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Assessing the Energy Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
This special CGEP blog series, featuring six contributions from CGEP scholars, analyzes the potential impacts of the OBBBA across a range of sectors.
Blog
by Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh, Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Tom Moerenhout, Matt Bowen, Ashley Finan & Noah Kaufman • July 14, 2025
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Climate Shocks Are Redefining Energy Security
Many parts of the US have experienced brutal, deadly heat in recent weeks—and there’s plenty of summer left. Intense rainfall, made more likely by warming, dropped more than...
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a panel discussion focused on the geopolitical and global economic implications of the recent oil price drop. Our distinguished group of experts discussed what the decline means for national budgets, internal political stability, currency fluctuations, diplomatic relations, and energy sanctions, among other topics, for key countries like Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Nigeria, Russia, Mexico, China and others. Center Director Jason Bordoff moderated the discussion with our panelists: Helima Croft, Managing Director and Chief Commodities Strategist, RBC Capital Markets; Adrian Lajous, Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy and former CEO, Pemex; Guillermo Mondino, Managing Director and Head of Emerging Markets Economics and Strategy, Citi Research; Dr. Steve Sestanovich, Professor for the Practice of International Diplomacy, Columbia SIPA and former State Department ambassador-at-large for the former Soviet Union; and Jan Stuart, Managing Director and Head of Global Energy Research, Credit Suisse.
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Climate Shocks Are Redefining Energy Security
Many parts of the US have experienced brutal, deadly heat in recent weeks—and there’s plenty of summer left. Intense rainfall, made more likely by warming, dropped more than...
Is AI Friend or Foe to the Clean Energy Transition?
Artificial intelligence is transforming our world—and the energy sector. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a comprehensive report examining both AI’s projected energy demands and...
Peaks and Valleys in the Energy Transition
The global energy landscape is shifting right now. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, debates about peak oil demand, and waning support for climate action in some parts...
Navigating Israel-Iran Ceasefire Uncertainties
Just two days after President Trump deployed America’s military to attack Iranian nuclear development sites, a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Iran brokered by President Trump emerged. So...
Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
with Richard Nephew
, Karen E. Young
and Daniel Sternoff
• June 25, 2025
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Assessing the Energy Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
This special CGEP blog series, featuring six contributions from CGEP scholars, analyzes the potential impacts of the OBBBA across a range of sectors.
Blog
by Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh, Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Tom Moerenhout, Matt Bowen, Ashley Finan & Noah Kaufman • July 14, 2025
MP Materials Deal Marks a Significant Shift in US Rare Earths Policy
The US Department of Defense has announced a multibillion-dollar public-private partnership with MP Materials.
GNL, il ruolo strategico delle infrastrutture
Il mercato globale cresce come mai prima, ma affronta sfide geopolitiche e incertezze sulla domanda futura. Le infrastrutture – per l’esportazione e l’importazio...
