Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA

The Importance of an Independent Nuclear Safety Regulator: Roundtable Summary

On February 24, 2026, CGEP hosted a private virtual roundtable under the Chatham House rule to discuss the importance of an independent nuclear safety regulator.

Summaries by Matt Bowen & Rama T. Ponangi • March 13, 2026

The Importance of an Independent Nuclear Safety Regulator: Roundtable Summary

Finance & Economics

Regulatory Progress for Project-Based Carbon Credit Markets: Pre-COP30 Roundtable Summary

On November 6, 2025, in the lead-up to the annual UN Conference of the Parties (COP30), the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA convened a roundtable on project-based carbon credit markets (PCCMs) in São Paulo, Brazil—a country that both hosted this year’s COP and is well-positioned to shape the next phase of global carbon markets by leveraging its experience in nature-based solutions.

Summaries by Gautam Jain, Preetha Jenarthan, Victoria Prado + 3 more • December 04, 2025

Regulatory Progress for Project-Based Carbon Credit Markets: Pre-COP30 Roundtable Summary

Finance & Economics

Transforming Fashion’s Footprint: Business Models and Innovation for Circularity and Clean Energy

The fashion industry sits at the intersection of climate, energy, and consumption, facing growing pressure to cut emissions, transition to clean energy, and build circular systems across global supply chains.

Summaries by Sally Qiu • November 06, 2025

Transforming Fashion’s Footprint: Business Models and Innovation for Circularity and Clean Energy

Finance & Economics

Regulatory Approaches for Project‑Based Carbon Credit Markets: Roundtable Summary

Carbon credits are emerging as a key tool for companies to meet a number of objectives, including emission-reduction targets, compliance obligations, investor expectations, and disclosure requirements.

Summaries by Gautam Jain, Preetha Jenarthan, Luisa Palacios + 2 more • October 28, 2025

Regulatory Approaches for Project‑Based Carbon Credit Markets: Roundtable Summary

Trade Policy

International Dialogue on Climate and Trade: Preliminary Report

In the fall of 2024, the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA launched the International Dialogue on Climate and Trade to afford governments and stakeholders opportunities to seek common ground on ways of more effectively and equitably managing issues at the intersection of climate and trade.

Summaries by Elliot Diringer, Victoria Prado & Trevor Sutton • October 21, 2025

International Dialogue on Climate and Trade: Preliminary Report

Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Energy at the World Bank: Roundtable Report

On July 22, 2025, CGEP hosted a virtual roundtable under the Chatham House Rule on the World Bank's June 2025 announcement that it would reverse a long-standing, informal policy of excluding nuclear projects from its lending portfolio.

Summaries by Matt Bowen, Jonathan Elkind, Gautam Jain + 2 more • August 25, 2025

Nuclear Energy at the World Bank: Roundtable Report

Energy for Development

Centering Electricity Affordability in the Utility Ratemaking Process: Roundtable Summary

Summaries by Qëndresa Krasniqi, Vivek Shastry & Diana Hernández • July 22, 2025

Energy Policy

Columbia India Energy Dialogue: Event Summary

Summaries by Shayak Sengupta • June 09, 2025

Nuclear Energy

Weighing Whether the United States Should Dispose of Defense HLW and SNF First: Roundtable Summary

On March 31, 2025, the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA hosted a private virtual roundtable under the Chatham House rule to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the United States pursuing disposal of defense high-level nuclear waste (HLW) and spent nuclear fuel (SNF) before commercial SNF.

Summaries by Lavanika Bahuguna, Matt Bowen & Rama T. Ponangi • May 21, 2025

Weighing Whether the United States Should Dispose of Defense HLW and SNF First: Roundtable Summary

Critical Minerals

How Policy Can Reduce Barriers to Financing Critical Minerals: Roundtable Summary

The Rockefeller Foundation and the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA jointly organized a workshop from December 3rd to 6th, 2024, in Bellagio, Italy, on how to finance responsible critical mineral supply chains.

Summaries by Tom Moerenhout, Gautam Jain & Cina Vazir • April 15, 2025

How Policy Can Reduce Barriers to Financing Critical Minerals: Roundtable Summary

Power Sector

The Potential Contribution of Enhanced Geothermal Systems to Future Power Supply: Roundtable Summary

Summaries by Marianne Kah & Robert Kleinberg • April 07, 2025

Nuclear Energy

How the NRC Can Be More Efficient and Effective: Roundtable Summary

Summaries by Lavanika Bahuguna, Matt Bowen & Rama T. Ponangi • March 31, 2025

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