A new paper examines assesses the implications of China's development status. 

Amid record unemployment rates, new research examines the potential for a federal program to plug oil and gas wells where the owner is unknown or insolvent, creating energy sector jobs while reducing methane emissions to fight climate change.

Collectively, G20 governments represent about 80 percent of the world’s economic input, and together, have pledged to inject trillions of dollars into the global economy to counteract the health, social and financial shocks caused by the COVID-19 crisis. A new tool tracks country-by-county economic recovery, focusing on energy investments and climate.

Twenty journalists will participate in this year’s virtual program.

The "Friends" are more than 25 experts from multiple sectors which will be integral in boosting action on climate change across the globe.

Physicist and former renewable energy executive Dr. Varun Sivaram will lead new initiative on global energy innovation

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It is with great regret that we announce that the Columbia Global Energy Summit scheduled for April 22, 2020 has been cancelled.