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  <title><![CDATA[Four Challenges to the U.S. Energy Transition]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Efficiently transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy means looking at so much more than just the technology we use.</p><p>Reliable energy is required to keep safe in cold winters and hot summers, making it a matter of national security. There are also vying economic policies to consider, political and financial incentives to navigate, and questions of social and economic inequality.</p><p>Experts in Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts examine <a href="https://iac.gatech.edu/featured-news/2026/03/us-energy-transition-challenges">the challenges we face with the U.S. energy transition,</a> and work to help make it safe, fair, and effective for all.</p><ul><li>Challenge No. 1: Managing National Security — with Adam N. Stulberg, professor and chair of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs.</li><li>Challenge No. 2: Confronting Inequality — with Bijesh Mishra, a postdoctoral scholar in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.</li><li>Challenge No. 3: Choosing the Right Economic Policies — with Bobby Harris, an assistant professor in the School of Economics.</li><li>Challenge No. 4: Navigating Financial and Political Incentives — with Kate Pride Brown, a sociologist in the School of History and Sociology.</li></ul><p><a href="https://iac.gatech.edu/featured-news/2026/03/us-energy-transition-challenges">Read the article on the Ivan Allen College website.</a></p>]]></body>
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