The Messy Politics of Rising U.S. Natural Gas Exportation
Olivia LoDico As a country who prides itself in its efforts in mitigating fossil fuel emissions, the U.S. continues to catalyze...
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Joanna Kola
Mar 6
Europe's Dramatic Energy Independence Shift: Redefining Strategic, Economic and Geopolitical Dynamics Away from Russian Dependency
Joanna Kola In the wake of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Europe faced a forceful energy crisis, precipitating urgent efforts to...
Aiste Orentas
Mar 6
Pipeline Politics: How the US-Mexico Gas Export Strategy Undercuts the Global Green Transition
Aiste Orentas Image: Originally an import hub, this Mexican terminal shifts to exporting gas amid a U.S. production boom. (via The New...
Olivia LoDico
Mar 6
The Unknown World of Agricultural Emission Reduction
Olivia LoDico Agriculture produces a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emission and a tenth of America’s, yet there is little progress...
Anna Matthei
Mar 3
European Union’s Economic Powerhouse Remains in “Difficult Waters” After 2023 Recession
Anna Matthei From: Euractiv From the COVID-19 pandemic to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) along with the rest of...
Keya Patel
Mar 3
The Stealthy Threat: Why Counterfeit Goods Endanger National Security
Keya Patel From: Thailand’s Shadow Economy Thriving Despite Graft Crackdown In the bustling landscape of global commerce, there exists an...
Owen Morgan
Apr 28, 2023
Saudi Arabian Hydrogen Energy
by Owen Morgan Saudi Arabia is widely known as the world's largest exporter of oil, producing millions of barrels every day. This has...
Ariana Seniuk
Apr 28, 2023
Fracking's Political Chokehold
by Ariana Seniuk One of the continuously debated geopolitical topics penetrating the conversation of energy security is hydraulic...
Aiste Orentas
Apr 28, 2023
President Biden's Willow Project Approval: A Step Backwards for Climate Progress
by Aiste Orentas President Biden gave approval for ConocoPhillips to extract 600 million barrels of oil from Federal lands in Alaska,...
Owen Morgan
Mar 10, 2023
Analyzing China's New Energy Action Plan
by Owen Morgan China, the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide, has recently announced its plans to increase its carbon emissions...
Aiste Orentas
Mar 10, 2023
Why Carbon Capture and Storage Technology is Counterproductive in Reaching ‘Net-Zero’ Targets
by Aiste Orentas Image: CO2 capture and storage plant built in Thompsons, Texas (via: The New York Times) Pressures to strengthen climate...
Abdul Khan
Feb 23, 2023
Why the Ukraine War is Better for German Environmentalism Than COP27
By Abdul Khan Image: a destroyed building next to flowers in Borodianka, Ukraine (via NPR). The world is on the cusp of one of the...
Lola Crane
Dec 10, 2022
The War Against Trash
The United States' quarter-century-long waste management agreements with China, and neighboring Southeast Asian nations, have finally...
Isabel Johanson
Dec 10, 2022
Benefits and Burdens of Decarbonization
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’(OPEC) decision to cut oil production has led to a stark increase in the price of...
Ishan Shah
Dec 1, 2022
Pakistan: A Lifeline for Russian Gas?
In the wake of Russia’s war with Ukraine, international interest in energy security has largely focused on the war’s consequences for...
Anna Matthei
Nov 28, 2022
The US’s Digital Footprint: How Dark Data and Websites Generate Wasteful Carbon Emissions
Introduction What happens to stored, unused data? This data could be near-identical images, outdated business spreadsheets, unused...
Will Steger
Apr 13, 2022
Lessons in Nuclear Power Policy
By Will Steger Germany, already one of the world's biggest importers of non-renewable energy, intends to completely phase out nuclear...
Madison Ianniello
Sep 13, 2021
A Perfect Match, Or Convenient Friend: Sino-Russian Energy Partnerships
Photo from Gazprom By Madison Ianniello By 2024, Russia is poised to be China’s largest supplier of natural gas. This follows Russian...
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