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President Trump sent U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to supplement the work of authorities there. President Biden pledges a new approach as pressures mount along the boundary.
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December 3, 2021
Climate Change
Keeping the Lights on: Adapting the Electricity Grid to Climate Change
Our panelists discuss recent climate-related effects on the electricity grid, including defects of the current system and how the U.S. government and the private sector can better adapt the electrici…
March 2, 2018
Energy and Environment
Taming the Sun
Solar energy is the world’s cheapest and fastest-growing power source, but its rise is in danger of stalling. Varun Sivaram argues that realizing solar's potential will require innovation—creative fi…
June 23, 2021
Global
The President's Inbox Episodes by Topic
A comprehensive list of each episode of The President's Inbox organized by topic.
May 14, 2018
Energy and Environment
Taming the Sun
Teaching Notes for Taming the Sun, written by CFR Fellow Varun Sivaram
March 2, 2018
Renewable Energy
Why Solar Energy Needs Innovation to Reach Its Potential
Solar energy, the world’s cheapest and fastest-growing power source, could one day supply most of the world’s energy needs. But in a new book, “Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and…
November 2, 2017
Energy and Climate Policy
Rebuttal: Oil Subsidies—More Material for Climate Change Than You Might Think
This post is authored by Peter Erickson, a staff scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute and a co-author of a new paper in Nature Energy that studies how much of U.S. oil reserves are econom…
July 30, 2018
Energy and Climate Policy
Blockchain and Energy: We Sifted Hype from Reality So You Don't Have To
This blog post is adapted from a new discussion paper from the Energy Security and Climate Change Program: “Applying Blockchain Technology to the Electric Power Sector.”
February 20, 2018
India
Still Shining? Our Third Annual Review on Solar Scale-up in India
This guest post is co-authored by Joshua Busby, associate professor of public affairs at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the LBJ School at the University of Texas a…
June 26, 2018
Renewable Energy
The Digital Revolution Is Transforming Energy—Whether It Slows Climate Change Is Up to Policymakers
This post is about a new book, “Digital Decarbonization: Promoting Digital Innovations to Advance Clean Energy Systems,” edited by Varun Sivaram. It is available as a paperback or e-book on Amazon, a…
September 4, 2018
Nuclear Energy
America Risks Missing Out On A Global Nuclear Power Revival
Background reading on the future of the global nuclear trade and the commercial opportunities and national security risks that it presents to the United States.
