The Macroeconomic Scars of the Pandemic
In this brief, public finance fellow Jorge Barro explains some of the long-term economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic…
February 25, 2021 3340 Results
For Energy Security, Power Is the New Oil
Electricity is the new oil when it comes to energy security, writes Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil. The…
February 25, 2021 
Recommendations for Realizing the Full Potential of Nanotechnology and Carbon Nanotubes as the Energy Sector Transitions
Carbon nanotubes are critical components for future decarbonization strategies and a clean energy revolution. If the U.S. is…
February 24, 2021 
Latin America, Green Materials and Free Trade Agreements
If the U.S. is to create a resilient energy supply chain and securitize its own needs for the energy transition, it should…
February 24, 2021 
U.S. Policy Toward Venezuela’s Hydrocarbon Sector
Sanctions against Venezuela have reduced PDVSA and the Maduro regime's revenues, but they have failed to lead to a path…
February 23, 2021 
Grids and Renewables
In the transition to a renewable energy future, we must invest in a new transmission infrastructure – some crossing state…
February 22, 2021 
The Road Back to the Moon
This brief reviews the cost and development problems associated with NASA's plan to return to the moon by 2024 and argues…
February 19, 2021 
Waste Management and the Energy Transition: The Path to Sustainability and a Circular Economy
Integrating a life-cycle dimension into future policies to assess the social, environmental and economic implications of…
February 19, 2021 Winterization and the Texas Blackout: Fail to Prepare? Prepare to Fail
Lax regulation exposed electricity producers — and their customers — to failures that killed off all four of Texas’ top…
February 19, 2021 
The Materialization of a Dream: Creating a Pathway to Permanent Residency for DACA Recipients
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has provided hundreds of thousands of young people in the U.S…
February 19, 2021