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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...
External Publications with Robert Kleinberg • July 14, 2024
In support of a legally mandated public interest determination, a U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) life cycle analysis fou
In support of a legally mandated public interest determination, a U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) life cycle analysis found that use of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) in European and Asian electric power plants results in lower overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than if locally produced coal is used to fuel the power sector. An influential academic work came to the opposite conclusion. Examination of the technical details of both studies reveals that NETL selected methods and data that favor gas, while the academic report selected methods and data that favor coal. There is no implication that either study was driven by a desire to come to any predetermined conclusion. However, we find that, although they came to opposite conclusions, the two studies – and other recent studies of this issue – share methodological flaws that render them unreliable. This finding suggests that future life cycle analyses should be informed by the most sophisticated analytical tools available, including general circulation models of global average temperature increase. Moreover, assessments should not be restricted to the gas-coal duopoly but should include techno-economic studies of the roles renewable and decarbonized sources of energy can play in importing countries.
The European Commission (EC) published a proposed regulation on June 17 to end Russian gas imports by the end of 2027; this followed the initial roadmap to do...
China’s dependence on the energy supplies that move through the Strait of Hormuz makes it especially vulnerable to any possible closure of the waterway by Iran in retaliation for attacks by Israel and the United States.
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External Publications with Robert Kleinberg • July 14, 2024