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Energy Explained
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Saudi Arabia Pivots into Global LNG Market
Saudi Arabia’s recent moves into the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market may be a sign the giant oil exporter is looking to expand into a rapidly growing and politically influential market it had long ignored.
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
A Framework for Achieving Energy Equity
We often associate energy poverty with developing nations, but the reality is that tens of millions of Americans struggle to pay their monthly energy bills. Oftentimes, they forgo...
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June 11, 2025
• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Careers at the World Bank: Exploring Opportunities in Global Development
Join us for a virtual information session focused on career pathways at the World Bank, one of the world’s leading international financial institutions dedicated to poverty reduction and...
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Power, productivity and how our system works
What if the productivity gap is really about how large corporations use their economic and political power?
News and Publications
Financial Times
• April 22, 2024
Biden tries a White House reset on climate and trade
International co-operation will need the US to tax its own companies’ emissions
News and Publications
The Financial Times
• April 22, 2024
The Energy Transition Is Turning Ugly
Biden’s IRA is intended to boost US jobs and create new supply chains, but it’s also upsetting global trade rules and blocking solar power.
News and Publications
Bloomberg
• April 21, 2024
The White House Has a New Trade Weapon Against China
Biden’s climate envoy just foreshadowed the end of the WTO as the US rewrites international rules to limit both carbon emissions and Chinese dominance of key industries.
News and Publications
Bloomberg
• April 18, 2024