Energy 360°
187 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsEnergy 360 examines the energy landscape from the intersection of policy, markets, technologies, and geopolitics. With commentary from leading energy and CSIS experts, we provide context and perspective on the most critical issues shaping energy today. Hosted by the CSIS Energy and National Security Program.
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Ethiopia’s Energy Transition Pathway
December 11, 2020 14:52 - 40 minutesThis week Energy 360 highlights our project on Energy Transition Strategies, which examines how emerging economies are balancing economic growth while reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. We looked at three different places: Vietnam, Ethiopia, and the Indian state of Gujarat. In each of these 3 podcasts, Nikos Tsafos and Lachlan Carey talk with an expert about that state’s development and low-carbon transition pathways within the major sectors of electricity generation and access, transpo...
Gujarat’s Energy Transition Pathway
December 09, 2020 18:56 - 37 minutesThis week Energy 360 highlights our project on Energy Transition Strategies, which examines how emerging economies are balancing economic growth while reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. We looked at three different places: Vietnam, Ethiopia, and the Indian state of Gujarat. In each of these 3 podcasts, Nikos Tsafos and Lachlan Carey talk with an expert about that state’s development and low-carbon transition pathways within the major sectors of electricity generation and access, transpo...
Vietnam’s Energy Transition Pathway
December 07, 2020 17:13 - 23 minutesThis week Energy 360 highlights our project on Energy Transition Strategies, which examines how emerging economies are balancing economic growth while reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. We looked at 3 different places: Vietnam, Ethiopia, and the Indian state of Gujarat. In each of these episodes, Nikos Tsafos and Lachlan Carey (CSIS Energy) talk with an expert about that state’s development and low-carbon transition pathways within the major sectors of electricity generation and access,...
From Taxes to Technology: Australia’s new approach to climate policy
November 30, 2020 18:45 - 31 minutesThis week our guest is Angus Taylor, the Australian Minister for Energy and Emissions. Joined by CSIS colleagues Sarah Ladislaw and Lachlan Carey, Minister Angus discusses the new technology-led climate approach that Australia is embarking on. They look at the priorities, mechanisms, and stakeholder engagement needed to ensure this is successful and sustained policy. They also look at possible areas of international collaboration on energy and climate issues, especially with a new Biden Admin...
A Post-Election Energy Take: Part 2
November 16, 2020 21:16 - 35 minutesThis week, we bring you a special two-part episode on the impacts of the U.S. elections on energy and climate policy. Our guests, Kevin Book with ClearView Energy Partners, Kyle Danish with Van Ness Feldman, and John Larsen with the Rhodium Group, join Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) to share their outlooks for U.S. energy policy over the next 4 years. They look at the big and not-so-big actions and tools that the Biden Administration will have at its disposal to promote its energy agenda across the fe...
A Post-Election Energy Take: Part 1
November 16, 2020 21:02 - 34 minutesThis week, we bring you a special two-part episode on the impacts of the U.S. elections on energy and climate policy. Our guests, Kevin Book with ClearView Energy Partners, Kyle Danish with Van Ness Feldman, and John Larsen with the Rhodium Group, join Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) to share their outlooks for U.S. energy policy over the next 4 years. They look at the big and not-so-big actions and tools that the Biden Administration will have at its disposal to promote its energy agenda across the fe...
Climate Change: A View from the Bank of Greece
November 09, 2020 20:53 - 29 minutesThis week, our guest is Yannis Stournaras, Governor of the Bank of Greece. Governor Stournaras joins my colleague Nikos Tsafos (CSIS Energy Program) and Stephanie Segal (CSIS Economics Program) to talk about the economic impacts of climate change, what the Bank of Greece is doing to help prepare the country for climate risks, and the role of central banks in addressing climate change.
Examining Germany’s Clean Energy Transition
October 26, 2020 15:47 - 37 minutesThis week, Sven Egenter, founder of the Clean Energy Wire, joins Nikos Tsafos (CSIS) to talk about Germany’s energy transition - Energiewende, the ambitious plan to make Germany climate-neutral by 2050. They look at different perceptions of the plan in and outside the country, examining how lessons learned by Germany may be instructive for policy makers seeking to make similar transitions.
Election Year 2020: Energy and Climate Special Edition
October 05, 2020 15:18 - 45 minutesThis week Kevin Book (ClearView Energy Partners) and Paul Bodnar (Rocky Mountain Institute) join Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) on Energy 360 to make sense of the energy and climate issues playing out in upcoming U.S. elections and understand what’s at stake in the election for the future of the U.S. energy agenda (Recorded on Sept. 29.)
Just Transitions: Local Lessons and Global Insights from South Africa
September 28, 2020 14:06 - 43 minutesJust transitions have featured regularly in national-level conversations in South Africa around its energy transition plans and climate change policies and commitments. In this episode, hosted by Neha Sharma of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), we explore the opportunities and challenges that South Africa faces in moving its just transition forward, and lessons which countries and leaders can learn from the case of South Africa. Neha is joined by two experts from South Africa: Brenda Martin...
Just Transitions: Assessing Gender Dimensions
September 14, 2020 17:21 - 41 minutesThis week, guests Adrienne Cruz with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and May Thazin Aung with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) join Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) to discuss the gender dimensions of just transitions and offer recommendations for understanding and incorporating these dimensions into planning and implementation. Resources: www.ilo.org/ged www.ilo.org/global/topics/green-jobs https://www.sei.org/featured/just-transition/ https://www.sei.org/publications/assessi...
Getting to Reliable Electricity Access
August 31, 2020 15:30 - 36 minutesMorgan Bazilian, executive director of the Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines, joins CSIS Energy Program Director Sarah Ladislaw to discuss energy access globally and some of the metrics used to measure access. Morgan and his colleagues recently released 'Measuring Reasonably Reliable Access to Electricity Services' (link below), which provides an in-depth view of the gaps in global electricity access and how quality of access matters as much as quantity. Paper: https://www.sc...
Energy Transportation Infrastructure in the United States
August 17, 2020 17:01 - 37 minutesThis week we dive into the U.S. energy transportation infrastructure. Kevin Book with ClearView Energy Partners and a CSIS non-resident Senior Associate talks with Amy Shank, Director of Pipeline Integrity at Williams, and Shawn Bennett, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Gas, U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy, about the National Petroleum Council study (link below). As participants in the study, they discuss its key recommendations, what has changed since its release, ...
Race to the Top: China, Russia, U.S. Compete
August 03, 2020 13:24 - 35 minutesThis week, Sarah Ladislaw and Nikos Tsafos (CSIS Energy) talk with Heather Conley (SVP for Europe, Eurasia, & the Arctic, Director of the CSIS Europe Program) and Scott Kennedy (Senior Adviser & Trustee Chair in Chinese Business & Economics) about geopolitical competition with the United States, Russia, and China and the strategic role that energy plays in these relationships. To learn more, read the recent CSIS analysis: https://www.csis.org/analysis/race-top-case-new-us-international-en...
Advancing Electric Mobility in India
July 20, 2020 13:00 - 40 minutesThis week, Energy 360 looks at e-mobility in India. Sarah Ladislaw, Director of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program, speaks with Siddarthan Balasubramanian, Senior Advisor, Strategy at ClimateWorks, and Neelima Jain, Deputy Director, CSIS Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, about India’s progress on its ambitious electric mobility plans, how Indian states are taking innovative steps to advance those goals, and the role that subnational cooperation like India’s and th...
Energy Implications from Covid-19: Mexico
June 22, 2020 13:40 - 24 minutesThis week, we look at the energy developments in Mexico. Lisa Viscidi, director of the Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, talks with CSIS Senior Fellow Ben Cahill about recent developments in the Mexican energy sector, including the impacts of Covid-19, especially on the oil sector. They also look how the AMLO presidency is changing investments in the energy sector, adopting new regulatory plans and tax reforms with implications for electri...
U.S. Energy: Post-Covid Outlook with Secretary Dan Brouillette
June 11, 2020 17:12 - 21 minutesIn this special episode, U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette joins Sarah Ladislaw, director of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program, for a discussion about how the U.S. energy sector has responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and the changing nature of energy security. Secretary Brouillette and Sarah discuss changes over the last 30 years and how recent developments in U.S. oil and gas supply and demand are reshaping energy security. The Secretary also expands on the recent e...
How 2020 is Changing Energy
June 08, 2020 17:13 - 50 minutesKevin Book (Clearview Energy Partners; CSIS), Liam Denning (Bloomberg), and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) join Energy 360 once again to look at energy and climate developments so far in 2020, and what has changed since the beginning of the year. Since they last joined us in late December 2019, (2020 Vision for Energy and Climate), so much has changed. With the coronavirus toppling the global economy, Kevin, Liam, and Sarah try to understand what is really happening in the energy sector, how underly...
Planning a Green Stimulus with Fatih Birol
June 01, 2020 17:09 - 23 minutesFatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) talk impacts from covid-19 on energy supply and demand. They dive into how global economic recovery efforts are shaping up and how governments should design green stimulus packages with the goal of fostering the energy transition and building resiliency.
Just Transitions: An Introduction
May 26, 2020 17:47 - 45 minutesA just transition is crucial to address global climate change. Mafalda Duarte, head of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Nick Robins, Professor in Practice for Sustainable Finance with the Grantham Institute, and Sarah Ladislaw, SVP and director of the CSIS energy Security and Climate Change Program, explain the importance of a just transition in the context of their work, as well as how investors can engage with just transitions. They also examine the impact from the COVID 19 pandemic – an...
Energy Implications from Covid-19: Middle East
May 15, 2020 17:15 - 26 minutesRobin Mills, CEO of Qamar Energy based in Dubai, joins Ben Cahill, Senior Fellow in the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program, to discuss energy sector implications of Covid-19 in the Middle East. They focus on how the Gulf states are responding to the pandemic and the volatility in the oil markets. They also look at how the downturn is affecting gas consumption in the Middle East and whether there is an opportunity for energy subsidy reform in some of the region’s countries.
Energy Implications from Covid-19: China
May 13, 2020 13:57 - 16 minutesYao Li, founder and CEO of SIA Energy based in Beijing, and Ben Cahill, Senior Fellow in the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program, look at the implications of Covid-19 for the energy sector in China. Ben and Yao discuss the direction Chinese economic recovery may take as energy demand—especially in transportation—begins to rebound. They also delve into how the recovery is likely to be uneven across the energy sector, including oil, refining, natural gas and LNG, and inventories. P...
Energy Implications from Covid-19: India
May 11, 2020 12:47 - 39 minutesThis week we bring you three podcasts with views from around the world about Covid-19 impacts on the energy sector. In this first episode, Arunabha Ghosh (CEEW) talks with Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) about implications of Covid-19 in India; how it has impacted the electric power sector, renewable energy projects, and economic growth. They offer thoughts on whether there is an opportunity going forward to stimulate green growth and promote an energy transition in India.
Priorities for U.S. Mayors
April 27, 2020 12:45 - 24 minutesDr. Katherine Levine Einstein (Boston University) joins Nikos Tsafos (CSIS) to talk about infrastructure and transportation priorities of U.S. mayors, as outlined in the most recent Menino Survey of Mayors.
Clean Energy Options for the Stimulus
April 13, 2020 14:31 - 28 minutesIn this week’s Energy 360, Energy Program Director Sarah Ladislaw talks with Dan Reicher (Stanford's Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance) about clean energy options in the economic stimulus packages. Dan was a member of the Obama administration's transition team, which passed a $90 billion clean energy stimulus package. They discuss what lessons could be learned from previous stimulus packages and what new options the Congress and Administration have to revive the economy which...
The European Green Deal
March 30, 2020 13:50 - 30 minutesDitte Juul Jørgensen, director general for energy with the European Commission, talks with Nikos Tsafos (CSIS) about the European Green Deal. This new roadmap provides a framework for the EU to be carbon neutral by 2050 and develops best practices to meet new energy targets and to maintain forward momentum for the energy transition across Europe (recorded in late February). For more, read: A European Green Deal: https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en ...
Energy and Geopolitics - the Oil Price War
March 16, 2020 16:00 - 32 minutesJon Alterman (CSIS Middle East Program) and Frank Verrastro (CSIS Energy Program) join Energy 360 this week to update us on the fast moving developments from OPEC, the oil markets, Saudi Arabia, and across the Middle East. Note: As the COVID-19 pandemic changes rapidly, the frequency and quality of this series may vary over the next month. But we are still in production as we try to get you the most up-to-date information, so you won't miss out on Energy 360.
Building Climate Resilience
March 02, 2020 21:02 - 40 minutesAlice Hill (CFR) and Leo Martinez-Diaz (WRI) talk climate resilience with Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS), to understand how communities are learning from past disasters and how decision-makers from various sectors—energy, national security, investment, and more—are addressing resilience needs. Alice and Leo are the authors of Building a Resilient Tomorrow: How to Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption.
Trends in Sustainable Energy: A Story Told Through Facts
February 17, 2020 14:00 - 31 minutesLisa Jacobson (BCSE) and Ethan Zindler (BloombergNEF) join Lisa Hyland (CSIS) to discuss the major findings of the eighth annual edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook. They reflect on the larger trends of the tremendous energy transformation that has occurred in America over the past decade.
Tax Extensions for Clean Energy, extended
February 03, 2020 16:37 - 25 minutesJohn Larsen (RHG) joins Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) to talk about the Rhodium Group’s analysis of clean energy tax credit extensions in the United States. Not only could tax credits drive down GHG emissions, they are an opportunity to advance clean energy by offering incentives to supply more lower carbon energy options or by providing certainty to emerging clean energy industries. While Congress ultimately did not have a major tax credit deal at the end of 2019 (when we recorded this episode with ...
Climate Change on the Top of the Global Agenda
January 27, 2020 21:41 - 25 minutesAndrew Schwartz and Sarah Ladislaw talk about how and why climate change has risen as a top priority for global leaders, what this means for the energy sector, and what it means for decision makers across government, civil society and the private sector.
2020 Energy and Climate Trends in the Asia Pacific
January 20, 2020 14:00 - 33 minutesWe welcome back Justin Wu, Head of Asia-Pacific, BloombergNEF, to discuss energy impacts from the US-China trade dispute and phase one deal. He and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) also cover the likelihood for China to meet its emissions and energy targets and to act on its climate ambitions. They look at India’s climate and clean energy goals, as well as the energy developments in Southeast Asia, especially the outlook of coal finance in the region, where we get a preview of new BloombergNEF research.
2020 Vision for Energy and Climate
December 30, 2019 06:00 - 41 minutesIn 2019 we saw: global climate protests, a trade war between the U.S. and China, a disappointing conclusion from the latest COP, an IPO by the world’s largest oil company. What might next year bring? We asked Kevin Book (Clearview Energy Partners; CSIS), Liam Denning (Bloomberg Opinion Columnist), and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) to discuss 2019’s major energy and climate developments and to tell us what to watch for in 2020.
China as a Climate Leader
December 17, 2019 15:42 - 42 minutesThis week, Energy 360 looks at the role of China on the global climate stage. Deborah Lehr (Vice Chairman and Executive Director, Paulson Institute) and Han Chen (Manager for Energy Policy, International Program, NRDC), with Lachlan Carey (Associate Fellow, CSIS Energy & National Security Program), explain the actions China must take to meet its climate targets and be seen as a global leader on climate action. For more, check out: Deborah’s piece: Is China Still the Global Leader on Climate C...
Climate Change Adaptation
December 03, 2019 06:00 - 30 minutesIn this week’s episode, Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS Energy Program) talks with Manish Bapna (World Resources Institute [WRI]) about global climate adaptation efforts. WRI is part of a new effort that recently launched the year of action to accelerate climate adaptation. Manish talks about the commission’s work and how greater adaptation can benefit not only the climate but also the economy and society. For more, visit the Global Commission on Adaptation and read the report: Adapt Now: a Global Call ...
Outlook for Russian Energy & Geopolitics
November 18, 2019 06:00 - 28 minutesTatiana Mitrova (Director of the SKOLKOVO Energy Center in Moscow) joins Nikos Tsafos (CSIS Energy Program) to discuss the outlook for the Russian energy sector. They talk about the outlook for oil and gas, the impact of oil prices and of sanctions on the Russian energy economy, and touch on Russia’s perception of climate change.
Carbon Pricing Proposals in Today’s Congress, with Marc Hafstead
November 12, 2019 06:00 - 33 minutesRaimi and Ladislaw talk with Hafstead about a raft of recent legislative proposals in the US Congress to price greenhouse gas emissions: the major design elements of these bills, including the proposed carbon price; how revenues are used; how border adjustments can help protect US manufacturers; the political viability of these different proposals, including which policy elements might help build support for carbon price; and whether other policy approaches, such as a Clean Energy Standard, s...
Energy & Geopolitics: Oil Sanctions and Venezuela
October 28, 2019 16:45 - 33 minutesFrancisco Monaldi (Baker Institute) chats with Andrew Stanley (CSIS) about Venezuela's collapsing oil industry. Join them as they discuss the current status of U.S. sanctions, geopolitical implications of Russia's involvement in the country's oil industry, and what might come next for the embattled Maduro regime. For more on the crisis in Venezuela, watch Are Sanctions Working in Venezuela?
Progress on India’s Electrification Agenda
October 21, 2019 20:45 - 27 minutesThis week, we return to India's ambitious agenda for improving electrification and energy access across its 29 states. Kartikeya Singh (CSIS) is joined by Indra Keshari (Resident Commissioner and former Power Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh), and Huda Jaffer (Lead Designer, SELCO Foundation). They discuss how state governments and civil society organizations continue to improve electricity access in India. For more on Madhya Pradesh: Engaging with India’s Electrification Agenda: Pow...
India’s Power Sector: Assessing Progress in Tamil Nadu
September 30, 2019 16:15 - 29 minutesKartikeya Singh (CSIS) chats with Vikram Kapur (Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu) about the dramatic changes facing the state’s electric power sector, ranging from rapid growth in renewables to plans for electric vehicle infrastructure. Click here for more on the CSIS U.S.-India State and Urban Initiative.
Energy & Geopolitics: The Sep. 14 Attack on Saudi Oil Infrastructure
September 17, 2019 18:15 - 23 minutesCSIS Energy Program experts Andrew Stanley and Frank Verrastro are joined by Jon Alterman of the CSIS Middle East Program to discuss developments following the September 14 attacks on Abqaiq and Khurais in Saudi Arabia: what these events might mean for Saudi oil production and the global oil market, and where this leaves U.S. policy toward Iran and more broadly in the Middle East.
Update on Sustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean Energy
September 16, 2019 21:45 - 27 minutesLaura Cozzi, Chief Energy Modeler at the International Energy Agency, and Vivien Foster, Chief Economist for the Infrastructure Vice-Presidency at the World Bank, sit down with Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) to discuss the UN Sustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean Energy. Their conversation includes their recent report, Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, which assesses global progress toward universal energy access, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. Click for more on ...
Energy Outlooks: No Crystal Ball Here
September 03, 2019 21:00 - 34 minutesSam Brannen (CSIS) chats with Sarah Ladislaw and Nikos Tsafos about the role of forecasts and outlooks in the energy sector, examining why the energy policymakers and business leaders use forecasts in strategic planning. They also discuss forecasts vs. outlooks, the goal of creating an outlook, and how forecasters look at outlooks.
The Future of Asian-Pacific Energy
August 05, 2019 15:45 - 27 minutesJane Nakano (CSIS Energy Program) interviews James Kendell and David Wogan of the Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC) about the recently released APEC Energy Demand and Supply Outlook, highlighting trade, transportation, and demand trends across the region.
Energy Opportunities in the U.S. Economy
July 29, 2019 17:30 - 22 minutesSarah Ladislaw highlights the main findings from Energy as a Source of Economic Growth and Social Mobility, a new report by Jesse Barnett and Sarah Ladislaw of the CSIS Energy & National Security Program. The report examines energy’s contributions to the U.S. economy and offers recommendations for local and state level policymakers trying to harness energy to create economic opportunity. For more, check out our recent reports: (1) The Changing Role of Energy in the U.S. Economy and (2) Ene...
Modi’s Energy Reforms, Take Two
July 15, 2019 19:45 - 25 minutesThis week Ranjit Bharvirkar, director of the India Program at the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), and Kartikeya Singh (CSIS Energy Program and the CSIS Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies) discuss the prospects for energy reforms during Modi’s second term and ongoing power sector developments within Indian states.
Japan’s Energy Security
July 08, 2019 17:45 - 22 minutesKoichiro Tanaka, Professor at Keio University, President of JIME Center at the Institute of Energy Economics Japan, and Board Member of IEEJ, joined Jane Nakano, CSIS Energy & National Security Program, to discuss Japanese energy security, including Japan-Iran economic engagement, and the role of the Middle East for Japan’s energy security policies.
Canada Votes: What’s Next for Canadian Energy?
July 01, 2019 14:30 - 37 minutesAlbertan elections this spring brought in a new provincial government promising to revitalize the province’s oil and gas sector. This week on Energy 360°, Laura Dawson (Wilson Center) and Chris Sands (SAIS) join Andrew Stanley (CSIS Energy Program) to unpack the implications of this election. Together, they explain the dynamics behind Alberta’s elections, what we could expect in the lead up to country-wide elections this fall, and what it might mean for Canadian energy policy and for U.S.-Can...
The Present and Future for Coal
June 17, 2019 20:30 - 39 minutesNikos Tsafos (CSIS) chats with Mark Thurber (Associate Director, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (PESD) Stanford) about his new book, Coal. Mark and Nikos delve into the geopolitics and economics of continued coal use in energy versus the needs and concerns at the local, national, and global levels. Click here for more on his new book, Coal.
Spurring Innovation and Fighting Climate Change: A Discussion with Gina McCarthy
June 04, 2019 14:30 - 19 minutesJoin Gina McCarthy (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment) and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS Energy Program) as they discuss the need for breakthrough innovations to create more efficient residential air cooling systems. The two also discuss the importance of emphasizing the public health benefits of addressing climate change and how best to direct the immense energy younger generations have for addressing climate change and issues of ineq...