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Grid operators sit at the center of many of the biggest forces reshaping the global energy system. They’re navigating rising electricity demand, a lack of transmission infrastructure, shifting...
Analyzing how local drivers, like data centers, climate risks, and grid pressures impact utility bills—and the policy solutions needed to fix them.
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In early 2026, CGEP held a roundtable and several hybrid closed-door meetings in Mexico City on Mexico's mining sector.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) was built, sold, and attacked as the largest climate investment in U.S. history. […]
When the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was enacted, a widespread reading was that US power-sector decarbonization had been derailed.
As the Senate weighs the CLARITY Act, gaps in oversight could hand adversaries new ways to evade sanctions and launder money.
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA today announced the release of new research focused on the causes of rising electricity prices in the...
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA today released a new report examining Project-based Carbon Credit Markets (PCCMs) in G20 countries and Singapore. A...
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs today announced the journalists who have been selected for the 2026 Energy...
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA today announced three new distinguished visiting fellows, Rania Al-Mashat, Jonathan Black, and Dan Brouillette, who will bring...
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Senior Research Scholar and Managing Director of International Programs, Energy Opportunity Lab
Dr. Zainab Usman is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia...
Our mission is to elevate women in the energy sector. The initiative offers educational programming and professional development and addresses barriers to entry and success. We work with industry to recruit, retain, and promote women into decision-making roles.
Our Lab works with global communities to improve opportunities for sustainable energy inclusion, innovation, and growth while supporting progress toward the overall goal of a just energy transition to low-carbon energy.
Addressing the needs, barriers, and opportunities to scaling up investment in and production of critical minerals and battery supply chains
