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SPOTLIGHT: G8 Summit


Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann - Pylons stand in front of the cooling towers of the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power station in northern Bavaria.

Save to My Portfolio Toward a Realistic G8 Energy Policy

Charles K. Ebinger, June 30, 2009

Major topics of discussion at the upcoming G8 summit will be energy and climate change policy. Charles Ebinger assesses where the United States currently stands on the issues and outlines what needs to be done to formulate sound policy for the future.  Read More

G8 Summit, Energy Security, Climate Change, Environment, International Relations

Spotlight: Energy Security


Reuters - The Valero St. Charles oil refinery is seen during a tour of the refinery in Norco

Save to My Portfolio Next on Climate: Improve Waxman-Markey Innovation Provisions in Senate

Mark Muro, June 29, 2009

Following a narrow House vote on Friday to pass climate change legislation, President Obama called on the Senate this weekend to follow suit. Mark Muro urges an even greater investment in energy innovation to catalyze a radically cleaner future. Read More

Energy Security, Climate Change, Innovation, Competitiveness, Technology and Development

SPOTLIGHT: Climate Change


Reuters/Grace Liang - A security guard sits in front of an environment-related billboard on Changan Avenue in Beijing.

Save to My Portfolio Challenges and Opportunities for U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change

Kenneth G. Lieberthal, June 04, 2009

In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kenneth Lieberthal addressed the growing need for U.S.-China climate cooperation and how it is in the interest of both countries. Lieberthal testified that an important step is for the U.S. to have a realistic understanding of the reasons China's emissions are growing so rapidly, and he offered suggestions for the future of the relationship. Read More

Climate Change, China, International Relations, Energy Security, Environment

SPOTLIGHT: Competitiveness


Reuters/Morris MacMatzen - Workers stand by to mount the propeller as crane lifts it to the top of a power-generating windmill turbine.

Save to My Portfolio To Make Clean Energy Cheaper, U.S. Needs Bold Research Push

Mark Muro and Teryn Norris, April 30, 2009

Mark Muro and Teryn Norris urge policy-makers to move innovation and commercialization to the fore of America’s outdated energy policy. They advocate creating regional energy partnerships—or e-DIIs—to accelerate the development of reasonably priced alternative energy technologies and bring them to the marketplace. Read More

Competitiveness, Information Technology, Energy Security, Innovation, Technology

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioGreenhouse Governance: Addressing Climate Change in America

Barry Rabe, December 15, 2009

Greenhouse Governance features a number of America's preeminent public policy scholars, examining some aspect of governance and climate change. Read More

Climate Change, Regulation, Energy Security

UPCOMING EVENT

Save to My PortfolioBrazil in the Global Crisis: Still a Rising Economic Superpower?

Monday, July 13, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

Brazil in the Global Crisis: Still a Rising Economic Superpower?On July 13, the Latin America Initiative at Brookings will host a discussion on the recently released book, Brazil as an Economic Superpower? Understanding Brazil’s Changing Role in the Global Economy (Brookings Institution Press, 2009), edited by Brookings Political Economy Fellow Leonardo Martinez-Diaz and Lael Brainard, former vice president and director of Global Economy and Development at Brookings. Read More

Brazil, Global Economics, Latin America, Global Financial Crisis, BRICs

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioJoining Up Transportation, Housing, and Environmental Policy

Robert Puentes, June 17, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Robert Puentes argues that a new federal interagency partnership, debuted before the Senate this week, could provide the federal leadership necessary for a unified vision of transportation, housing, and environmental policy designed to tackle our interrelated economic, energy, and climate challenges. Read More

Economic Development, Energy Security, Transportation, Environment, Housing

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Clean Energy Innovation

Wednesday, June 03, 2009
12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
Washington, DC

In the June 3 edition of the Scouting Report live web chat, Brookings policy expert Mark Muro and Politico senior editor Fred Barbash discussed how "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" is more than just a cap-and-trade bill. The bill has significant components dedicated to energy innovation and clean energy technology development and deployment. Read More

Energy Security, Climate Change, Innovation, Technology and Development, Competitiveness

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioStability in Iraqi Kurdistan: Reality or Mirage?

Lydia Khalil, June 2009, The Brookings Institution

In this Saban Center working paper, Lydia Khalil examines the unresolved challenges relating to Kurdistan, particularly the status of Kirkuk, oil claims and internal governance, to determine the prospects for long-term Iraqi unity and stability. In presenting this analysis, Khalil offers a series of recommendations for the Obama Administration, placing a priority on strengthened diplomacy and support of mediation efforts that strike a balance between resolving the issues and not alienating the parties. Read More

Iraq, Middle East, Diplomacy, Energy Security

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWaxman-Markey: What About Innovation?

Mark Muro, May 26, 2009, The Vine, The New Republic

The climate change bill now winding its way through the House of Representatives has significant components dedicated to energy innovation and clean energy technology development and deployment. However, Mark Muro argues, funding the Department of Energy’s budget request for innovation would more immediately establish American alternative energy leadership. Read More

Energy Security, Climate Change, Innovation, Technology and Development, Competitiveness

VIDEO

Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama's Plan to Increase Fuel Efficiency Standards

Clifford Winston, May 19, 2009

In proposing higher fuel efficiency standards for new cars, President Obama has intervened in the private sector. Cliff Winston explains how consumer demand alone for fuel efficient cars was clearly not strong enough to drive the market in that direction. But, he warns of such unintended consequences as cars being less safe and driven more.

Auto Industry, Environmental Regulation, Transportation, Energy Security, Environment

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioProspects for Oil and Gas Cooperation in the Middle East and South Asia

Sunday, May 10, 2009
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Prospects for Oil and Gas Cooperation in the Middle East and South AsiaThe Brookings Doha Center hosted a discussion on prospects for oil and gas cooperation in the Middle East and South Asia. The panel was addressed by Adel Ahmed Albuainain, the general manager of the Dolphin Energy Limited pipeline project in Qatar; Saleem H. Ali, who has been undertaking research on the topic; and H.E. Mithat Rende, ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the State of Qatar. Read More

Energy Security, Middle East, South Asia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioTo Make Clean Energy Cheaper, U.S. Needs Bold Research Push

Mark Muro and Teryn Norris, April 30, 2009, Yale Environment 360

To Make Clean Energy Cheaper, U.S. Needs Bold Research PushMark Muro and Teryn Norris urge policy-makers to move innovation and commercialization to the fore of America’s outdated energy policy. They advocate creating regional energy partnerships—or e-DIIs—to accelerate the development of reasonably priced alternative energy technologies and bring them to the marketplace. Read More

Competitiveness, Information Technology, Energy Security, Innovation, Technology

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioMaking the Business of Energy Efficiency Both Scalable and Sustainable

Lisa Wood and Roland Risser, April 2009, The Brookings Institution

As utilities rely more and more on energy efficiency in their portfolios of energy resources, it is important to recognize that making energy efficiency (EE) a sustainable and scalable business requires a partnership among utilities, regulators, legislators, and customers. Lisa Wood and Roland Risser examine how efficiency programs can offset sitnificant growth in demand for electricity over the next 20 years. Read More

Energy Security, Technology, Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Energy

Energy Security Initiative at Brookings

Energy security is one of the most important strategic challenges facing the United States and the world. Energy security cuts across many sectors—economic, environmental and national security. With its Energy Security Initiative and other activities, Brookings is uniquely positioned to tackle energy in a comprehensive and integrated manner, guiding effective, pragmatic policies to address U.S. and global energy security issues over the next decade.

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Featured Experts

Charles K. Ebinger

Charles K. Ebinger

Director, Energy Security Initiative

Charles Ebinger specializes in international and domestic energy markets (oil, gas, coal and nuclear), the geopolitics of energy, and nuclear non-proliferation, with a particular focus on the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. Ebinger has served as an energy policy advisor to over 50 governments.
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Carlos Pascual

Carlos Pascual

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

Carlos Pascual is a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings. A former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and senior director on the National Security Council staff, he focuses on post-conflict stabilization, international security policy, nonproliferation and economic development with particular focus on Europe, Russia and Ukraine. Pascual was vice president and director of Foreign Policy at Brookings from 2006-2009.
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Warwick J. McKibbin

Warwick J. McKibbin

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

An international economics expert based in Australia, Warwick McKibbin focuses his research on global climate change; the emergence of China and India into the world economy; and global economic modeling.
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TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any democracy requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work has extended beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions and issues in higher education. Experts are tackling fundamental issues on the role of education in the national and global economy.

Research ProjectAfrica Growth Initiative

The Africa Growth Initiative conducts high-quality policy research and analysis focused on attaining sustainable economic development and prosperity in Africa, while amplifying the voice of African researchers in policy-making and planning.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

ExpertEswar Prasad

Eswar Prasad, who holds the New Century Chair in International Economics, is a senior fellow in Global Economy and Development. He is the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University and was previously head of the Financial Studies Division and the China Division at the IMF.

TopicMigration

Migration is an issue that bridges Brookings’s expertise in domestic and foreign policy. In the United States, reforming immigration policy remains a subject of intense political debate. Globally, the unprecedented movement of people across borders raises issues in both industrialized countries and the developing world.

ExpertMartin Neil Baily

Martin Baily, a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, focuses on issues of globalization, productivity and competitiveness, Social Security reform and U.S. economic policy.

Research Project21st Century Defense Initiative

The 21st Century Defense Initiative produces cutting-edge research, analysis, and outreach that address some of the most critical issues facing leaders shaping defense policy in the coming century. The initiative focuses on three core issues: the future of war, the future of U.S. defense needs and priorities, and the future of the U.S. defense system

ExpertSarah A. Binder

Sarah Binder is an expert on Congress and legislative politics.  She is completing a project on the politics of advice and consent, and is at work on the politics of how Congress responds to financial crises.

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

ExpertRobert Puentes

Robert Puentes focuses on the broad array of policies and issues related to metropolitan growth and development. He is an expert on transportation and infrastructure, urban planning, growth management, suburban issues and housing.

Policy CenterJohn L. Thornton China Center

The John L. Thornton China Center develops analysis and policy recommendations to help address key long-term challenges, both in terms of U.S.-China relations and China's internal development.

Policy CenterCenter on the United States and Europe

The Center on the U.S. and Europe is dedicated to the study of Europe and U.S.-Europe relations. It involves American and European experts in an active program of research, analysis, and debate.

Research ProjectBudgeting for National Priorities

The Budgeting for National Priorities project promotes greater fiscal responsibility by developing new ideas, educating the public and finding common ground among experts and policy-makers.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is a security studies professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

ProgramMetropolitan Policy Program

Redefining the challenges facing metropolitan America and promoting innovative solutions to help communities grow in more inclusive, competitive and sustainable ways.