With Hormuz Closed, China Is Wiring the Globe’s Clean Energy Future | Council on Foreign Relations No matter the outcome of the conflict between the United States and Iran, China will be better off in the postwar world order due to its global leadership not only in renewable energy and batteries, b...

Everyone knows by now that China is winning the US war with Iran as renewable-EV-battery exports grow. But that isn’t the full story. China is also winning w inputs into its new big three, electricity system buildouts, & innovation. My latest @cfr.org www.cfr.org/articles/wit...

Which Countries Lead on Energy Innovation, with David Hart David Hart shares his insights into the Council on Foreign Relations’ Global Energy Innovation Index.

Did you miss the @cfr.org "Global Energy Innovation Index" when it came out last November? Rectify that error with a listen to this week's @rff.org "Resources Radio" podcast. www.resources.org/resources-ra...

In case you missed it last week, a new piece on energy innovation policy...

New! @americanenterprise.bsky.social I make the case that the federal government should accelerate energy innovation by systematically and strategically employing the diverse and powerful tools it has used only piecemeal in the past. www.aei.org/research-pro...

China Is Planning Decades Ahead on Clean Energy. The U.S. Has Other Priorities. | Council on Foreign Relations China’s national legislature has approved a blueprint for building on its commanding lead in the carbon-free energy sources that are increasingly vital worldwide as the climate warms. It sharply contr...

New @cfr.org with my colleagues Lindsay Iversen, @alice-c-hill.bsky.social & I unpack China's #Fiveyearplan for climate adaptation & clean energy innovation. US pales by comparison. www.cfr.org/articles/chi...

Paths Forward If Trump Nixes EPA Greenhouse Gas Protections | Council on Foreign Relations The 2009 determination that greenhouse gases endanger Americans empowers the government to regulate six of greenhouse gases. CFR experts discuss the potential consequences of the Trump administration’...

As EPA moves toward rolling back GHG endangerment finding, check out @cfr.org take www.cfr.org/articles/pat...

So sayeth GAO: DOE created OCED to manage $27 billion[with bipartisan Congressional authorization] OCED committed $18 billion to 100 projects. Significant decrease in workforce reduced its oversight capacity. DOE needs a plan to oversee funds [and spend the rest wisely]. www.gao.gov/products/gao...

What Canadian and Mexican EV Imports From China Mean for the United States | Council on Foreign Relations Auto trade and investment policy in Canada and Mexico may be diverging from that of the United States, creating serious challenges for the integrated North American industry.

New @cfr.org with Mia Beams: future of the North American auto industry. Will Chinese EV imports to Canada and Mexico cause further fractures? Many cards yet to be played - a game worth watching. www.cfr.org/articles/wha...

U.S. Cleantech Leadership Endures, but Start-Up Pipeline Is Narrowing | Council on Foreign Relations Energy innovation is crucial to meeting growing global energy demand, furthering economic growth, and mitigating climate change. In recent years, the United States’ most significant contributions to g...

Pleased to share latest spinoff from @cfr.org Global Energy Innovation Index team. Mia Beams focuses on a US strength: energy entrepreneurship. But, as she notes, "the pipeline is narrowing." www.cfr.org/articles/u-s...

Wake Up Call for American Energy Research: How China is Pulling Ahead  | Council on Foreign Relations Research publications may seem far removed from a country’s industrial competitiveness, but they are in fact an important signal of it. CFR’s Global Energy Innovation Index (GEII) ...

Akkshath connects the dots, linking publication trends to economic outcomes. Chinese publications correspond with industries Beijing has targeted for global leadership: photovoltaics, lithium-ion batteries, and electric vehicles. All the details here: www.cfr.org/articles/wak...

Drawing on @cfr.org Global Energy Innovation Index, co-author & super-intern Akkshath Subrahmanian shows how China is surging past the United States. For instance, China accounts for nearly half (45%) of all highly-cited publications in fields linked to energy innovation.

National Climate Commitments Fall Short of Global Energy Innovation Goals | Council on Foreign Relations Countries reiterated their commitment to global clean energy goals at the most recent climate summit. But, few have translated those goals into national policy, leaving the world on track for dangerou...

Global Energy Innovation Index @cfr.org measures national contributions. Such contributions require goals to drive them. In a deeper dive @colin-cunliff.bsky.social shows what goals countries have adopted & how collectively, the world is falling short www.cfr.org/articles/nat...

Accelerating Energy Innovation: The Federal Role Panelists explore opportunities for the United States to develop and deploy emerging energy technologies to better compete with China and other global rivals, as well as discuss pragmatic ways to exp…

Pleased to share video from an excellent 1/13 discussion on #energy #innovation @cfr.org w Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, @americancleanpower.bsky.social Antora Energy & me www.cfr.org/event/accele...

In case you missed it....looking forward to today's discussion at CFR w colleagues from CRES, Antora Energy, & @americancleanpower.bsky.social

Federal Energy Innovation Investment: Congress Reasserts Itself The U.S. Congress has rejected  extreme cuts in the federal energy research and development (R&D) budget proposed  [PDF] by the Trump administration for fiscal year 2026 (FY26). The new budget, combi…

New @cfr.org Something a little strange is happening. Congress might be waking up! What's needed next: oversight! www.cfr.org/article/fede...

A Smarter U.S. Response to China’s Electric Vehicle Revolution If the United States waits too long to respond more fully and constructively, it could become an isolated island of gas-powered vehicles in an electric vehicle world driven by China.

New @cfr.org a short version of my recent report on US auto policy: "Compete, Don't Retreat" Protection is necessary now but shouldn't last forever. If we wait too long, we could be shut out of the world's largest manfg sector. www.cfr.org/expert-brief...

Electricity as a share of final energy in China overtakes that of US and Germany between 2000 and 2025. China's exports of batteries, EVs, and solar PV rise dramatically between 2018 and 2025.

Each year @cfr.org asks fellows to visualize key global trends. My pick this year: "the rise of the electrostate" www.cfr.org/article/visu...

Compete, Don’t Retreat The primary U.S. response to China’s first-mover advantages in emerging auto technologies has been protection. A smarter strategy would seek to compete by supporting producers and collaborating with …

New @cfr.org a policy strategy to reposition US auto industry to respond to China’s export boom. Temporary protection is necessary but must be used wisely. Indefinite protection will forgo benefits for US consumers & cede ROW to China. #energysky #climatesky www.cfr.org/report/compe...

Compete, Don’t Retreat The primary U.S. response to China’s first-mover advantages in emerging auto technologies has been protection. A smarter strategy would seek to compete by supporting producers and collaborating with …

US risks ceding future of world’s largest manufacturing industry to its geopolitical rival unless it changes course. #Compete #DontRetreat www.cfr.org/report/compe...

Compete, Don’t Retreat The primary U.S. response to China’s first-mover advantages in emerging auto technologies has been protection. A smarter strategy would seek to compete by supporting producers and collaborating with …

New @cfr.org ! US needs to mount a vigorous competitive response to China’s global EV juggernaut. #Compete #DontRetreat Pursue benefits, manage risks, reduce costs. www.cfr.org/report/compe...

Bar chart with no growth in high-quality patents worldwide from 2015 to 2019

Building on @cfr.org Global Energy Innovation Index, I share global trends, a mixed picture...the most worrisome being high-quality patents, flat or declining. More here: www.cfr.org/article/hope...

Clean Tomorrow - Re-Energizing America Re-Energizing America is a new roadmap to address the “innovation cliff” that will occur when substantial federal funding expires in 2026.

To reclaim U.S. energy leadership, we need bold action. In Re-Energizing America, my @cleantomorrow.org colleagues & I calls for a $25B investment in innovation by 2030 to power America’s global energy leadership. #energysky #climatesky cleantomorrow.org/re-energizin...

We’re number 13! We’re number 13! We’re number 13! Not a chant you hear often. But that’s where the United States ranks in @cfr.org new Global Energy Innovation Index. And that was before Trump. We’ve got to do better.

Countries ranked first to 39th on the global energy innovation index

NEW! @cfr.org Global Energy Innovation Index measures knowledge, markets & policy. The world needs more innovation investment & effort by everyone, but some do more than others. Thank you, Sweden! @leahstokes.bsky.social @jessejenkins.bsky.social @akshatrathi.bsky.social www.cfr.org/report/globa...

@doctorkflem.bsky.social makes the case!

Trump’s Energy Innovation Retreat Is a Win for China, Loss for Climate The United States is pulling back from large-scale demonstration projects for renewable energy, even as China steps up.

USG pullback from large-scale energy & industrial demo projects will hurt US & the world & benefit China. www.cfr.org/expert-brief...

China and EVs: The “Involutionary” Dilemma Instead of being a story of evolution and technological development, the story of China and EVs is one of “involution.”

Word of the day: "involution" - my latest at the National Interest #EVs #China nationalinterest.org/blog/energy-...

In the Line of Fire: The IEA Is Right Where It Should Be The IEA is right where it should be, even though it has recently come under fire from American conservatives.

@bengeman.bsky.social reports DOE Secy Wright joins GOP criticism of @iea.org which both defends itself & welcomes dialogue. A good strategy w room to develop. But in the end analytical integrity is paramount. More here: nationalinterest.org/blog/energy-...

My latest w Robin Gaster @itif.org - time for the Senate to do its job & use the power of the purse to salvage what remains of US energy innovation policy www.realclearenergy.org/articles/202...

Cleaning Up the Global Energy System - IGCC The world needs energy—and lots of it—to raise living standards and unlock economic growth. Clean technologies, which can provide power with minimal contribution to climate change, are taking hold aro...

I'm excited to share my perspectives on clean energy innovation w @ucigcc.bsky.social @nwittstock.bsky.social ucigcc.org/podcast/clea...