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October 01, 2020

New York City’s Building Emissions Law Shows the Importance of Economywide Climate Policy

Noah Kaufman and Yu Ann Tan explain the importance of electrification to deep decarbonization and the failure of building regulations to encourage it, focusing on New York City’s Local Law 97.

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September 30, 2020

Planning a Sustainable Post-Pandemic Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean

Mauricio Cárdenas and Juan José Guzmán Ayala look at the challenges confronted by Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and propose a series of actions to structure a recovery plan that minimizes potential moral hazard effects while aligning fiscal, social, and environmental sustainability priorities.

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September 29, 2020

Why the United States Should Remain Engaged on Nuclear Power: Geopolitical and National Security Considerations

In a new commentary, Matt Bowen examines the geopolitical and national security implications of the United States and its traditional allies effectively ceding the international nuclear energy marketplace to the Chinese and Russians.

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September 16, 2020

Reform Is in the Pipelines: PipeChina and the Restructuring of China’s Natural Gas Market

Dr. Erica Downs and Sheng Yan explore the implications of the establishment of the China Oil & Gas Piping Network Corporation (PipeChina) on global gas markets.

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September 10, 2020

Leveraging State Funds for Clean Energy: Lessons from New York State

In a new commentary, Richard Kauffman and David Sandalow propose four principles to guide state governments in spending limited funds to promote clean energy and discusses recent programs that applied those principles in New York State.

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September 03, 2020

The Implications of an Iran Sanctions Snapback

Richard Nephew examines the Trump administration's decision to pursue the reimposition, or snapback, of UN Security Council sanctions against Iran.

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August 28, 2020

Trends and Contradictions in China’s Renewable Energy Policy

In a new commentary, Anders Hove examines China’s recent energy policy announcements and their implications for the 14th Five-Year Plan, which will set energy policy for the period from 2021–2025.

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July 30, 2020

Warsaw, Brussels, and Europe’s Green Deal: Challenges and Opportunities in 2020

A new commentary from Center on Global Energy Policy senior research scholar Jonathan Elkind and co-author Damian Bednarz, surveys the challenges facing EU climate policy in 2020, as the bloc seeks both to chart a course to midcentury decarbonization and to respond to a pandemic that has paralyzed economies and upended lives across Europe.

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June 15, 2020

The Greenest Stimulus Is One that Delivers Rapid Economic Recovery

A federal government response that meets the scale and scope of the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 is key to regaining momentum for transformational climate policy in the United States

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June 17, 2020

Evaluating the Trump Administration’s Approach to Sanctions: Venezuela

In a new commentary, Richard Nephew examines the effectiveness of the sanctions put in place against Venezuela.

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