Commentary

Realizing the Potential of Just Energy Transition Partnerships in the Current Geopolitical Environment

The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) framework[1] was designed to help accelerate the energy transition in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) while embedding socioeconomic[2] considerations into its planning and implementation.

Commentary by Gautam Jain & Ganis Bustami • March 03, 2025

Realizing the Potential of Just Energy Transition Partnerships in the Current Geopolitical Environment

Nuclear Energy

How the Energy Secretary Can Achieve His Goal of Next-Generation Nuclear Energy Deployment

Commentary by Matt Bowen • February 25, 2025

Critical Minerals

With or Without Tax Credits, a US-Indonesia Critical Minerals Agreement Could Raise Environmental Standards and Diversify Supply

This commentary addresses the importance of Indonesian nickel supply to US climate goals, and why a US-Indonesia critical minerals agreement could be beneficial for both countries.

Commentary by Tom Moerenhout • November 21, 2024

Critical Minerals

Strengthening the US EV Battery Recycling Industry to Onshore Critical Material Supply

The Biden administration has stressed that building domestic electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling capacity is necessary to achieve critical material supply chain resilience and to meet the US energy transition goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Commentary by Lewis (Zhaoyu) Wu & Tom Moerenhout • October 03, 2024

Strengthening the US EV Battery Recycling Industry to Onshore Critical Material Supply

Finance & Economics

Thematic Bonds Can Help Increase Investment in Responsible Mining of Critical Minerals

Without an increase in the supply of critical minerals, there is no pathway to meet the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C temperature rise limit, as they are essential components of many clean energy technologies ranging from solar panels to wind turbines to electric vehicles and storage batteries.

Commentary by Gautam Jain, Tom Moerenhout & Preetha Jenarthan • September 23, 2024

Critical Minerals

Brazil’s Potential Role in Diversifying US Critical Mineral Supply

The United States, one of the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters, will require reliable critical mineral supply for technologies associated with the energy transition.

Commentary by Victoria Barreto Vieira do Prado & Tom Moerenhout • August 15, 2024

Brazil’s Potential Role in Diversifying US Critical Mineral Supply

Energy Justice

Utility Policies and Practices to Alleviate US Energy Insecurity

Millions of US households struggle to meet their energy needs due to low wages, rising living costs, and other historical and structural drivers of poverty.

Commentary by Qëndresa Krasniqi, Vivek Shastry, Alexandra Peek + 1 more • July 01, 2024

Utility Policies and Practices to Alleviate US Energy Insecurity

Geopolitics

The Future of the Power of Siberia 2 Pipeline

As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to visit China, the proposed Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline is likely high on his agenda.

Commentary by Erica Downs, Akos Losz & Tatiana Mitrova • May 15, 2024

The Future of the Power of Siberia 2 Pipeline

Finance & Economics

Lessons for Structuring India’s Carbon Market to Support a Cost-Efficient Energy Transition

At its core, a carbon market based on the cap-and-trade principle limits the total emissions of regulated entities in targeted sectors—allowing entities with emissions above the cap to buy emission allowance certificates in lieu of actual reductions themselves,

Commentary by Gautam Jain, Kaushik Deb & Ryan Levitt • May 13, 2024

Lessons for Structuring India’s Carbon Market to Support a Cost-Efficient Energy Transition

Finance & Economics

Women on Energy Company Boards: Variances between Emerging Markets and Advanced Economies, and Policies to Close the Gap

Several emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) have taken policy steps in recent years to increase the share of women on companies’ boards of directors.

Commentary by Luisa Palacios • March 27, 2024

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With or Without Tax Credits, a US-Indonesia Critical Minerals Agreement Could Raise Environmental Standards and Diversify Supply

Strengthening the US EV Battery Recycling Industry to Onshore Critical Material Supply

Thematic Bonds Can Help Increase Investment in Responsible Mining of Critical Minerals

Brazil’s Potential Role in Diversifying US Critical Mineral Supply

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