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The commercial deals Trump struck on artificial intelligence cooperation will likely shift the global balance of power for one of this century's most critical technologies.
On June 12th, Israel carried out overnight airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, military infrastructure, military leaders, and nuclear scientists. While the full scope and implications of the attack...
Join Powerless author and CGEP Co-Director of the Energy Opportunity Lab Diana Hernández and CGEP Founding Director Jason Bordoff for a special conversation co-hosted by CGEP and Resources for the Future (RFF) on the book's major findings.
Event
• Resources For the Future Convention Center
1400 16th St. NW, 1st Floor Conference Space
Washington, DC 20036
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Energy is essential to modern life—it powers our homes, protects our health, and enables daily tasks. Yet for millions of Americans, keeping the lights on and homes comfortable is a constant struggle. In Powerless: The People’s Struggle for Energy, Diana Hernández and Jennifer Laird uncover the often-overlooked crisis of energy insecurity—the struggle to afford or access the basic household energy needed to live safely and with dignity.
Drawing from in-depth interviews and national survey data, Powerless brings to light the lived experiences of families forced to choose between heating and eating, enduring unsafe living conditions, and navigating a broken energy safety net. Hernández and Laird show that energy insecurity is not just an economic issue—it is a public health emergency, a social injustice, and a silent epidemic hiding in plain sight.
Join Powerless author and Co-Director of the Energy Opportunity Lab at Columbia University SIPA’s Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) Diana Hernández and CGEP Founding Director Jason Bordoff for a special conversation co-hosted by CGEP and Resources for the Future (RFF) on the book’s major findings, the structural drivers of energy inequity, and the bold, actionable policies needed to make safe, affordable energy a reality for all. The evening event will also feature opening welcome remarks from Carlos Martín, RFF Vice President for Research and Policy Engagement.
A networking reception with light fare and beverages will immediately follow the talk.
This in-person event will be hosted at Resources for the Future in Washington D.C.
There is on-site parking (with associated fees) and the building is metro accessible from Dupont Circle.
The Columbia Global Energy Summit 2024 is an annual event dedicated to thought-provoking discussions around the critical energy and climate challenges facing the global community.
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs is pleased to host Tony Reames, Visiting Faculty Member at CGEP and Associate Professor at the...
Event
• CGEP Large Conference
1255 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027
Power Uptown will have three components: (1) Energy Opportunity Expo, (2) Energy Opportunity Teach-in, and (3) a Panel discussion with elected and appointed officials.
Event
• The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W 125th St, New York.
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.
The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) framework[1] was designed to help accelerate the energy transition in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) while embedding socioeconomic[2] considerations into its planning and implementation.
Commentary
by Gautam Jain & Ganis Bustami• March 03, 2025
Almost 34 million American households were considered energy insecure in 2020, with the majority foregoing food or life-saving medicine at least once in order to pay their utility bills.
