Michael A. Levi argues that the likely benefits of allowing U.S. natural gas exports outweigh the costs of explicitly constraining them, provided that appropriate environmental protections are in place.

Though on May 2, 2012, the South Korean parliament passed legislation establishing an emissions trading scheme (ETS), effectiveness of this scheme will be determined by its ability to clear at least three hurdles on the road to implementation.

Blake Clayton discusses oil speculation and the U.S. energy market.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave these remarks on the Green Partnership for Growth, before the Danish parliament, on May 31, 2012.

President Obama gave this speech on energy in Newton, Iowa on May 24, 2012.

Meghan O'Sullivan says that discoveries of large, underwater gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean could bring economic and political benefits as well as regional clout to Israel at a time when Israel's regional standing is more uncertain than it has been for decades.

Net oil imports have decreased by 33 percent over the past six years; however, oil-related developments still host a number of policy problems for the United States.

The UN Development Programme report, Energy Subsidies in the Arab World, was released in February 2012.

Robert J. Samuelson asks if energy independence is possible, and what it would look like politically.

President Obama gave these remarks on oil and gas subsidies on March 29, 2012.

Heads of fifty nations are discussing how to improve safeguards for nuclear weapons and materials. CFR's Michael Levi says these summits serve as reminders of the dangers beyond the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs.

Peter Orszag looks at a dispute over water supplies in the southeastern United States to underscore the need for water policy reforms and greater infrastructure investment.

President Obama gave these remarks on energy strategy in Nevada on March 21, 2012.

Michael Spence writes that myopic U.S. energy policies highlight the need for persistence, longer-term thinking, and bipartisanship in U.S. policymaking.

Prices at the pump are emerging as a significant U.S. election issue. Five experts offer a range of policy options, from lowering regulations to encouraging less consumption.

Drawing on the lessons of the Information Technology Agreement, Matthew Slaughter calls for the elimination of international trade and investment barriers in energy industries.

The White House released this one-year progress report on the "Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future" on March 12, 2012.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum published this op-ed on energy policy on Ricochet.com on March 10, 2012.

President Obama gave these remarks at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas on March 9, 2012.

One year after the Fukushima nuclear crisis, Japan is facing a dilemma of how to clean up the disaster and how to meet current and future energy needs, says expert Charles D. Ferguson, even as the global nuclear industry continues to face the accident's aftershocks.