Sep 5, 2023 | Advanced Energy Systems, Circular Economy, Commentary Series, Energy and Development, Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Payne News, Sub-Saharan Africa, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Transparency Initiative
The African Climate Summit – Averting the Climate Crisis Payne Institute Research Associate Juliet Akamboe and Director Morgan Bazilian write about how climate change poses a significant threat to Africa, a continent already grappling with challenges including poverty...
Aug 29, 2023 | Commentary Series, Energy and Development, Future of Oil and Gas, Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Oil and Gas Initiative, Payne News, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Transparency Initiative
PROPOSED WEST AFRICA-EUROPE GAS PIPELINES WILL FAIL WITHOUT A RADICAL SHIFT IN THINKING Payne Institute ESG Researcher Baba Freeman writes about how the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 injected a renewed urgency into Western European countries’ energy security...
Aug 17, 2023 | Commentary Series, Energy and Development, Energy Security & Resilience, Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Mineral Foundations of the Energy Transition, Minerals and Metals Initiative, Payne News, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Transparency Initiative
INVESTORS IN AFRICAN MINING VENTURES MUST REFRESH THEIR RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESSES Payne Institute Research Associate Baba Freeman writes about how the frequency of coup d’etats in the Sahel region is troubling and calls for mining investors to refresh their political...
May 24, 2023 | Advanced Energy Systems, Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Low Carbons and Renewables Initiative, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Mineral Foundations of the Energy Transition, Minerals and Metals Initiative, Payne News, Podcast, US and Canada
Saudi to play significant part in mineral supply Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian discussed how Saudi Arabia’s entry to the mineral supply equation is “significant.” The intent for Saudi Arabia to be a key player in the mineral supply chain...
Mar 30, 2023 | Advanced Energy Systems, Asia and the Pacific, China, Circular Economy, Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Just Transitions, Latin America, Low Carbons and Renewables Initiative, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Net Zero Emissions, Payne News, Research, Sub-Saharan Africa
Six bold steps towards net-zero industry Benjamin K. Sovacool, Payne Institute Director Morgan D. Bazilian, Jinsoo Kim, and Fellow Steven Griffiths write about how the rapid and deep decarbonization of global industry is key to reaching climate policy targets, yet it...
Feb 1, 2023 | Advanced Energy Systems, Circular Economy, Energy Security & Resilience, Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Low Carbons and Renewables Initiative, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Net Zero Emissions, Payne News, Supply Chain
The UAE has been a first mover on sustainability Payne Institute Advisory Board Member Nawal Al-Hosany writes an opinion article on how the term sustainability didn’t enter the UAE discourse until the 1980s, but has always been at the heart of the...
