Trump team pushes for ouster of top IEA official
The administration and its Republican allies in Congress say the International Energy Agency discourages fossil fuel investments around the world.
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April 19, 2018
12:30 pm - 5:30 pm
On Thursday, April 19, 2018, CGEP will celebrate its 5th anniversary and host the annual Columbia Global Energy Summit. The half-day forum will include keynote remarks, interviews and plenary conversations with senior energy sector leaders focused on key issues and questions at the intersection of energy policy, financial markets, the environment and geopolitics. Distinguished speakers so far confirmed include: Ryan Lance, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ConocoPhillips Dan Brouillette, Deputy Secretary, US Department of Energy Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency Tom Werner, President & CEO, SunPower Corporation Amy Jaffe, Council on Foreign Relations Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Oxford Mona Sutphen, Partner, Macro Advisory Partners Jeanette Wing, Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute and Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University Peter Kagan, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus Matt Harris, Founding Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners Avril Haines, Senior Researcher for Columbia World Projects, former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy CIA Director Ajay Mathur, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute Merit E. Janow, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University Charif Souki, Chairman of the Board, Tellurian Inc Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS-Markit Scott Sheffield, Chairman of the Board, Pioneer Natural Resources Fu Chengyu, Former Chairman of SINOPEC and CNOOC, Member of UN Global Compact Board, Chairman of UNGC Network China George David Banks, Former Special Assistant to President Trump for International Energy and Environment John McCarrick, Acting Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Bureau of Energy Resources, US Department of State Registration is required for in-person attendance. It will also be livestreamed at: http://energypolicy.columbia.edu/livestream This event is open to press. Media must register by contacting Jamie Shellenberger-Bessmann ([email protected]) For more information please contact: [email protected]
As the Israel-Iran conflict continues to unfold, it remains unclear whether a ceasefire will hold or fighting will resume. This uncertainty carries significant implications for energy markets in the Middle East and around the world.
On the night of June 12, the Israeli military conducted widespread strikes on sites in Iran that targeted the country’s nuclear program and its senior military leadership.
This year, the Third Annual Energy Opportunity Lab (EOL) Forum will take place July 7th and 8th in Washington, DC, offering a chance for the Washington policymaking community...
On May 23, President Donald Trump signed four executive orders that aim to reform the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, streamline National Laboratory processes for reactor testing, advance...
The Climate Finance (CliF) Vulnerability Index is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of climate vulnerability for nation states in order to improve the targeting and provision of climate change adaptation financing.
Energy abundance isn't a climate strategy—it delays clean energy progress, harms global cooperation, and repeats past policy mistakes.