Energy & climate

ORF America is invested in examining ongoing energy transitions in the United States and the developing world, including the implications of new technologies, questions of access and energy security, sources of financing, the role of the private sector, and the alignment with pollution policies.

Recent Publications

Commentary and Research on Technology
Are Global Climate Partnerships Fit for Purpose?
Are Global Climate Partnerships Fit for Purpose?
Transforming Eastern India’s Electricity Sector to Meet Renewable Energy Goals
Transforming Eastern India’s Electricity Sector to Meet Renewable Energy Goals
India’s Climate Engagement with the United States: Factors and Ways Forward
India’s Climate Engagement with the United States: Factors and Ways Forward
Biden’s Signature Achievement Needs to Go Global
Biden’s Signature Achievement Needs to Go Global
Diversifying Solar Supply Chains: Costs and the Case for International Coordination
Diversifying Solar Supply Chains: Costs and the Case for International Coordination
Canceling Carbon: The Global Context of India’s New National Carbon Market
Canceling Carbon: The Global Context of India’s New National Carbon Market
Toward Accelerating Climate Finance: Forging a New Partnership between the Global South and the Global North
Toward Accelerating Climate Finance: Forging a New Partnership between the Global South and the Global North
Green transitions in the era of green subsidies: Ensuring no country is left behind
Green transitions in the era of green subsidies: Ensuring no country is left behind
The United States needs a plan to take the Inflation Reduction Act abroad
The United States needs a plan to take the Inflation Reduction Act abroad
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 6
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 6
Inequality in air pollution mortality from power generation in India
Inequality in air pollution mortality from power generation in India
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 5
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 5
Subnational implications from climate and air pollution policies in India's electricity sector
Subnational implications from climate and air pollution policies in India's electricity sector
India Climate Update - Q2 2022
India Climate Update - Q2 2022
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 4
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 4
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 3
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 3
Emissions from Indian Power Generation
Emissions from Indian Power Generation
Should India Move toward Vehicle Electrification?
Should India Move toward Vehicle Electrification?
Russia’s Outsized Role in India’s Nuclear Power Program
Russia’s Outsized Role in India’s Nuclear Power Program
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 2
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 2
India Climate Update - Q1 2022
India Climate Update - Q1 2022
India Climate Update - Q4 2021
India Climate Update - Q4 2021
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 1
U.S.-India Energy Monitor, No. 1
India Climate Update - Q3 2021
India Climate Update - Q3 2021
India Climate Update - Q2 2021
India Climate Update - Q2 2021
India Climate Update - Q1 2021
India Climate Update - Q1 2021

Recent Events

Featured
Workshop: Priorities for the U.S.-India Partnership in Energy and Climate
Apr 3
Workshop: Priorities for the U.S.-India Partnership in Energy and Climate
Launch: U.S.-India Emerging Climate Leaders Program
Mar 27
Launch: U.S.-India Emerging Climate Leaders Program
Raisina Roundtable @ Tokyo
Mar 6
Raisina Roundtable @ Tokyo
Priorities for U.S.-India Climate Cooperation
Feb 14
Priorities for U.S.-India Climate Cooperation
Scaling Renewable Energy Adoption in the Global South
Dec 10
Scaling Renewable Energy Adoption in the Global South
Friend-shoring, Reshoring, and Near-shoring: Strategies to Diversify Solar Supply Chains Private Lunch Roundtable Discussion
Nov 15
Friend-shoring, Reshoring, and Near-shoring: Strategies to Diversify Solar Supply Chains Private Lunch Roundtable Discussion
From G20 to COP28: Energy, Climate and Growth
Nov 12
From G20 to COP28: Energy, Climate and Growth
CEM-14/MI-8 Event and Reception for the Clean Energy Community
Jul 19
CEM-14/MI-8 Event and Reception for the Clean Energy Community
Next Steps in India-U.S. Energy Cooperation: Breakfast Roundtable with Sunjoy Joshi
Jul 11
Next Steps in India-U.S. Energy Cooperation: Breakfast Roundtable with Sunjoy Joshi
Democratizing air pollution models in India: current opportunities and challenges
Jun 22
Democratizing air pollution models in India: current opportunities and challenges
Virtual Roundtable: Multilateral Action on the Energy Transition and Climate Finance
May 30
Virtual Roundtable: Multilateral Action on the Energy Transition and Climate Finance
Regional Perspectives of Hydrogen Deployment
Mar 27
Regional Perspectives of Hydrogen Deployment
U.S. International Climate & Energy Policy: A Discussion with Harvard Kennedy School Students
Feb 3
U.S. International Climate & Energy Policy: A Discussion with Harvard Kennedy School Students
U.S.-India Energy and Climate Ahead of COP 27
Oct 11
U.S.-India Energy and Climate Ahead of COP 27
U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership: Global Lessons and Opportunities
Sep 22
U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership: Global Lessons and Opportunities
The Raisina Dialogue DC
Apr 26
The Raisina Dialogue DC

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