Gray Bender

@graybender.bsky.social

Climate and Energy Transition at S&P Global. Prior research affiliate with the Harvard Belfer Center’s Geopolitics of Energy and Harvard Kennedy School alum. All opinions my own.

5 stories in today’s Global Energy Lens: 🔹US tariffs shake energy markets 🔹China restricts critical mineral exports 🔹Executive order targets state energy laws 🔹Could Russian oil reenter global trade? 🔹Geopolitics heat up in an ice-free Arctic open.substack.com/pub/climatea...

China Flexes Critical Mineral Dominance as US Tariffs Reshape Global Energy

Plus, what an end to Russian sanctions could mean for the industry, how targeting US state policies could slow the clean energy transition, and the rising role of the Arctic frontier

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New issue of the Global Energy Lens! 🔹Russia and Ukraine’s first ceasefire focused on energy infrastructure 🔹U.S. military campaign against the Houthis and effects on Iran 🔹Israel’s expanded natural gas exploration  🔹Key takeaways from CERAWeek Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/climatea...

Energy Infrastructure Takes a Front Seat in Ukraine-Russia Ceasefire

Plus Israel expands its natural gas resources as a strategic asset, the US launches a renewed military campaign against the Houthis, and key takeaways from the 2025 CERAWeek Energy Conference.

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In this week’s Global Energy Lens newsletter, we break down: 📉 US tariffs on Canada & Mexico ⛽️ Europe’s stalled move away from Russian energy ⛏️The Ukraine-US critical minerals deal ⚡️ The IEA’s plan to fix global supply chains Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/climatea...

Shifting Currents in US Energy & Foreign Policy

The Ukraine-US critical minerals agreement, the impacts of tariffs on the energy sector, how Europe is thinking about Russian energy imports, and the IEA's ideas for improving critical supply chains.

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1/ AI's energy boom? Not so fast. The assumption has been simple: AI growth = skyrocketing energy demand. That’s why Google, Microsoft & Amazon are locking in nuclear & renewables to power their data centers. But a Chinese AI company just threw a wrench into that narrative 🧵👇

New issue of the Global Energy Lens out today: An AI Breakthrough That Could Upend the Energy Landscape, plus the future of Russian gas in Europe, Ukraine's critical minerals, political backlash in Norway, and new sanctions on Iran. Check it out open.substack.com/pub/climatea...

An AI Breakthrough That Could Upend the Energy Landscape

Plus Europe debates the future of Russian gas, why the US is seeking an deal on Ukraine critical minerals, how the energy transition connects to political backlash in Norway, and new sanctions on Iran

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