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April 22, 2025

United States
Nuclear Power and Proliferation: Rising Energy Demand and Global Security Risks

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi discusses the growing interest in acquiring nuclear weapons among nation-states, advancements in nuclear technology, the increasing global demand for nuclear energ…

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March 24, 2025

Energy and Climate Policy
Will the International Energy Agency Keep Boosting Clean Energy?

The agency’s mandate has expanded from strengthening energy security to boosting the global clean energy transition, but it is facing pushback from critics who believe this mission undermines oil and…

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March 5, 2025

United States
Transition 2025 Series: The Future of U.S. Climate and Energy Policy

Panelists discuss the future of climate and energy policy under the new Trump administration, examining lessons from President Trump’s previous term, anticipated shifts from the policies of the Biden…

Play Larry Renninger, 58, watches as a truck is loaded with anthracite coal at Superior Coal Preparation Plant in Hegins, Pennsylvania, U.S.

April 6, 2025

Energy and Climate Policy
Global Clean Energy: Silver Linings Against a Dark Canvas

Global consumption of fossil fuels remains stubbornly high despite decades of climate agreements. As demand continues to rise, the need for innovative solutions has become critical.

Workers set up photovoltaic panels in the solar park project in Goettelborn, near the western German city of Saarbruecken.

January 23, 2025

Technology and Innovation
Technology and Clean Energy Innovations

Varun Sivaram, senior fellow for energy and climate at CFR, discusses the role of new and emerging technology in addressing the challenges posed by climate change and the future of energy policy in t…

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April 7, 2025

Climate Realism
CFR Launches New Climate Realism Initiative to Advance Climate and Clean Energy Policy

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) announces the launch of the Climate Realism Initiative, which will reimagine U.S. foreign policy to confront the threat of climate change, compete in the shifti…

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May 29, 2025

Sudan
Arthur C. Helton Memorial Lecture: Screening and Discussion of "Khartoum"

Join us for a special screening of Khartoum, followed by a panel discussion on the humanitarian situation in Sudan. The film features five citizens of Khartoum—a civil servant, a tea lady, a resis…

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May 18, 2025

Human Rights
The Trump Visit and the Black Boxes of the Gulf

The Trump visit to the Gulf showed no understanding of the invaluable asset that support for human rights represents for the United States.

January 16, 2025

China
Daughters and Sons Guest Event: Personal Histories, Global Perspectives With Ali Velshi and Edward Wong

Panelists discuss their recently released memoirs, Small Acts of Courage and At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China, highlighting how their personal experiences helped shape their per…

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December 3, 2024

Energy and Climate Policy
The Dirty Energy Powering AI

What powers artificial intelligence (AI)? As global electricity use is surging, with unprecedented demand coming from an increase in data centers, AI’s dependence on fossil fuels presents a serious i…

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