Commentary It started in Japan: the concept of de-coupling from China. The Japanese government offered its corporations billions of dollars to move manufacturing out of China, to safer, more friendly locations. It then caught fire in the United States—initially under the Trump administration, and then continued under Biden—with their massive tariffs against Chinese goods, and…

Britain’s energy security is at risk as the country is on track to fail to meet its targets to generate all of its electricity without burning gas by the middle of next decade, MPs have warned. In its “Net Zero Strategy” published in October 2021, the UK government set an ambition for all electricity generation…

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism subcommittee holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 8 on geopolitical competition and energy security in Central Asia:  “Geopolitical Competition and Energy Security in Central Asia.” Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu and Assistant…

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism subcommittee holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 8 on geopolitical competition and energy security in Central Asia:  “Geopolitical Competition and Energy Security in Central Asia.” Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu and Assistant…

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism subcommittee holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 8 on geopolitical competition and energy security in Central Asia:  “Geopolitical Competition and Energy Security in Central Asia.” Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu and Assistant…

U.S. Senate Energy Committee holds a hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 16 on the impact of a year of the Russia-Ukraine war on European and Global Energy security. Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs Dr. Andrew Light; European Commission Director-General for Energy Ditte Juul Jørgensen; and Rice University Baker Institute for Public…

U.S. Senate Energy Committee holds a hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 16 on the impact of a year of the Russia-Ukraine war on European and Global Energy security. Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs Dr. Andrew Light; European Commission Director-General for Energy Ditte Juul Jørgensen; and Rice University Baker Institute for Public…

Commentary An obvious barrier to adopting wind and solar power for electricity supply is their intermittency—when the wind isn’t blowing, and the sun isn’t shining, substitute sources are required. This issue is given much attention by conservative media, as it should. Yet one of the less well-known roadblocks for these renewable technologies is frequency control,…

Commentary Most people agree that energy policy in Australia has been a “failure” for the last 20 years. Dig a little deeper and you will find that what experts disagree on is which direction it failed in. Some believe it failed to prioritise climate change enough, and others too much. Some believe that it failed…

Commentary As Republicans expand their power in Congress, high on their agenda should be a change in the country’s approach to environmental stewardship. The new strategy cannot simply be a less oppressive form of the Left’s approach. Conservative voters would reject that, and it is ineffective. Republicans should work to shift the focus of environmental…