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Ghost Busters: Options for Breaking Russia’s Shadow Fleet
Countering Russia’s ghost fleet requires more than sanctions. A coordinated strategy using open-source intelligence, maritime law, and multilateral diplomacy can impose real costs on illicit trade networks fueling Moscow’s war—without escalating military conflict.
Commentary by Benjamin Jensenand Jose M. Macias III— December 15, 2025
Beyond Climate Policy: The Economy-Wide Repercussions of Eliminating the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Commentary by Leslie Abrahamsand Mathias Zacarias— December 15, 2025
What Does the Development Finance Corporation Reauthorization Mean for Energy?
Critical Questions by Ray Cai— December 12, 2025
Experts React: Progress and Setbacks at COP30
Commentary by Leslie Abrahams, Jane Nakano, Noam Unger, J. Stephen Morrison, Katherine E. Bliss, Mathias Zacarias, Ray Cai,and Alexis Burns— November 25, 2025
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Keeping Our Beaches Clean with the Surfrider Foundation
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartzand Mara Dias— July 3, 2025
Russian Oil Sanctions Demand Persistence
Podcast Episode by Clayton Seigle— January 21, 2025
To Bolster Resilience and Partnerships in the Global South, Launch a Development Insurance Facility
Podcast Episode by Noam Unger— December 18, 2024
Energy Scramble: Ensuring U.S. Leadership in AI
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartzand Joseph Majkut— November 21, 2024
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Clearing the Bottleneck: Solutions for America’s Permitting Challenge
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Energy Shots: Polarity, Production, and Reduction
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The Future of the EIA: A Conversation with Administrator Tristan Abbey
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ExxonMobil’s 2025 Global Outlook
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Energy Shots: Of Supply and Sanctions
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IEEJ Energy Outlook 2026: Deepening Uncertainties Surrounding the Challenges of Energy Transition
Energy Shots: Fracking, the Filibuster, and COP 30
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bp Energy Outlook 2025
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Beyond Climate Policy: The Economy-Wide Repercussions of Eliminating the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
A new proposal to repeal the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program would materially harm U.S. competitiveness and financial market efficiency while putting billions of dollars in annual U.S. investments at risk.
Commentary by Leslie Abrahamsand Mathias Zacarias— December 15, 2025
Ghost Busters: Options for Breaking Russia’s Shadow Fleet
Countering Russia’s ghost fleet requires more than sanctions. A coordinated strategy using open-source intelligence, maritime law, and multilateral diplomacy can impose real costs on illicit trade networks fueling Moscow’s war—without escalating military conflict.
Commentary by Benjamin Jensenand Jose M. Macias III— December 15, 2025
What Does the Development Finance Corporation Reauthorization Mean for Energy?
Congress is set to reauthorize the DFC through 2031, with potentially significant implications for U.S. energy strategy.
Critical Questions by Ray Cai— December 12, 2025
Clearing the Bottleneck: Solutions for America’s Permitting Challenge
Please join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for a conversation on federal permitting reform featuring a diverse set of experts
Event— December 8, 2025
Energy Shots: Polarity, Production, and Reduction
This biweekly video series, hosted by Joseph Majkut and Kevin Book, delivers clear insights, visuals, and straight talk on the latest energy trends.
Event— December 5, 2025
The Future of the EIA: A Conversation with Administrator Tristan Abbey
The CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program is pleased to host Tristan Abbey, Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA), andKevin Book, Managing Director of ClearView Energy Partners, for a leadership discussion on the future of the EIA.
Event— December 4, 2025
ExxonMobil’s 2025 Global Outlook
Please join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for a discussion on ExxonMobil’s 2025 Global Outlook with Tyler Goodspeed, Chief Economist at ExxonMobil.
Event— December 2, 2025
Experts React: Progress and Setbacks at COP30
COP30 showcased noteworthy progress while exposing persistent roadblocks in global climate diplomacy. CSIS experts react to the conference’s most significant outcomes and their implications for the future of climate, energy, health, development, and the COP process at large.
Commentary by Leslie Abrahams, Jane Nakano, Noam Unger, J. Stephen Morrison, Katherine E. Bliss, Mathias Zacarias, Ray Cai,and Alexis Burns— November 25, 2025
A Review of Energy Manufacturing-Related Legislation Introduced by the 119th Congress
The 119th Congress has introduced a series of targeted legislation that together reveal how U.S. lawmakers are proposing to use industrial policy to strengthen manufacturing, supply chains, and national competitiveness.
Commentary by Kayla Mainand Leslie Abrahams— November 24, 2025
