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Wednesday SPOTLIGHT: AFGHANISTAN Reuters/Asmaa Waguih - A U.S. Marine takes up position after coming under fire from Taliban insurgents while patrolling in Helmand province Which Choice for Afghanistan? As President Obama continues to meet with his national security team to evaluate options for Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah prepare for a run-off election to decide the presidential election outcome. Brookings experts continue to examine policy options for Afghanistan in the midst of these developments. Reuters/Shannon Stapleton - The Valero St. Charles oil refinery is seen during a tour of the refinery in Norco. Equity and Efficiency in Cap-And-Trade Adele Morris, October 26, 2009 As the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hosts a series of hearings this week on climate change legislation, Adele Morris discusses the likely distributional implications of a U.S. cap-and-trade system. She explains how policy-makers could manage these implications by altering the way in which allowances or allowance revenues are distributed throughout the broader economy. Learn More Energy SecurityEnvironmentEnvironmental RegulationClimate Change, Climate and Energy Economics Past Event On October 27, Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill discussed their new book, UP FRONT BLOG President Obama and the Smart Grid Charles K. Ebinger, October 27, 2009 Charley Ebinger says President Obama's decision to use $3.4 billion dollars of stimulus money to begin developing a smart grid is a welcome development. Ebinger looks to how the smart grid will help benefit providers and consumers while noting additional steps that will be required moving forward. Although violence in Iraq has decreased, Raj Desai states other transitions are needed before U.S. businesses feel comfortable about the Iraqi investment climate. In addition to security, Desai offers three sets of fundamental reforms to convince investors that Iraq is really "open for business". President Obama and the Smart Grid Charles K. Ebinger, October 27, 2009 President Obama’s decision to use $3.4 billion dollars of stimulus money to leverage $4.7 billion to catalyze the development of the smart grid is a welcome development in the modernization of the aging U.S. electricity grid. As we have learned from past experience, infrastructure investments of this kind create jobs and help boost the economy. Perhaps even more importantly, however, is that grid expansion is a critical component in allowing for the deployment of the nation’s vast reserves of solar, wind and geothermal power and putting the United States firmly on the path away from dependence on fossil fuels towards the green energy economy of the future. Comments (0) The United Nations Denounces the U.S. Embargo on Cuba … Again Ted Piccone, October 27, 2009 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, U.S. President Obama and the Baghdad Bombings Kenneth M. Pollack, October 26, 2009 Comments (0) Energy Security The Role of the Military in Climate Change and Security October 29, 2009 Japan Nuclear Renaissance and the U.S.-Japan Alliance: Finding New Markets and Preventing Proliferation October 30, 2009
Wednesday
As President Obama continues to meet with his national security team to evaluate options for Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah prepare for a run-off election to decide the presidential election outcome. Brookings experts continue to examine policy options for Afghanistan in the midst of these developments.
Adele Morris, October 26, 2009
As the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hosts a series of hearings this week on climate change legislation, Adele Morris discusses the likely distributional implications of a U.S. cap-and-trade system. She explains how policy-makers could manage these implications by altering the way in which allowances or allowance revenues are distributed throughout the broader economy. Learn More
Energy SecurityEnvironmentEnvironmental RegulationClimate Change, Climate and Energy Economics
On October 27, Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill discussed their new book,
Charles K. Ebinger, October 27, 2009
Charley Ebinger says President Obama's decision to use $3.4 billion dollars of stimulus money to begin developing a smart grid is a welcome development. Ebinger looks to how the smart grid will help benefit providers and consumers while noting additional steps that will be required moving forward.
Although violence in Iraq has decreased, Raj Desai states other transitions are needed before U.S. businesses feel comfortable about the Iraqi investment climate. In addition to security, Desai offers three sets of fundamental reforms to convince investors that Iraq is really "open for business".
President Obama’s decision to use $3.4 billion dollars of stimulus money to leverage $4.7 billion to catalyze the development of the smart grid is a welcome development in the modernization of the aging U.S. electricity grid. As we have learned from past experience, infrastructure investments of this kind create jobs and help boost the economy. Perhaps even more importantly, however, is that grid expansion is a critical component in allowing for the deployment of the nation’s vast reserves of solar, wind and geothermal power and putting the United States firmly on the path away from dependence on fossil fuels towards the green energy economy of the future.
Ted Piccone, October 27, 2009
Kenneth M. Pollack, October 26, 2009
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