List of Energy Policy articles
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Gas pipes at a German port Russian Pipeline Project Tests Biden’s Relations With Russia, Germany—and Congress
Torn between mending ties with Germany or Republicans in Congress, the Biden administration takes a softer line on Nord Stream 2 than some lawmakers expected.
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An employee of Angola's national oil company, Sonangol, wears a protective helmet at the Sonangol Luanda Refinery on Oct. 22, 2020. Energy Transition Is the Future. National Oil Companies Are Betting on the Past.
State-owned oil companies are on the verge of investing $400 billion in projects incompatible with the Paris Agreement. If they fail, it could spark an emerging market debt crisis.
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Wind turbines are seen on a plain near Bremerhaven, Germany on Dec. 26, 2017. Is Germany Making Too Much Renewable Energy?
The energy transition of Europe’s biggest economy is running up against questions with no easy answers.
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Wind turbines at a wind farm in Colorado City, Texas on Jan. 21, 2016. Welcome to the Era of Competitive Climate Statecraft
In trade, finance, development, and security, governments are racing to get closer to net-zero.
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A vintage illustration of a futuristic three-wheeled self-driving ‘“dream car” from 1961. Our Amazing Clean Energy Future Has Arrived
The evidence of a great green wave is now overwhelming. And it will only get better.
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The Turkish drilling vessel Kanuni arrives for mechanical operations at Haydarpasa Port in Istanbul on Oct. 19, 2020. What Erdogan Really Wants in the Eastern Mediterranean
Turkey’s adventures abroad are about more than hydrocarbons. They’re a bold and expensive attempt at geopolitical revisionism.
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A vast expanse of toxic waste fills the Tailing dam in China Time for a Responsible Clean Energy Supply Chain
Renewable energy needs to be sourced responsibly and cleanly.
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A sign indicates the presence of a pipeline below the ground at the Full Moon and Blue Moon compressor stations in Daisytown, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 22. Forget a Fracking Ban
The key to greening the energy industry is getting better at pinpointing which natural gas firms and states are acting responsibly—and which aren’t.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia meet at the Al-Yamamah Royal Palace in Riyadh on Oct. 14, 2019. The New Geopolitics of Energy
Foreign Policy’s five best reads on the dramatic shift in energy policy in 2020.
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Members of the Iraqi security forces wearing protective masks and gloves stand guard in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir square on May 5. Iraq’s Economic Collapse Could Be Biden’s First Foreign-Policy Headache
If the Iraqi government fails to pay state workers’ salaries in January, it could lead to widespread instability and violence. The United States and the international community must shore up Baghdad’s finances before it’s too late.
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View of the Peace Monument outside the headquarters of Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA in Caracas on April 22. Is OPEC Over?
After 60 years, the organization is struggling to weather the pandemic and peak oil—but there is a way forward.
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The Wilmington ARCO refinery in Los Angeles, California on Dec. 19, 2003. The End of Oil Supremacy
If Biden wins, oil prices may fall, setting in motion the reconfiguration of the world energy industry.
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india_clean_energy-pollution-debunker-mark-harris-illustration-sm Surprise! India Is Leaping Ahead in Clean Energy
Long considered climate policy’s problem case, India is exceeding targets and breaking records thanks to fast-advancing technology.
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A view of the construction site of Turkey's first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu, pictured during the opening ceremony in the Mediterranean Mersin region on April 3, 2018. To Prevent Proliferation, Stop Enrichment and Reprocessing in the Middle East
There is a risk of a nuclear cascade across the region. The United States can stop it by enforcing the gold standard of nonproliferation.
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Abandoned machinery in Pulacayo, a former mining center in Bolivia Clean Energy Can’t Have Dirty Roots
Securing human rights in the supply chain of critical minerals is vital for a green future.
