Trump is trying to kill a carbon tax on global shipping. He may not succeed.
The U.S. has threatened countries supporting the tax with visa restrictions, tariffs, and port fees. A slim majority of nations still back it.
Past Event
November 19, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm est
In this Roadmap presentation, coauthors examine data centers’ energy use, strategies for improving data centers’ energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions from data centers, strategies for using data centers to accelerate deployment of low-carbon power, data centers’ water use and government data center policies around the world, as well as related topics. The Roadmap offers specific, actionable recommendations in each chapter. Our goal is to provide a useful resource for experts and non-experts alike.
The Roadmap is available here.
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The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA's Women in Energy initiative and Accenture invite you to join us for an evening of conversation and networking...
How can AI help the energy transition? Can the dramatic advances in artificial intelligence reshaping all our lives be mobilized to accelerate the transition to clean, low-carbon energy?
Exploring the promise of AI in fighting climate change. This panel launches from two broad premises: AI is rapidly changing our lives. Climate change represents an existential threat...
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.
Trump’s latest proposal would cede the United States’ AI advantage.
The US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to make a rule that would help rapidly move electricity onto the US grid in large amounts.
Artificial intelligence is driving a massive technological transformation that is already reshaping many aspects of daily life.