Energy Security and Climate Initiative

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PlanetPolicy

The fight to contain climate change – Implementing Paris, mobilizing action

September 16, 2019

Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Cory Booker, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Kamala Harris, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke and former Housing Secretary Julian Castro pose before the start at the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Houston, Texas, U.S. September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman - HP1EF9D00SX2R

PlanetPolicy

Campaign 2020: What candidates are saying on climate change

September 13

Baojun E100 and E200 all-electric battery cars sit parked at a parking lot operated by General Motors Co and its local joint-venture partners in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, February 28, 2019. Picture taken February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song - RC15B7D5C580

Climate Change

Electric car gold rush: The auto industry charges into China

Fortune Tuesday, August 20, 2019

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Climate Change

From fringe to core: The “green” economy grows up

Fortune Monday, August 19, 2019

Experts

Todd Stern

Senior Fellow - Cross-Brookings Initiative on Energy and Climate

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Samantha Gross

Fellow - Foreign Policy, Energy Security and Climate Initiative

David G. Victor

Co-Chair - Cross-Brookings Initiative on Energy and Climate

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Research

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Climate Change

Mapping low-carbon energy transitions around the world

June 2019

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China

Grow Green China Inc.

May 2019

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Energy Industry

Coal in India

Rahul Tongia and Samantha Gross

Friday, March 8, 2019

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Events

The new dynamics of global energy and climate: A conversation with Sustainable Energy for All CEO Rachel Kyte

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

Panel Discussion | Indian oil and gas strategies in a new age

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

The new dynamics of global energy and climate: A conversation with Exelon CEO Chris Crane

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

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Blog Posts

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Order from Chaos

Why aren’t oil markets reacting to the attacks on tankers in the Persian Gulf?

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

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Order from Chaos

Around the halls: How Trump’s latest Iran sanctions decision could affect markets and key countries

Samantha Gross, Ryan Hass, Tanvi Madan, Suzanne Maloney, and Jeffrey Feltman

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

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PlanetPolicy

Coal is king in India—and will likely remain so

Friday, March 8, 2019

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