Power Map

Energy is at the heart of the most important issues facing the U.S. and the world. On the Power Map podcast, we explore the forces reshaping the global energy landscape with policymakers, industry experts, and thought leaders. Hosted by the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program.

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Titans of the Climate: A Conversation with Auth...
Titans of the Climate , the new book by Kelly Sims Gallagher (The Fletcher School, Tufts University) and Xiaowei Xuan (Development Research Center, the State Council), sheds light on how the United States and China implement their climate and environment
30 min
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Algeria: Energy & Geopolitics
Frank Verrastro (CSIS Energy Program) and Haim Malka (Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Middle East Program) discuss the current political developments in Algeria. Their discussion includes the challenges of creating a legitimate transitionary proc
15 min
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Concessional Finance in the Clean Energy Transi...
Luiza Demôro, associate and project lead author with BloombergNEF, and Chris Head, private sector specialist with Climate Investment Funds, join Nikos Tsafos, senior fellow with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, to discuss the potential for
29 min
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Managing Methane Leakage in the Oil and Gas Sector
Isabel Mogstad (Manager, EDF+Business Energy at Environmental Defense Fund), Geoff Walker (Co-founder and Managing Director at Water Street Partners), and Nikos Tsafos (Senior Fellow with the CSIS Energy & National Security Program) discuss how oil a
34 min
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Globalization and Energy: Perspectives from the...
This week, Spencer Dale (Group Chief Economist, BP) and Sarah Ladislaw (SVP and Director, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS) discuss BP’s 2019 Energy Outlook, specifically diving into one of the Outlook scenarios which focused on less globalizat
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The Geopolitics of Energy Transformation
Eirik Wærness (SVP and Chief Economist, Equinor), Morgan Bazilian (Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines), and Sarah Ladislaw (SVP and Director, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS) discuss the findings of IRENA’s recent report, A Ne
28 min
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Surveying Global Progress on Climate
Jonathan Pershing (William and Flora Hewlett Foundation) and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) review the previous year's efforts to address climate change, both in the U.S. and globally, and discuss the climate action outlook for 2019.
38 min
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Asia: Energy and Geopolitics
Justin Wu (Head of Asia-Pacific, Bloomberg New Energy Finance) and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) explore the trends and geopolitics of Asia’s energy transition. Wu shares some of the key drivers, changes, and challenges of energy security in the region, such as
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A Green New Deal: More 'Green' or More 'New Deal'?
Premiering Energy 360° for 2019, Kevin Book (ClearView Energy Partners, LLC) and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) discuss post-midterm U.S. political developments, including the Green New Deal and what it may (or may not) mean for the U.S. economy. For more, check
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What’s Next for Oil-Producing Countries?
Tim Gould (Head of Division for the World Energy Outlook, IEA) and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) discuss the findings and implications of IEA’s recent publication, Outlook for Producer Economies. Join them as they explore the headwinds, drivers for reforms, and
23 min
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Energy and Politics in Latin America
Dr. Francisco González (SAIS) and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) look into the geopolitics of Latin America and how its energy markets could be shaped over the next ten years. Latin America is an important energy region and often geopolitically undervalued. Frans
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Ten Years Gone: Global Markets, Global Risks
Ten years after the global financial crisis, Joyce Chang (Global Head of Research, JP Morgan Chase) and Sarah Ladislaw (Senior Vice President, CSIS) reflect on the state of the global economy, current risks in emerging markets, and what it all means for
18 min
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Short-Term Oil Market Outlook
Meghan Gordon (Senior Reporter on Oil, S&P Global Platts), Jamie Webster (Senior Director, BCG Center for Energy Impact), and Sarah Ladislaw (Senior Vice President, CSIS) assess the short-term global oil market, including uncertainties for Iranian oi
20 min
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The IPCC’s Climate Warning
In this excerpt from The Readout, Sarah Ladislaw (Senior Vice President, CSIS) explains the context and significance of the IPCC's new report urging global action before 2030 to avert climate disaster. Click here for more of The Readout.
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Special Edition: Midterms 2018
Kevin Book (ClearView Energy Partners, LLC) and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) talk about the upcoming U.S. midterm elections and the role that energy is playing in candidates’ campaign strategies.
26 min
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Blockchain in the Energy Sector
David Livingston (Deputy Director, Climate and Advanced Energy, Atlantic Council), Varun Sivaram (Chief Technology Officer, ReNew Power), and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) explain the role of blockchain in the energy sector; how it can drive more efficiency in o
39 min
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The World Bank’s Approach to Energy and Develop...
One billion people, about 13% of the world’s population, live without access to electricity.  Hundreds of millions more live with insufficient or unreliable electricity, according to the World Bank.  Join Riccardo Puliti (World Bank, Senior Director, Ene
23 min
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A Status Update on Climate
Kevin Book (Clear View Energy Partners and CSIS) and Liam Denning (Bloomberg) join Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) to discuss where we are on climate change, the positions of various actors, and the next steps toward tackling climate change.
35 min
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Sanctions: Energy & Geopolitics
Elizabeth Rosenberg (Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program, CNAS) and Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) discuss how sanctions impact the energy sector, the politicization of sanctions development, and how sanctions regimes may loo
29 min
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Pennsylvania, Energy, and Economic Development
Denise Brinley, senior energy advisor for the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development, chats with Sarah Ladislaw on energy’s current role in spurring economic development, redevelopment of former coal-fired power plants, and Penns
18 min
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Iraq: Energy & Geopolitics
Following Iraq’s parliamentary elections in May 2018, Iraqi representatives are struggling to form their new government. Raad Alkadiri, senior director at the BCG Center for Energy Impact and a senior associate with CSIS, sat down with Sarah Ladislaw to
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Energy in Pennsylvania: Perspectives from the PUC
This episode of Energy 360 is part of Energy in America, our project exploring how energy impacts states or regions across the United States. This week, Gladys Brown, chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, joined Sarah Ladislaw to talk a
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What’s Next for RFS?
Earlier this month, Frank Verrastro sat down with Neelesh Nerurkar, Vice President and Senior Analyst at Clear View Energy Partners, to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, the potential regulatory reforms surrounding it, and what the futur
22 min
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Energy in Development
Join Sarah Ladislaw as she sits down with Power for All co-founder and CEO Kristina Skierka to discuss her organization’s work to bring renewable, distributed energy to people living in rural areas in developing countries by partnering with organizations
23 min
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OPEC: Markets and Geopolitics
Join Sarah Ladislaw, Frank Verrastro and Edward Chow as they discuss the June 22nd OPEC meeting and what the new communique means for global oil markets. Amid the ongoing political rhetoric and speculation surrounding all things OPEC, the group shares it
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