Energy Policy Now

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  Agriculture, Energy, and the Challenge of Resilience 28.07.2026 40min

  The modern agricultural system delivers an extraordinary abundance and variety of food at relatively low cost, thanks in part to abundant and affordable energy. Can those benefits be preserved without creating unacceptable exposure to disruption?
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  Energy and the Economics of Affordability 14.07.2026 1u 6min

  Can the energy choices we make today influence affordability for decades to come?
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  The West’s New Electricity Markets 23.06.2026 48min

  Southwest Power Pool’s expansion into the West marks a major step toward greater regional coordination of the electric grid.
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  Is a New Era of Electricity Prices Beginning? 09.06.2026 41min

  For years, electricity prices broadly tracked inflation. New pressures may be changing that.
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  The Fight Over the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund 19.05.2026 18min

  Clean energy funding under the GGRF remains frozen, with projects on hold and questions over federal spending authority unresolved.
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  From Corporate Standard to Climate Policy: The Greenhouse Gas Protocol 05.05.2026 37min

  The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the global standard for corporate emissions accounting, is increasingly embedded in policy, drawing new scrutiny of its governance.
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  When Geopolitics Disrupts Energy Systems 21.04.2026 46min

  Helen Thompson, a political economist at Cambridge, examines how geopolitical conflict has shaped global oil and gas markets, with implications for the current Gulf crisis.
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  Insurance and the Shifting Boundaries of Climate Risk 07.04.2026 46min

  Insurance is on the front lines of climate risk, and may help shape how we respond to it.
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  The Arctic and the Geopolitics of Strategic Minerals 17.03.2026 47min

  Tensions over Greenland highlight a broader struggle to control strategic mineral supply chains. Mineral diplomacy scholar Saleem Ali explores both the rivalry and a cooperative framework to address it.
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  The Endangerment Finding and the Future of EPA’s Authority 03.03.2026 57min

  Two legal experts discuss the strategy behind EPA’s rescission of the Endangerment Finding and the court challenges ahead.
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  When Oil Sanctions Meet Dark Shipping 17.02.2026 1u 1min

  Oil sanctions have given rise to dark shipping, reshaping global energy flows and producing far-reaching economic consequences.
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  How PJM Is Grappling With Data Center Power Demand 03.02.2026 1u 4min

  The nation’s largest electric grid operator outlines its plan to manage rapid growth in data center electricity demand.
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  Planning the Grid in an Age of Uncertain Demand Growth 27.01.2026 40min

  AI data centers are driving rapid demand growth, exposing the limits of traditional electricity forecasting and planning.
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  Why a New Gas Power Boom Is Putting Methane Emissions Back in the Spotlight 06.01.2026 51min

  Gas-fired power is back in favor in the United States, but methane emissions threaten its credibility.
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  When the Last Mile Turns Hot: Delivery Drivers in a Warming Climate 16.12.2025 46min

  An economic sociologist discusses the growing heat dangers facing last-mile delivery drivers, and why federal protections remain stalled.
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  The Cost of Pulling Back from China in the EV Transition 02.12.2025 55min

  John Helveston of George Washington University discusses why a U.S. pullback from China on EVs is risky, and why engagement could strengthen America’s auto industry.
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  How the Trump Administration Is Reshaping Nuclear Oversight 18.11.2025 44min

  The Trump administration’s nuclear ambitions raise new questions about safety, speed, and regulatory independence.
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  U.S. Offshore Wind at an Impasse 04.11.2025 47min

  What the U.S. offshore wind power crisis says about energy megaprojects, risk, and political resilience.
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  Why Energy Inequities Could Persist in the Clean Energy Transition 21.10.2025 50min

  A live discussion with Sanya Carley and David Konisky, authors of the new book Power Lines, on the inequities that define America’s energy system—and how they could carry into the clean energy future if left unacknowledged.
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  Union Leaders Push Clean Energy Jobs Agenda in Pennsylvania 07.10.2025 1u 12min

  With federal funding being pulled back, leaders of Pennsylvania’s top labor unions push state policy to deliver clean energy jobs.