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November 12, 2019

High Anxiety: The Trade War and China’s Oil and Gas Supply Security

Erica Downs examines how the US-China trade war is affecting China's oil and natural gas supply security. 

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November 08, 2019

Evaluating the Trump Administration’s Approach to Sanctions: Iran

In the first of a four-part series on the Trump administration’s dramatic escalation of sanctions to pressure and punish U.S. adversaries, Richard Nephew examines sanctions on Iran.

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September 24, 2019

The Role of Natural Gas in the Energy Transition

In a new commentary, CGEP scholars Akos Losz and Jonathan Elkind discuss industry outlooks for natural gas and LNG demand, and question marks surrounding the role of gas in deep decarbonization scenarios consistent with the Paris Agreement’s climate goals. 

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July 19, 2019

The Emerging Crisis in the Persian Gulf

CGEP Senior Research Scholar Richard Nephew analyzes the conflict brewing in the Persian Gulf and offers four observations and expectations for the coming week.

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June 27, 2019

The Imminent Iran Nuclear Crisis, Atomic Archive and Path Forward

Jarrett Blanc and Richard Nephew discuss the imminent nuclear crisis in Iran, atomic archive and the path forward.

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June 03, 2019

The Next Generation of Federal Clean Electricity Tax Credits

CGEP Senior Research Scholar and Fellow Dr. Varun Sivaram and Research Scholar Dr. Noah Kaufman examine the renewable electricity production and investment tax credits and offer design principles for future clean electricity tax incentives.

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May 08, 2019

A Clean Electricity Standard’s Weaknesses May Be Its Biggest Strengths

CGEP Research Scholar Dr. Noah Kaufman analyzes a nationwide clean electricity standard proposed by Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM).

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April 23, 2019

The U.S. Drive to End Iranian Oil Exports: Expectations, Risks and Outcomes

CGEP Senior Research Scholar Richard Nephew explores the Trump Administration efforts to drive Iranian oil exports to zero. 

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April 25, 2019

Toward a Real Green Belt and Road

CGEP Fellow and Senior Research Scholar Jonathan Elkind surveys the considerable environmental impacts of the Belt and Road Initiative in its current form and highlights several approaches to limit—and ideally eliminate—negative environmental impacts.

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April 08, 2019

A Changing Global Gas Order 3.0

In the third edition of their annual Changing Global Gas Order series, authors Akos Losz, Tim Boersma and Tatiana Mitrova offer their perspective of the trends and developments that emerged in the global natural gas market in 2018. 

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