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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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February 28, 2024
Renewable Energy
Academic Webinar: Energy Security
Meghan L. O’Sullivan, director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Jeane Kirkpatrick professor of the practice of international affairs at Harvard University, leads the…
March 21, 2024
Nuclear Energy
Senegal and Slovakia Elections, Pakistan and Afghan Taliban Clash, Nuclear Energy Gains Favor, and More
Senegal holds its postponed presidential election amid fears of democratic backsliding; Slovakia chooses a new president in voting that could bolster Prime Minister Robert Fico’s illiberal tilt; Paki…
January 4, 2024
United States
Daughters and Sons Guest Event: Fellows’ Book Launch—God, Guns, and Sedition
In God, Guns, and Sedition, Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware offer the definitive account of the rise of far-right terrorism in the United States—and how to counter it. In recent years shocking acts o…
August 7, 2023
Energy and Environment
Global Energy Tracker
As the effects of climate change mount, high-carbon energy sources continue to provide most of the world’s power. On average, 84 percent of tracker countries’ energy comes from high-carbon sources su…
September 26, 2023
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Fusion and the Future of Energy
Kim Budil, director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, discusses the recent achievement of a net energy gain from a nuclear fusion reaction and its implications for the futu…
December 13, 2023
Climate Change
Did the COP28 Summit Give a Boost to Renewable Energy Plans?
Leaders at the UN climate meeting in Dubai signaled a crucial pivot away from fossil fuel use, but significant hurdles remain for a speedy transition to emission-free energy.
April 2, 2024
United States
DC Hybrid RealEcon Launch: Reimagining American Economic Leadership
With RealEcon, CFR is creating an initiative to study and debate the role of the United States in the international economy. The launch event of this multiyear, multifaceted initiative will explore w…
April 12, 2024
United States
Election 2024: The United States Is Facing a Second China Shock
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: China’s effort to solve its economic woes by doubling down on exports is creating a policy challeng…
September 18, 2023
Climate Change
The Energy Transition Is Fueling a Power Transition
Gender equality is a crucial missing piece of the climate puzzle. If governments want a fighting chance of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and shifting to renewable energy, they must give women mor…
