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The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA today announced new personnel additions who bring extensive experience from government and the private sector to the...
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The US Department of Defense has announced a multibillion-dollar public-private partnership with MP Materials, representing one of the most consequential federal efforts to build a secure, end-to-end domestic...
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Artificial intelligence is transforming our world—and the energy sector. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a comprehensive report examining both AI’s projected energy demands and...
Listen to this episode from The Modern Mexico Podcast on Spotify. On this episode of the MODERN MEXICO PODCAST, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks about Mexico's solar energy sector with Diego Rivera Rivota, a Research Associate at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University. Mexico is one of the best potential locations for solar energy generation in the world—it has great sun with minimal seasonal variability. Overall, Mexico is well-positioned to produce competitively priced solar-generated electricity. Over the last decade, Mexico has successfully attracted billions of dollars in new investment in solar energy. Over the last few years, Mexico's wind and solar energy production, as a share of total electricity generated, has quadrupled. But, investment in solar energy has stalled during the administration of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a controversial populist. Diego describes Mexican President Lopez Obrador's attitude towards renewable energy as "nationalistic, hostile, and backwards." Overall, he gives Lopez Obrador an "F" for his solar energy policies. "Given the stagnant result of renewable energy development I’m afraid I can only give an 'F' to this government’s energy policy in terms of renewable development. Not only has it failed to promote and increase investment in renewable energy, but the policies implemented by this government have actively undermined the development of these projects. This has meant a lost opportunity for new projects, solar panels, wind farms, but also an overall higher cost of electricity," Diego says. Mexico still has a chance to become a solar energy super power, but to realize its potential, it needs remove obstacles and attract funding for new projects.
Big Oil got its wish: Donald Trump is heading back to the White House, promising to turbocharge American fossil fuels by slashing red tape.
It was billionaire Gautam Adani’s most spectacular renewable energy win. Now a record solar auction is at the heart of a crisis that is testing not only his coal-to-airports empire, but the foundations of India’s green boom.
New government documents seek to align the climate disclosures of Chinese companies with national priorities and global best practices. Edmund Downie (Princeton U) and Erica Downs (Columbia U) write for Shuang Tan.
