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“While the environmental impacts of [the energy] transition are desirable, it carries with it mounting concerns around how economically displaced communities will cope,” said Center for Energy Studies Ken Medlock.

A 25% tariff on LNG exports to China sounds high, but U.S. exporters do have ways of getting around tariffs, said Center for Energy Studies senior director Ken Medlock.

The Center for Energy Studies, led by fellow Ken Medlock, co-curated a World Economic Forum map that helps you make sense of the forces driving change in the energy sector by exploring the latest strategic trends, research and analysis: https://bit.ly/2HqPr6H  (free registration required)

Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies, is quoted in an article that reports the U.S. is on course for more coal plant closings as utilities shift to cheaper renewables and natural gas, despite policy changes meant to bolster the coal industry.

The idea that renewable energy sources can eliminate fossil fuels in the foreseeable future is a myopic view that does not see beyond major Western economies, said Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies, at a recent industry conference. Energy use in developing countries will ensure that "oil and gas are going to have to play a role in the next 30 years."

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