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“Ce serait suicidaire” : pourquoi l’Europe redoute sa dépendance au gaz américain

Au rythme actuel, les Etats-Unis pourraient fournir 80 % du GNL dont les Européens ont besoin en 2030. Bien trop risqué dans un contexte géopolitique tendu.

News and Publications with Anne-Sophie Corbeau • L'Express • February 6, 2026

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Making Nuclear Regulatory Reform Durable: Efficiency Backed by Credibility and Predictability

The United States is at a rare inflection point for nuclear energy, with unprecedented momentum behind deployment and regulatory reform as nuclear becomes central to energy security, AI competitiveness, and state and corporate climate goals.

Blog by Ashley Finan • February 2, 2026

Making Nuclear Regulatory Reform Durable: Efficiency Backed by Credibility and Predictability

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How a Conflict in Iran Could Affect Oil Markets in the Gulf Arab States

This Energy Explained post represents the research and views of the author(s). It does not necessarily represent the views of the Center on Global Energy Policy. The piece...

Blog by Karen E. Young • January 30, 2026

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Where China Gets Its Oil: Crude Imports in 2025 Reveal Stockpiling and Changing Fortunes of Certain Suppliers, Including Those Sanctioned

This Energy Explained post represents the research and views of the author(s). It does not necessarily represent the views of the Center on Global Energy Policy. The piece...

Blog by Erica Downs • January 29, 2026

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Jigar Shah Wants to Depoliticize Energy

As political support for clean energy has waxed and waned over the past twenty years, so has the government’s financial backing. In the 2010s, critics pointed to the...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jigar Shah • February 3, 2026

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Michael Webber on What’s Behind Rising Energy Costs

With electricity prices on the rise, the future of our power grid is attracting a lot more attention. Surging demand is at the center of the story, but...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Michael Webber • January 27, 2026

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Reporters’ Roundtable: What’s Driving US Energy Policy News in 2026?

From the affordability crisis and the data center boom, to the US government’s campaign to reinvigorate the Venezuelan oil market, energy is dominating headlines in unusual ways. And...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • January 20, 2026

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February 16, 2026 - February 18, 2026 • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm est

The Energy Transition from a Fiscal Angle ⁠– A Two Part Workshop

This workshop will be conducted in two parts: Part one on February 16 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST, and Part two on February 18 from 1:00 PM to...

Event • Center on Global Energy Policy
1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027

The Energy Transition from a Fiscal Angle ⁠– A Two Part Workshop

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February 25, 2026 • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm est

Energy Markets and the Future of Energy with Amrita Sen

Join us on February 25 for an in-depth, student-only conversation. Registration is required, and space is limited. The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA’s Women...

Event • Center on Global Energy Policy
1255 Amsterdam Ave Floor 1, New York, NY 10027

February 25, 2026 • 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm est

Powering Our Future: Careers in the Evolving Electricity Sector

Join the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA Women in Energy Initiative (WIE), and the NYU SPS Energy,...

Event • NYU Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10012

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The Clean Energy Boom You Missed This Year

Around the world, solar power is becoming more affordable and accessible. That spells good news for the climate.

News and Publications with Jonathan Elkind • Time • December 17, 2025

This oil-rich country has stood in the way of climate action. It’s quietly building a clean energy empire

The planetâs ultimate petrostate is making a bet on clean energy â even as the Trump administration seeks to strangle solar and wind.

News and Publications with Karen E. Young • CNN • November 17, 2025

Can Australia power its big aluminum smelters with clean energy?

The country is launching subsidies for smelters that use wind and solar power to produce the metal. It’s part of early global efforts to decarbonize heavy…

News and Publications with Chris Bataille • Canary Media • November 12, 2025

View / Renewables are the key to true energy sovereignty

The world is changing from drilling to building, and from stock to flow.

News and Publications with Jason Bordoff • Semafor • November 6, 2025

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Beyond Tariffs: Coercive US Trade Deals and Southeast Asia’s Clean Energy Future

Two trade agreements recently negotiated by the Trump administration contain novel and coercive provisions with little precedent in US trade policy or the global trade system.

Blog by Trevor Sutton, Sally Qiu & Evelyne Williams • December 10, 2025

Beyond Tariffs: Coercive US Trade Deals and Southeast Asia’s Clean Energy Future

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What the Global Electric Vehicle Market Signals for US Automakers and Policymakers

Commentary by Pierpaolo Cazzola • November 24, 2025

Energy Policy

Six Key Issues That Defined Climate Week 2025

CGEP scholars reflect on some of the standout issues of the day during this year's Climate Week

Blog by Erica Downs, Dave Turk, Kate Guy, Gautam Jain, Luisa Palacios, David Sandalow, Vivek Shastry & Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh • October 10, 2025

Six Key Issues That Defined Climate Week 2025

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April 21, 2026 • 8:30 am - 5:00 pm est

Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026

The Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026 is an annual event dedicated to thought-provoking discussions around the critical energy and climate challenges facing the global community.

Summit Event • Lerner Hall
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Renewable Energy

From Hot Rocks to Clean Power: Roland Horne on the Future of Geothermal

If it seems like you're hearing a lot more about geothermal energy lately, that's because this clean, firm energy source is at a technological turning point. With roots...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Roland Horne • December 16, 2025

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