Joseph Majkut is director of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). In this role, he leads the program's work understanding the geopolitics of energy and climate change and working to ensure a global energy transition that is responsive to the risks of climate change and the economic and strategic priorities of the United States and the world. Joseph is an expert in climate science, climate policy, and risk and uncertainty analysis for decisionmaking. He is frequently cited in trade and national media on the politics of climate change and has testified before Congress on climate change and science.
Before CSIS, Majkut worked as the director of climate policy at the Niskanen Center, where he led that group's efforts to research and promote carbon pricing, low-carbon innovation, regulatory reform, and other market reforms to speed decarbonization. From 2014 to 2015, he worked in the U.S. Senate as a congressional science fellow, supported by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Geosciences Institute. He holds a PhD from Princeton University in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, a master’s degree in applied mathematics from the Delft University of Technology, and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Harvey Mudd College.
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SOTU: Biden links clean energy policy to ‘tens of thousands’ of jobs
Joseph Majkut in E&E News — March 8, 2024
Biden’s gas export review has uncertain consequences
Joseph Majkut in The Hill — January 30, 2024
Biden's LNG pause tees up pre-election risks
Ben Cahill and Joseph Majkut in Axios Generate — January 26, 2024
Three things to watch as John Kerry heads for the exits
Joseph Majkut in Axios — January 16, 2024
Biden’s aides weigh climate test for natural gas exports
Joseph Majkut in Politico — January 9, 2024
With 2024 election looming, climate policies face scrutiny
Joseph Majkut in Houston Chronicle — December 26, 2023
Harris heads to Dubai to tackle delicate tasks of talking climate and Israel-Hamas war
Joseph Majkut in AP — December 1, 2023
Biden’s Absence at Climate Summit Highlights His Fossil Fuel Conundrum
Joseph Majkut in New York Times — November 27, 2023
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Building Critical Mineral Security for a Sustainable Future
Evolving Tech: Innovation, Competition, and Change
Global Energy Markets: Views from Energy Aspects and the EIA
Event — March 14, 2024
Book Event: The War Below with Author Ernest Scheyder
Event — March 11, 2024
45V or 45Q? How Tax Credits Will Influence Low-Carbon Hydrogen’s Development
Commentary by Mathias Zacarias and Joseph Majkut — February 15, 2024
Hydrogen Growth Prospects: Impact of the Initial 45V Guidance
Event — February 13, 2024
Geopolitical Significance of U.S. LNG
Commentary by Kunro Irié, Ben Cahill, and Joseph Majkut — February 7, 2024
Energy Transitions with Tim Gould
Podcast Episode by Joseph Majkut, Tim Gould , and Lisa Hyland — February 5, 2024
The Global Role of U.S. LNG
Event — January 31, 2024
2024 Global Forecast: Winning the Economic and Tech Race
Digital Report by James Andrew Lewis, Emily Benson, William Alan Reinsch, Sujai Shivakumar, Joseph Majkut, Ben Cahill, Ilaria Mazzocco, Craig Cohen, and Alex Kisling — January 30, 2024