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How AI Growth Can Hyper-Scale Energy Equity and Affordability
Artificial intelligence is driving a massive technological transformation that is already reshaping many aspects of daily life.
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A Changing Atmosphere at the Upcoming UN Climate Summit
The ten years since the Paris Agreement was signed at the UN Climate Change Conference, COP 21, have been the ten hottest years on record. And the outcome...
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IEA Medium-Term Gas Market Report
Global gas markets are set to undergo major changes by the end of the decade, with the coming wave of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity poised to...
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Transforming Fashion’s Footprint: Innovations and Business Models for Circularity and Clean Energy
The fashion industry sits at the intersection of climate, energy, and consumption, facing growing pressure to cut emissions, transition to clean energy, and build circular systems across global supply chains.
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by Sally Qiu • November 06, 2025
Climate Leadership Opportunities for Brazil at COP30
As the host of COP30, Brazil has an unprecedented platform to demonstrate its climate leadership.
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by Gautam Jain, Shubham Deshmukh, Luisa Palacios, Victoria Barreto Vieira do Prado & Preetha Jenarthan • November 3, 2025
International Dialogue on Climate and Trade: Preliminary Report
In the fall of 2024, the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA launched the International Dialogue on Climate and Trade to afford governments and stakeholders opportunities to seek common ground on ways of more effectively and equitably managing issues at the intersection of climate and trade.
