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Arnab Datta

Managing Director of Policy Implementation arnab@employamerica.org

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As Managing Director of Policy Implementation, Arnab oversees and integrates policy and legal analysis across EA’s entire advocacy portfolio. From drafting legislative text for a US Industrial Finance Corporation, to crafting a market-making framework for a Strategic Resilience Reserve, to forging productive alliances across industry, government, and advocacy to change our energy future, Arnab’s work centers on translating good ideas into actionable policy.

In addition to holding a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Calgary, a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law, Arnab brings multifaceted expertise gained from past experience in the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Office of Senator Michael Bennet, and the law firm of Crowell & Moring LLP.

Originally from Calgary, now based in Washington DC, Arnab is a trusted and credible expert not just on high-stakes policy questions, but the legal and economic premises that underlie them. His writing has been featured in the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Washington Post, Slate, and Business Insider, and he’s been interviewed on high-profile podcasts like Bloomberg’s Odd Lots, The Weeds, and Pitchfork Economics. When he’s not working with smart people on interesting problems at EA, you’ll find Arnab cooking or playing Batman video games.

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Summary Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, efforts to secure the supply of energy transition commodities have intensified considerably. The Biden Administration has announced prizes, research and development initiatives, and loans for recovery projects to improve the U.S. supply chain for critical minerals. Other advanced economies are

Introduction Oil markets have always been a geopolitical concern. Widening crack spreads (reflecting a tighter market) suggest that the emphasis today may be on the “geo,” rather than the “political”, as specific grades of oil—heavy or light, sweet or sour—are associated with specific geographies complicating the overall petroleum

Note: We have retracted a previous version of this Research Report. This is a republished version with a correction and clarification in the discussion of how financial subsidy should be calculated for equity investments. Introduction Right now, the Federal Government is rolling out the largest suite of industrial policy projects

Introduction The Biden Administration has successfully executed a forward contract acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. We’re extremely pleased to see the Department of Energy (DOE) successfully utilize its new authority, and even more excited that it simultaneously announced another forward contract acquisition for September delivery. These repurchases leverage

Administration Lawyers are Walking the President into a Constitutional Crisis

Many thanks to Carlos Mucha for his generous assistance. The 14th Amendment is strongly relevant to the debt ceiling, but unlike what some elected officials and journalists have claimed, it is not a ‘hidden power’ that can be invoked to carry out some obvious action. It is a Constitutional constraint

"This year it will be difficult for us to take advantage of this low price…But we will continue to look for that low price into the future." - Secretary Jennifer Granholm on March 23, 2023 "We cannot sell and take in (crude oil) at the same

This is a continuation of our Contingent Supply series. The first piece described why storing spodumene would be a worthwhile endeavor for a lithium strategy. This piece describes the importance of selecting the right location for spodumene reserves.

In a continuation of our Contingent Supply series, we explore how a critical minerals club could undertake our SPR approach to boosting production of a highly volatile commodity, lithium.

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