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Energy Explained
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COP30 and Beyond: The Implications of a New Era of Discord in Global Climate Politics
As diplomats meet in Brazil for COP30, global resolve to tackle the climate challenge appears badly frayed.
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Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Building Energy Policy on Evidence
Elected officials face huge challenges when it comes to energy policymaking. They have very little time to learn complicated, nuanced issues. They're bombarded by information — some of...
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November 19, 2025
• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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The Sustainable Data Centers Roadmap
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...
Event
Laura Holgate
CGEP Distinguished Visiting Fellow; President, LSHH International Advisors
Biography
Laura S. H. Holgate, Ambassador (ret.), is President of LSHH International Advisors. She is an experienced national security leader with proven track record in reducing threats and managing risks from nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons and advocating for safe, secure nuclear energy. A two-time ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency and other international organizations in Vienna, Austria, she advocated for U.S. policies on nuclear energy, nonproliferation, drugs and crime, outer space, and export control. Amb. Holgate has held multiple positions in and out of government, including Vice President at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, Special Assistant to the President at the National Security Council, and a senior official at the Departments of Energy and Defense. She is frequently quoted and published in print and TV and is a sought-after public speaker on nuclear energy, nuclear security, chemical weapons, bioterrorism, and related international organizations. She is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, past president and member of Women in International Security, a member of the World Institute of Nuclear Security, and serves on multiple advisory panels.