Trump team pushes for ouster of top IEA official
The administration and its Republican allies in Congress say the International Energy Agency discourages fossil fuel investments around the world.
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Eva Paul is a Finance Associate with EDP Renewables in Houston , TX. She’s a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies M.S. program in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (NECR) where she focused on energy and extractive industries. This focus landed half of her curriculum in SIPA’s Energy & Environment concentration. During her first year as a graduate student, she participated in the Regional Environmental Sustainability in the Middle East program developed by the Earth Institute which took a group of Columbia students to Jordan and Israel. Subsequently, Eva spent a month in Uganda conducting research on the effective oil and gas regime as part of NECR’s competitive summer fieldwork. Eva was the first graduate student from Columbia University to participate in ReNew Power’s Global Green Scholars Program in India during which she received a Women in Energy Summer Internship Stipend. After graduating, Eva joined Wood Mackenzie as a consultant and worked on mining, power, and renewables projects in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. She is currently part of the Finance team at EDP Renewables where she works on tax equity origination transactions for utility-scale wind and solar portfolios. As one of the Board of Directors of the Columbia Alumni Club of Houston, Eva organizes energy-focused events and serves as a liaison for the SIPA Energy Association Houston Energy Trek.
On July 23, President Trump released a United States “AI Action Plan” and signed several executive orders related to promoting and exporting the United States’ AI technology stack, expanding the data center infrastructure required to power AI, and eliminating references to climate change in AI safety frameworks.
As the Israel-Iran conflict continues to unfold, it remains unclear whether a ceasefire will hold or fighting will resume. This uncertainty carries significant implications for energy markets in the Middle East and around the world.
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This year, the Third Annual Energy Opportunity Lab (EOL) Forum will take place July 7th and 8th in Washington, DC, offering a chance for the Washington policymaking community...
It remains unclear whether Iran retains the ability to develop nuclear weapons quickly.
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Each country in the alliance offers distinct strengths.