Research
Commentary
February 26, 2018

Trump and the End of the Iran Deal: Oil Market Implications

Senior Research Scholar Richard Nephew writes on the consequences of a possible decision by President Trump to de-authorize the extension of sanctions waivers that permit the JCPOA to function.

Research
Commentary
February 27, 2018

Can China’s CO2 Trading System Avoid the Pitfalls of Other Emissions Trading Schemes?

Noah Kaufman and Jonathan Elkind explore whether China’s national CO2 emissions trading system (ETS) is likely to drive significant emissions reductions. 

中文版阅读
Research
Commentary
February 06, 2018

The Impact of Solar Tariffs on US Manufacturing

In this new commenary, CGEP Nonresident Fellow Shayle Kann and his co-author MJ Shiao argue that there are two main reasons solar companies will think twice before investing into new US solar panel manufacturing industry -- the economic benefits from new tariffs may never materilaize and if they do they will be short lived. 

Research
Commentary
January 25, 2018

Uncertainties in Forecasting US Tight Oil Production

A recent study by MIT attempts to address the issue of the technological improvements in the U.S. tight oil sector. Given the consequential impacts of the US shale revolution, both at home and abroad, it is important to understand what the MIT study actually said and its implications for US production. In this new commentary, CGEP scholar Marianne Kah attempts to highlight and clarify some of the critical findings of the MIT study and address more broadly the many uncertainties regarding forecasting future US tight oil production. 

Research
Commentary
January 23, 2018

Trump's Solar Tariffs Create Far More Losers Than Winners

In a new commentary from the Center on Global Energy Policy, Nonresident Fellow Dr. Varun Sivaram surveys four areas affected by Trump’s solar tariffs—domestic manufacturing, innovation in solar technology, domestic deployment of solar power, and trade retaliation and disputes—concluding that the tariffs will not generate material benefits in any of them.  

Research
Commentary
January 09, 2018

What’s Next for the JCPOA? Trump and the Looming Deadline

Senior Research Scholar Richard Nephew outlines four potential paths forward for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and their implications for energy markets.

Research
Commentary
October 31, 2017

Decertification of the JCPOA and the Risk of European Union “Blocking Regulations”

Senior Research Scholar Richard Nephew and David Mortlock explore the history of the EU blocking regulation and potential outcomes of the United States unilaterally reimposing secondary sanctions for Iran today.

Research
Commentary
October 11, 2017

Five Things to Watch Out for with Iran Deal Decertification

Senior Research Scholar Richard Nephew examines how different parties might respond to  President Trump's announcement that he will no longer certify that the the Iran nuclear deal (also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA), is in the U.S. national interest. 

Research
Commentary
October 10, 2017

Secretary Perry’s Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule: On Market Interventions and Minimizing the Damage

Faculty affiliate A.J. Goulding explores U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry’s September 29 order to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to address threats to U.S. electrical grid resiliency.

Research
Commentary
September 21, 2017

The Role of International Institutions in Fostering Sub-Saharan Africa's Electrification

Fellow Morgan Bazilian and Simone Tagliapietra, senior researcher at the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, discuss the role of international institutions in bringing electricity to sub-Saharan Africa.

Pages