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Republican senators seek to reverse cuts in renewable energy tax credits that could hurt their states as global warming continues apace.

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Blog by Karen E. Young • May 28, 2025

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Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • May 27, 2025

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We often associate energy poverty with developing nations, but the reality is that tens of millions of Americans struggle to pay their monthly energy bills. Oftentimes, they forgo...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Diana Hernández • May 20, 2025

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Japan’s Shifting Energy Strategy

For years, Japan set aggressive decarbonization targets, positioning itself as a climate leader despite limited domestic resources. But recent geopolitical earthquakes like the ongoing war in Ukraine, increasing...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Tatsuya Terazawa • May 13, 2025

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The Impact of the Trump Administration’s Nuclear Executive Orders

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...

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Careers at the World Bank: Exploring Opportunities in Global Development

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Climate summit host country misses own clean power target – but ‘continues to embrace’ transition

Like any country hosting a COP climate summit the United Arab Emirates is facing intense scrutiny of its own track record.

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Michael Smolens: Clean energy politics heat up for GOP, but it’s not about climate change

Republican senators seek to reverse cuts in renewable energy tax credits that could hurt their states as global warming continues apace.

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The state recently took the first step to potentially becoming a leader in next-generation nuclear energy.

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Making energy affordable again: The role of cities, states and utilities in enhancing the energy safety net

Even as the U.S. pursues an energy agenda centered on achieving affordability through abundance, utilities and local governments have tools to help families navigate energy insecurities.

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