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• Abramson Family Auditorium
1307 L Street NW, Washington, D.C.
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Columbia Global Energy Summit | African Perspectives on the Energy Transition
Past Event
May 18, 2021
9:00 am - 9:45 am utc
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Nigeria and its neighbors in sub-Saharan Africa need sustained investment and energy system development to create economic opportunities for growing populations. What are the top energy development priorities of Nigeria? How can Nigeria and its neighbors define their optimum energy development pathways and support the economic and social development of their local populations, while attracting needed investment, providing energy services at affordable prices, and avoiding local and carbon pollution?
The Center on Global Energy Policy as part of the 7th Annual Columbia Global Energy Summit welcomed H.E. Professor Oluyemi Osinbajo, SAN, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, to examine these questions and more. Following his keynote remarks, Vice President Osinbajo joined Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman of IHS Markit and author of The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations, for a fireside chat.
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.
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.
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• The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W 125th St, New York.
President Donald Trump has made energy a clear focus for his second term in the White House. Having campaigned on an “America First” platform that highlighted domestic fossil-fuel growth, the reversal of climate policies and clean energy incentives advanced by the Biden administration, and substantial tariffs on key US trading partners, he declared an “energy emergency” on his first day in office.
While he hasn’t released an official plan, Trump’s playbook the last time he was in office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer clues to what’s ahead.
