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In March 2026, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced it was investigating "structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors" in 16 economies.
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For years, the energy transition was discussed as a shift that would happen in steady, predictable increments. But a massive surge in electricity demand in recent years—now colliding...
Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, and the China Energy Fund Committee for a forum on China Energy 2020, featuring keynote remarks by David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy and former U.S. Under Secretary of Energy (acting); and Zhang Guobao, former Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission and former Director of the National Energy Administration of China. China Energy 2020 will explore how Chinathe world’s biggest energy producer and consumer, and largest generator of greenhouse gas emissionscan reach its economic, environmental and energy goals. What are the environmental and energy implications of China’s new plans for economic rebalancing and societal change? What will these developments mean for global energy markets, climate change goals and geopolitics? A panel discussion will explore these issues following the keynote remarks. Participants also include:
Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy Chan Chaoto, President, China Energy Fund Committee Chen Weidong, Chief Energy Researcher, Energy Economics Institute, China National Offshore Oil Corporation Kenneth Lieberthal, Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution Stephen Orlins, President, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations Xu Xiaojie, Director, World Energy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Registration is required. This event is open to press. It will also be livestreamed at: energypolicy.columbia.edu/watch For more information contact: [email protected]
More than a month into the Iran conflict, the United States and Iran are at a critical inflection point.
This roundtable is open only to currently enrolled Columbia University students. To register, you must sign in with your UNI. The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at...
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran, resulting in the deaths of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei and senior Iranian leaders...
Join the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA Women in Energy Initiative (WIE), and the NYU SPS Energy,...
The UNFCCC process is marred by gridlock in the COP multilateral framework, threatening joint efforts by countries to mitigate the climate crisis.
On March 20, Governor Kathy Hochul proposed significant changes to New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), the landmark climate law passed in 2019.
