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Columbia Energy Straight Talk with Cheryl LaFleur and David Hill
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March 25, 2021
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm utc
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Join the Center on Global Energy Policy for our second episode of Columbia Energy Straight Talk, a discussion series hosted by David Hill, CGEP Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, and Cheryl LaFleur, CGEP Distinguished Visiting Fellow. This series focuses on frank, practical, bipartisan discussions on how to make change happen in the energy world. The hosts bring decades of energy experience in the public and private sectors, including David’s service as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Energy and Cheryl’s as Commissioner and Chairman at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Many commentators have rushed to offer “hot takes” on what happened in Texas in February 2021–and what should be done about it. The extremely cold weather, extended electric blackouts, disruptions in gas and water supply, exorbitant bills for some consumers, and human suffering have led many to offer solutions, and place blame. But what really ought to be done–both in Texas and elsewhere–in response to what happened? What do we still need to learn, and how can we ensure we actually act on what we do learn? In this episode, Cheryl and David will host Alison Silverstein, an expert on the electricity industry, power system blackouts, energy resilience and electric markets. A Texan for more than 25 years, she is widely known for “straight talk” and sensible ideas. She served as advisor to Chairman Pat Wood III at the Texas PUC and at the FERC and was a lead author of the authoritative report on the 2003 blackout, which helped lead to enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. She advises governments and private parties on power system reliability, energy efficiency, smart grid, renewable energy and technology matters.
The third and final episode of Columbia Energy Straight Talk will take place on Thursday, April 29 from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. EDT with a guest to be announced.
The recent military operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores raises several implications for the future of Venezuela and Latin America, geopolitics, and energy markets. Cosponsored by SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics (IGP) and Center for Global Energy Policy (CGEP), along with Columbia’s Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS), this webinar will analyze the circumstances and impact of their capture and extradition to New York to face narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges.
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The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA's Women in Energy initiative and Accenture invite you to join us for an evening of conversation and networking...
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The Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026 is an annual event dedicated to thought-provoking discussions around the critical energy and climate challenges facing the global community.
The US intervention in Venezuela may jeopardize both the flow of discounted Venezuelan oil to China's teapot refineries and the role of Chinese oil companies in Venezuela’s upstream business.
In discussing the dramatic seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, over the weekend, President Donald Trump declared that the United States would now “take back” the country’s oil. Yet he has offered little clarity on what exactly this means.
