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Energy Explained
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The Impact of Trump Tariffs on US-Canada Minerals and Metals Trade
In an escalation of trade tensions, Donald Trump threatened to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50 percent this week. This increase would have been in...
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Adapting National Security to Climate Change
Energy and climate change are becoming ever more central to America's national security. It used to be that foreign policy and national security discussions related to energy focused...
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March 19, 2025
• 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Powering Our Future: Insights and Careers in Climate and Energy
Join the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA's Women in Energy initiative (WIE), the New York University SPS Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and NYU’s Center for Global...
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• Abramson Family Auditorium
1307 L Street NW, Washington, D.C.
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Biography
Marianne Kah is an Adjunct Senior Research Scholar and Advisory Board Member at the Center on Global Energy Policy. She had been the Chief Economist of ConocoPhillips at its Houston headquarters for 25 years where she was responsible for developing the company’s market outlooks for oil and natural gas, and was the company’s expert in scenario planning. She also communicated her views to numerous external stakeholders, including Energy Ministers, legislators, think tanks and governments.
Prior to ConocoPhillips, Ms. Kah was the Manager of Corporate Planning at Cabot Corporation in Boston and a Coordinator of Strategic Planning at Conoco in Houston. Prior to that she was a Policy Analyst at the Energy and Minerals Division of the Government Accountability Office where she led various energy policy studies for the U.S. Senate Energy Committee and House Fossil and Synthetic Fuels Subcommittee.
She has been the President of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics and has been awarded a Senior Fellow award by that organization. She also chaired the American Petroleum Institute’s Committee on Economics and Statistics and is has chaired the Energy Roundtable for the National Association for Business Economics.
She is currently a Director and Audit and Technology Committee member of ATI and was previously a Director and Audit Committee member of PGS. She is also a Director of Houston Grand Opera and and chairs their Endowment Board. She is also a Director of Santa Fe Opera and is on their Finance Committee.
Ms. Kah has a B.S. from Cornell University and Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
Relevant Articles
Drill, Baby, Drill? Former Big Oil Exec Says That’s Exactly What the Industry Doesn’t Need.
Former ConocoPhillips economist Marianne Kah on the election: Whether it's Harris or Trump, the outcome likely won't affect oil production.
Why Exxon and Chevron are doubling down on fossil fuel energy with big acquisitions
Exxon and Chevron's recent acquisitions show that despite global decarbonization pushes, the energy transition is likely to be long and slow.
Video spreads false notion of unlimited oil supply
A video claiming that oil is an “unlimited” resource has spread widely among social media users on Instagram and Twitter in recent days.
The New Politics of Oil Trade: Impacts
The Ukraine-generated politicization of oil has driven trade into the shadows and created a host of new challenges for producers.
US Diesel Supply Risks in the Era of Energy Security and Transition
With European Union sanctions[1] on Russian petroleum products exports scheduled to come into effect on February 5, disruption in diesel markets continues to represent an economic risk globally[2]...
Forecasts of Electric Vehicle Penetration and its Impact on Global Oil Demand
The transportation sector is responsible for more than half of global oil demand, with passenger vehicles and trucks making up by far the largest fraction.
Possible rail strike could send shockwaves through energy industry
A strike by U.S. railroad workers could have dramatic impacts on energy delivery, with industry groups warning of logistical snarls and price increases for consumers. The potential strike — which Congress and President Biden are scrambling to avert — would predominantly affect commodities that can’t be transported by pipelines, such as coal and ethanol. A…
Diesel fuels costs climb, reaching a new premium over gasoline
Limited inventory of diesel fuel could be problematic as the country enters the colder, winter months.