The North America Program at the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute focuses on how energy production, markets, and policy developments across the United States and Canada shape regional and global energy outcomes. The program examines the interaction between resource abundance, infrastructure, regulation, and geopolitics, with particular attention to oil, natural gas, electricity, and emerging technologies. It also analyzes cross-border trade, supply chain resilience, and the evolving role of North America as a major energy supplier to global markets.

Through independent, data-driven research, the program evaluates near-term market conditions and longer-term structural trends affecting energy security, affordability, and reliability. Its work provides policymakers, industry leaders, and stakeholders with practical insights into investment dynamics, regulatory choices, and strategic risks shaping the future of North American energy systems and their global implications.