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How AI Growth Can Hyper-Scale Energy Equity and Affordability

Artificial intelligence is driving a massive technological transformation that is already reshaping many aspects of daily life.

Blog by Vivek Shastry & Diana Hernández • November 6, 2025

How AI Growth Can Hyper-Scale Energy Equity and Affordability

Climate Change

Climate Leadership Opportunities for Brazil at COP30

As the host of COP30, Brazil has an unprecedented platform to demonstrate its climate leadership.

Blog by Gautam Jain, Shubham Deshmukh, Luisa Palacios + 3 more • November 3, 2025

Climate Leadership Opportunities for Brazil at COP30

Nuclear Energy

Advancing Regulatory Efficiency: Lessons and Opportunities in NRC Licensing Practice

The NRC is already experimenting and making improvements in reducing licensing review times without changing the diligence or substance of its evaluations, and the results are promising. If the projected volume of applications materializes, the NRC will need to continue to apply the new approaches it has begun using, as well as seek out additional efficiencies. This paper lays out actionable recommendations on what NRC can do now—under existing statutory authority—to further compress schedules while preserving safety, due process, and analytical quality.

External Publications with Ashley Finan • Nuclear Innovation Alliance • October 31, 2025

Advancing Regulatory Efficiency: Lessons and Opportunities in NRC Licensing Practice

Trade Policy

How China’s New Trade Assertiveness Is Linked to Its Clean Energy Dominance

In the last six weeks, the Chinese government has made several bold moves related to its trade relations.

Blog by Trevor Sutton & Evelyne Williams • October 31, 2025

How China’s New Trade Assertiveness Is Linked to Its Clean Energy Dominance

To Beat China, Don’t Become China

Op-eds & Essays with Aaron Bartnick • The National Interest • October 30, 2025

Trade Policy

US-China Trade Tensions and Clean Energy Investment in Third Countries: Implications for US Policymakers

The global clean energy economy today looks starkly different than it did even 10 years ago. Not only have production and deployment of clean energy technologies expanded significantly, the geographic distribution of clean energy manufacturers, resellers, and end-users has shifted dramatically.

Commentary by Trevor Sutton, Sally Qiu & Evelyne Williams • October 30, 2025

US-China Trade Tensions and Clean Energy Investment in Third Countries: Implications for US Policymakers

Critical Minerals

How the US–Japan Critical Minerals Partnership Is a Long-Overdue Step Toward Real Supply-Chain Security

The new critical minerals agreement between Japan and the US is more than yet another bilateral trade announcement.

Blog by Tom Moerenhout • October 29, 2025

How the US–Japan Critical Minerals Partnership Is a Long-Overdue Step Toward Real Supply-Chain Security

Finance & Economics

Regulatory Approaches for Project‑Based Carbon Credit Markets: Roundtable Summary

Carbon credits are emerging as a key tool for companies to meet a number of objectives, including emission-reduction targets, compliance obligations, investor expectations, and disclosure requirements.

Summaries by Gautam Jain, Preetha Jenarthan, Luisa Palacios + 2 more • October 28, 2025

Regulatory Approaches for Project‑Based Carbon Credit Markets: Roundtable Summary

Critical Minerals

Q&A: How the US Is Using Equity Stakes to Support Domestic Critical Minerals Development

The Trump administration is increasingly using equity investments as a tool of industrial policy to support domestic critical minerals supply chains.

Blog by Kevin Brunelli & Tom Moerenhout • October 27, 2025

Q&A: How the US Is Using Equity Stakes to Support Domestic Critical Minerals Development

Trade Policy

EU’s Proposed Tariffs on Steel to Address Excess Capacity and Enable Decarbonization Could Worsen Trade Tensions

The European Commission released a proposed regulation on Oct. 7 that would replace the EU's existing "safeguard" duties on imported steel products set to expire in June 2026.

Blog by Trevor Sutton • October 22, 2025