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Climate Change Migration from the Northern Triangle Region: A U.S. Policy Perspective

By Clara Lee Edited by Mease Brockman #socialpolicy Climate Change and Forced Migration The world is experiencing natural disasters such as floods, droughts, wildfires, and extreme weather more frequently and more severely.1 As a result, more than 221 million people have been displaced due to disasters in the last decade.2  Figure 1. New displacement from… Read more »

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CYBERSECURITY AND THE ENERGY TRANSITION: THE U.S. DOE’S CRITICAL ROLE

Graphic by Sarah Lu By Courtney Schneider Edited by Julia Selby EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  As global organizations look to the future of energy, they must consider its accompanying security risks. Government agencies are aware that cybersecurity is a pressing and escalating issue across numerous fields, including finance and intelligence. In the energy sector, however, this topic… Read more »

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The Challenges of Replacing Natural Gas Peaker Plants with Short-Term Battery Storage

Graphic by Norie Wright By Tiffany Vu Edited by Annika McGraw and Courtney Schneider    As climate change remains at the forefront of policy making, a clear need for decarbonization of the energy sector has emerged. This movement away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy is called the energy transition, and is quickly transforming… Read more »