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The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted leading experts for the seventh annual Columbia Global Energy Summit. The Summit focused on understanding trends shaping our current energy system, and what’s ahead for energy policy, energy markets, geopolitics, technology and efforts to reduce emissions and address climate change. Missed a session or want to rewatch your favorite conversations? Click the links below.
TUESDAY, MAY 18 9:00-9:40 a.m. EDT African Perspectives on the Energy Transition H.E. Professor Oluyemi Osinbajo, SAN Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria Moderated by Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman of IHS Markit and author of The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
9:45-10:30 a.m. EDT The Global Agenda in Energy for Development Damilola Ogunbiyi Chief Executive Officer and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All Co-Chair of UN-Energy Jean-Paul Adam Director, Climate Change, Natural Resource Management and Technology at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Moderated by Jonathan Elkind, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA
12:00-12:45 p.m. EDT The Biden Administration’s Climate Agenda Gina McCarthy National Climate Advisor, The White House Moderated by Jason Bordoff, Co-Founding Dean, Climate School, Columbia University; Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA; and Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT North American Electric Power: An Industry in Transition Sophie Brochu President and Chief Executive Officer, Hydro-Québec Paula Gold-Williams President and CEO, CPS Energy Tania Ortiz Mena Chief Executive Officer, IEnova Moderated by Cheryl LaFleur, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA and Former Commissioner and Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 11:00-11:45 a.m. EDT The Path to Net-Zero: Outlook to a Decarbonized Energy Future Dr. Fatih Birol Executive Director, International Energy Agency Moderated by Jason Bordoff, Co-Founding Dean, Climate School, Columbia University; Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA; and Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
12:00-12:45 p.m. EDT Energy Industry in Transition Bernard Looney CEO, bp Moderated by Jason Bordoff, Co-Founding Dean, Climate School, Columbia University; Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA; and Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT Promise and Challenge in Latin America’s Energy Future Dr. Mauricio Cárdenas Visiting Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA The Honorable Juan Carlos Jobet Minister of Energy and Mining, Chile Luis Alberto Moreno Former President, Inter-American Development Bank Advisory Board Member, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA Moderated by Laurie Fitzmaurice, Executive Director, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA
10:00-10:45 a.m. EDT Integrating Energy and Climate Priorities in the Gulf and around the Globe H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy for Climate Moderated by David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA
12:00-12:45 p.m. EDT Innovating for the Planet: The Power of Technology and Finance Carmichael Roberts, PhD Co‐Founder & Managing Partner, Material Impact Investment Committee Co‐Lead, Breakthrough Energy Moderated by Dr. Melissa Lott, Director of Research and Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA
1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT Law and Policy for Energy and Climate Solutions Frances Beinecke Former President, Natural Resources Defense Council Cheryl LaFleur Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA Former Commissioner and Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Mary Nichols Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA Former Chair, California Air Resources Board Moderated by Dr. Geoffrey Heal, Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise and Paul Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility, Columbia Business School
Please join the Women in Energy initiative at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA for a student roundtable lunch featuring Claire Steichen, Founder of Clear Strategy Coaching.For many...
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Nuclear energy is essential for addressing climate change and growing electricity demand. The United States has joined over twenty other countries in pledging to triple its nuclear 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...
Event
• Abramson Family Auditorium
1307 L Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Please join the Women in Energy initiative at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA for a student roundtable lunch and discussion featuring Women in Energy’s...
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• CGEP Large Conference Room
1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
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...
