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Energy Explained
Get the latest as our experts share their insights on global energy policy.
Saudi Arabia Pivots into Global LNG Market
Saudi Arabia’s recent moves into the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market may be a sign the giant oil exporter is looking to expand into a rapidly growing and politically influential market it had long ignored.
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
A Framework for Achieving Energy Equity
We often associate energy poverty with developing nations, but the reality is that tens of millions of Americans struggle to pay their monthly energy bills. Oftentimes, they forgo...
Events
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June 11, 2025
• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Careers at the World Bank: Exploring Opportunities in Global Development
Join us for a virtual information session focused on career pathways at the World Bank, one of the world’s leading international financial institutions dedicated to poverty reduction and...
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Book Series
Extra reading
The CGEP book series, edited by director Jason Bordoff, covers a range of topics important to the global energy dialogue. Find out more and purchase books through the Columbia University Press.
Climate of Contempt
Why is the United States struggling to enact policies to reduce carbon emissions? Conventional wisdom holds that the wealthy and powerful are to blame, as the oligarchs and corporations that wield disproportionate sway over politicians prioritize their short-term financial interests over the climate’s long-term health.
Books
by David Spence • September 11, 2024
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Zero-Carbon Industry
The power sector and transportation tend to dominate conversations about climate change, but there’s an under-the-radar source of climate pollution that must be addressed: industry.
Books
by Jeffrey Rissman • February 21, 2024
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From Black Gold to Frozen Gas
Today, Qatar is among the world’s wealthiest countries. Its rich hydrocarbon resources have transformed this small Gulf state into an energy powerhouse, funded its outsized global ambitions, and allowed it to forge an identity separate from those of its large and powerful neighbors.
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Energy Kingdoms Oil and Political Survival in the Persian Gulf
Books
by , , • April 11, 2021
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Crude Volatility: The History and the Future of Boom-Bust Oil Prices
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by Robert McNally • September 11, 2019
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February 27, 2025
• 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Book Launch — Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare
Chokepoints tells the epic story of how America turned the world economy into a weapon, upending decades of globalization to confront a new authoritarian axis—Russia, China, and Iran. In...
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• The Foyer, 2nd Floor
The Forum at Columbia University
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Can Industry Eliminate Its Carbon Pollution?
Industry accounts for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, a share that will only increase in the coming years. Other high-emission sectors, like electric power and transportation, are...
New Book in CGEP Series Chronicles Qatar’s Rise as a Global Energy Powerhouse
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA is excited to announce the publication of From Black Gold to Frozen Gas: How Qatar Became an...
Announcement
• December 6, 2023
How U.S. Sanctions Can Backfire
The U.S has used sanctions to influence geopolitics for decades, including measures targeting the oil and gas trade. Most recently, the U.S. and other G7 nations put a...
