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Bridging Energy and Decarbonization with Deb Ryan 7/10/2026

Bridging Energy and Decarbonization with Deb Ryan

The Payne Institute is a proud partner with the Mines Future Energy Scholar Mackenzie Marquis to present her interview with Deb Ryan, Swan Mountain Advisory Founder and CEO, discussing carbon markets, decarbonization, and how emissions reduction is becoming part of the future of energy careers.  July 10, 2026.

Crimea Blackout Seen from VIIRS Nighttime Lights

Crimea Blackout Seen from VIIRS Nighttime Lights

Payne Institute Research Associate Mikhail Zhizhin and Director Morgan Bazilian write about how the VIIRS DNB detected a clear nighttime-light loss in southwestern Crimea, strongest on the night of July 5–6 UTC, centered on the Sevastopol–Simferopol focus area.  July 9, 2026.

The US paper fleet: The Jones Act and the 2026 Iran war stress test 7/8/2026

The US paper fleet: The Jones Act and the 2026 Iran war stress test

Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian, Senior Research Fellow Jahara Matisek, and Fellows Alex Gilbert and Jamie Webster write about how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point for about 20 percent of global oil supplies, and 30 percent of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies was precisely the kind of national security emergency the Jones Act was designed to weather.  Instead, the Iran crisis triggered a cascade of failures and forced the White House to admit that the Jones Act itself was a liability.  July 8, 2026.

The Age of Energy Warfare: Lessons from the Ukraine and Iran Wars 7/8/2026

The Age of Energy Warfare: Lessons from the Ukraine and Iran Wars

Olga Khakova, Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian, Macdonald Amoah and Senior Research Fellow Jahara Matisek write about how one of the biggest marvels of the twentieth century has been the centralized power grid. Increasingly, it is also a major vulnerability in modern warfare.  July 8, 2026.

The Future of Energy Access in the Post-2030 Sustainable Development Landscape: Framing the Dialogue 7/7/2026

New MECS-CCG Briefing Paper – The Future of Energy Access in the Post-2030 Sustainable Development Landscape: Framing the Dialogue

Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian is a co-author on this new briefing highlighting the critical importance of keeping energy access, security, affordability, and sustainability central to the post-2030 international development agenda. It emphasises the establishment of an inclusive process to review progress on Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) and shape a strengthened global energy framework beyond 2030.  July 7, 2026.

CFR and Belfer Center Launch New Task Force on Energy Security, Technological Innovation, and American Leadership 7/2/2026

CFR and Belfer Center Launch New Task Force on Energy Security, Technological Innovation, and American Leadership

Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian was named to the newly formed task force created by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), in partnership with the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.  The project examines how the United States’ long-term security depends on reliable access to affordable energy at home, global leadership in emerging energy technologies, and sufficient geopolitical leverage as those technologies scale.  July 2, 2026.

How Institutional Failure Turned Sulfur into a Global Crisis 7/1/2026

How Institutional Failure Turned Sulfur into a Global Crisis

Macdonald Amoah, Payne Institute Senior Research Fellow Jahara Matisek, and Director Morgan Bazilian write about how the United States and its allies have policies to help ensure the delivery and security of food, munitions, oil, LNG, and semiconductors. Yet no comparable strategy exists for the chemical that connects and underpins them all. Sulfur and its derivative, sulfuric acid.  July 1, 2026.

Iran War Supplemental: Pentagon Requests $87.6B as Munitions Stockpiles Run Low

Iran War Supplemental: Pentagon Requests $87.6B as Munitions Stockpiles Run Low

The Payne Institute contributed statistics to this article on how the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors, depleted by roughly 40 percent during the campaign, require three to eight years to replenish at even the accelerated production rates the new contract targets.  June 25, 2026.

A Strategic Framework for U.S. Engagement in Africa’s Critical Minerals 6/25/2026

A Strategic Framework for U.S. Engagement in Africa’s Critical Minerals

Payne Institute Critical Minerals Program Manager Clarkson Kamurai, Richard Gabah, and Payne Institute Critical Minerals Research Associate Isabel Guajardo write about how advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI), and many other technologies are fundamentally dependent on mineral inputs. Africa is emerging as an important partner given its vast critical mineral endowment and increasing openness to foreign investment.  June 25, 2026.

Orphan Well Carbon Crediting Methodologies: A Review of Quantification Practices and Proposal to Incorporate Leak Forecasting 6/25/2026

Orphan Well Carbon Crediting Methodologies: A Review of Quantification Practices and Proposal to Incorporate Leak Forecasting

Payne Institute Energy Finance Lab Director Brad Handler writes about how hastening the plugging of orphan wells in the U.S., for climate, environmental and human health purposes, is encouraging the pursuit of private sources of financing through the voluntary carbon market (VCM).  The largest remaining challenge to the integrity of orphan well crediting methodologies is timing, or when the plugged well would likely have emitted methane.  June 25, 2026.