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Energy Explained
Get the latest as our experts share their insights on global energy policy.
The Impact of Trump Tariffs on US-Canada Minerals and Metals Trade
In an escalation of trade tensions, Donald Trump threatened to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50 percent this week. This increase would have been in...
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Adapting National Security to Climate Change
Energy and climate change are becoming ever more central to America's national security. It used to be that foreign policy and national security discussions related to energy focused...
Events
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March 19, 2025
• 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Powering Our Future: Insights and Careers in Climate and Energy
Join the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA's Women in Energy initiative (WIE), the New York University SPS Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and NYU’s Center for Global...
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• Abramson Family Auditorium
1307 L Street NW, Washington, D.C.
1307 L Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Donald Trump wants to cut regulation and encourage a lot more oil and gas drilling. But it's hard to see how that would cure what's ailing the energy business, especially the coal industry Trump promised to save.
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Trump’s Big Oil bear hug won’t help the AI race
Renewables offer a cheaper and faster way to meet surging power demands, said the CEO of the largest US electricity provider.
Biden’s Parting Gift: Oil Market Disruption
The new sanctions on Russia approved by the outgoing Biden administration on Jan. 10 has shifted the oil market’s psychology, argues Phil Verleger.
News and Publications
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Energy Intelligence
• January 24, 2025
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Q&A: Repercussions of Saudi Oil Decisions Amid Competing Trump and OPEC+ Priorities
During a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month, President Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia and OPEC to increase oil production to lower prices and exert...
China’s Slowing Oil Demand Growth Is Likely to Persist and Could Impact Markets
China’s demand for oil, long an important driver of global oil demand growth, slowed dramatically during January–September 2024. Between 2000 and 2023, China accounted for 50 percent of...
