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Energy Explained
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Fossil Fuels Dominated the Energy Discussion at the Trump-Xi Summit: Q&A
Last week's summit between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi was the second meeting between the two leaders since the US and Israel attacked Iran.
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Gautam Jain and Ned Shell on the Promise of Carbon Credit Markets
Carbon credit markets have become one of the most hotly debated tools in the fight against climate change. Supporters call them essential to closing the gap between corporate...
Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
• October 6, 2026
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Student Roundtable with Career Coach Pam Brown
Apply to Register The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA’s Women in Energy initiative invites Columbia University students to a roundtable discussion with Pam Brown,...
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• Center on Global Energy Policy
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News
Climate change is leading to higher utility bills — and not just because of rising temps
Regulators approved $9.7 billion in utility rate increases nationally last year. Part of it has to do with the costs of making grids more resilient.
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Prix des carburants : pourquoi les raffineries sont au cœur de la tempête
Plus que d'un problème pétrolier, la flambée des prix du carburant résulte de tensions sur les capacités mondiales de raffinage.
النفط يتدفق عبر هرمز… لكن نقص “السلع المنسية” يهدد الاقتصاد العالمي
بدأت صادرات الخام من الخليج تستعيد مستوياتها السابقة للحرب، غير أن سلعاً أخرى مهمة للاقتصاد العالمي، من الغاز إلى الأسمدة والهيليوم، تبدو أبطأ تعافياً الشرق بلومبرغ
The G7 Is Releasing Emergency Fuel Reserves. How Much Will It Help Americans?
The International Energy Agency will coordinate the release of 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products over the next four months amid a global fuel shortage
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Fossil Fuels Dominated the Energy Discussion at the Trump-Xi Summit: Q&A
Last week's summit between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi was the second meeting between the two leaders since the US and Israel attacked Iran.
Jason Bordoff on the Geopolitics of Energy
In this edition of Global Institute Dialogues Jason Bordoff discusses how the Iran crisis, China’s electrification strategy, and the US shale revolution have changed energy geopolitics.
China’s Clean-Tech Supply Chains Face a Hormuz Stress Test
The Middle East crisis has increased demand for China's clean technologies.
