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Welcome back to the MBN Iran Briefing. This week: Why Hungary’s ousted leader was Iran’s best friend in Europe. The talks in Islamabad fail to yield a result. And the world holds its breath as the U.S. and Iran stare each other down in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the children of the Iranian elite…
With an April 21 deadline looming, the Middle East remains suspended in a volatile state of war and peace. Regional mediators are scrambling to broker a second round...
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.
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ESG or Environment, Social, and Governance is at an inflection point. NYU, in collaboration with Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy’s Women in Energy initiative, welcomes Alison Taylor and Chief Sustainability Officers from throughout the business world to discuss ESG in both theory and in practice. In the midst of the current debate about ESG, business leaders are invited to engage in a discussion, and students are welcomed to better understand careers in and reality of ESG.
Amy Jaffe, Director, NYU SPS Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab
Dr. Carolyn Kissane, Associate Dean, NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs
Dr. Luisa Palacios, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy
Giovanna Rueda, Vice President of ESG, Valero
Tequila Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta
Alison Taylor, Clinical Associate Professor, Stern School of Business
The evening will include opportunities to hear from ESG experts, questions and answers from the audience, and a networking reception. This is a hybrid event.
This roundtable is open only to currently enrolled Columbia University students. To register, you must sign in with your UNI. Join the Center on Global Energy Policy’s Women...
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• Center on Global Energy Policy
1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
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...
Event
• Center on Global Energy Policy
1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
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 at Columbia...
Event
• Center on Global Energy Policy
1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
The Iran war has disrupted Eastern Mediterranean gas production, exports, and development, threatened regional energy infrastructure, and increased political and investment uncertainty.