military leaders, and nuclear scientists. While the full scope and implications of the attack...
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July 7, 2025
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Book Talk | Powerless: The People’s Struggle for Energy
Join Powerless author and CGEP Co-Director of the Energy Opportunity Lab Diana Hernández and CGEP Founding Director Jason Bordoff for a special conversation co-hosted by CGEP and Resources for the Future (RFF) on the book's major findings.
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• Resources For the Future Convention Center
1400 16th St. NW, 1st Floor Conference Space
Washington, DC 20036
1400 16th St. NW, 1st Floor Conference Space
Washington, DC 20036
Around the world, oil producing countries are taking different approaches to the energy transition, which highlights how the evolution toward low-carbon economies will occur at different speeds and scale from one nation to another.
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As oil prices fall can Gulf big spenders keep Trump pledges?
Wealthy Gulf states are promising President Trump huge investments into the US. But at the same time, the price of oil is falling. Is oil-fueled "investment diplomacy" still possible?
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Oil and Gas Industry Takeaways from China’s ‘Two Sessions’
Earlier this month, China convened its “two sessions”—the annual concurrent meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s legislature, and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress, a political advisor body.
Q&A: Repercussions of Saudi Oil Decisions Amid Competing Trump and OPEC+ Priorities
During a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month, President Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia and OPEC to increase oil production to lower prices and exert economic pressure on Russia.
