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Energy Explained
Get the latest as our experts share their insights on global energy policy.
The US Is Internationalizing Its Critical Minerals Industrial Policy
Securing critical minerals is a top priority of governments around the world.
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Alex Fitzsimmons on the DOE’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Agenda
Under the second Trump administration, the US Department of Energy significantly shifted its priorities to align with its “energy dominance" agenda. But one significant point of continuity with...
Events
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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
1255 Amsterdam Ave Floor 1, New York, NY 10027
News
Noah Kaufman on Green Trade Tensions
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in the United States unleashed its largest investment in climate and energy ever. But it also left many countries questioning some of its protectionist provisions, accusing the US of bending, if not breaking international trade rules under the WTO. So how do we move forward on climate without going backward on trade?
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Europe defies Trump team over IEA climate fight
European leaders pushed back after Energy Secretary Chris Wright threatened to quit the agency for using climate modeling in its forecasts.
Na Venezuela, analistas veem retomada do petróleo
Expectativa é que país volte a produzir até 2 milhões de barris por dia dentro de um ou dois anos
Why Venezuela has more oil than any country on earth
Science News: Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, officially holding about 303 billion barrels, or roughly 17 per cent of global crude, mostly in.
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Publications
The Energy Transition Won’t Work Without Coal Towns
A senior scholar at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy on what Trump has lost by dismantling Biden’s energy resilience strategy.
Downstream Diversification of Mineral-Rich Countries
This open access book sheds new light on the challenges and opportunities of downstream diversification in countries rich in critical minerals
The Energy Transition Won’t Work Without Coal Towns
A fossil fuel superpower cannot sustain deep emissions reductions if doing so drives up costs for vulnerable consumers.
