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June 1, 2017

Paris Climate Agreement
The Consequences of Leaving the Paris Agreement

By withdrawing from the Paris accord, the United States—the second-largest global emitter—could undercut collective efforts to reduce emissions, transition to renewable energy sources, and lock in fu…

The Eiffel Tower announces the Paris Agreement
Backgrounder by James McBride

August 10, 2016

Fossil Fuels
Time to Repeal U.S. Oil and Gas Tax Breaks

This post is co-authored by Sagatom Saha, research associate for energy and foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Read "The Impact of Removing Tax Preferences for U.S. Oil and Gas Produ…

Blog Post by Varun Sivaram Energy, Security, and Climate

June 16, 2016

Fossil Fuels
Why the United States Should Respond to Oil Price Volatility By Reducing Oil Consumption

This post is co-authored by Sagatom Saha, research associate for energy and foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Read the report from a recent CFR workshop on oil price volatility. The…

A service truck drives past an oil well on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota (REUTERS/Andrew Cullen).
Blog Post by Varun Sivaram Energy, Security, and Climate

September 27, 2016

Technology and Innovation
Pairing Push and Pull Policies: A Heavy-Duty Model for Innovation

This post is co-authored by Sagatom Saha, research associate for energy and U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. When policymakers mandate adoption of a particular technology, t…

The Peterbilt SuperTruck makes a stop as its tests in fuel efficiency on the road (U.S. Department of Energy)
Blog Post by Varun Sivaram Energy, Security, and Climate