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Six Key Issues That Defined Climate Week 2025
CGEP scholars reflect on some of the standout issues of the day during this year's Climate Week
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What Drives ‘Breakneck’ Development in China?
Trade tensions between the US and China have hit a new high mark. Last week, after China announced plans to ratchet up its export controls of some rare-earths...
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Preliminary Report of the International Dialogue on Climate and Trade
The growth of green industrial policy in major economies is creating friction between climate and trade. If allowed to escalate, these frictions may disrupt climate action and undermine...
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Biography
Kevin Brunelli is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy focusing on critical minerals and the battery supply chain.
Previously, he was a member of the Critical Minerals and Energy Technologies team in the Bureau of Energy Resources at the U.S. State Department where he served as the lead for critical minerals diplomacy in East Asia and Australia. He was also the Department lead for lithium, nickel, and minerals and energy technologies facing Chinese export restrictions.
He was previously a Research Associate at the Center on Global Energy Policy, focused on critical minerals, battery supply chains, and economic statecraft. Prior to working at Columbia, Kevin was a producer at CNN. He graduated from Columbia SIPA with a Master’s in Public Administration with a concentration in Energy and Environment and received a B.A from the Catholic University of America.
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