Daniel Helmeci is a research assistant in the Carnegie Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program. He was previously a James C. Gaither Junior Fellow in the Carnegie Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program. Before joining Carnegie, Dan studied Political Science and History at Rice University.
The United States battery industry has fallen dangerously behind the global leaders. The main thrust of the U.S. policy response to the battery crisis must be the urgent commercialization of next-generation technologies where the United States can actually enjoy a competitive advantage.
Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Leaders is a special half-day conference hosted by the 2023-2024 James C. Gaither Junior Fellows. Over the course of three sessions, panelists will discuss issues impacting youth including the evolving global order and role of institutions, climate change, AI, radicalization, and shifts in the information landscape.
NATO bases with nuclear-capable aircraft need to adapt to challenges posed by wildfires, flash flooding, extreme heat, and other climate-related disasters.
But what about climate targets enshrined in national law, which are meant to be enforced by the power of the state? Recent developments in Germany and the United Kingdom demonstrate that those are not quite as “binding” as they appear either.
