Research
Article
June 07, 2021

Liberation in theory and in practice: Ethiopia and its political modernities - Laying the Past to Rest by Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe London: Hurst, 2019. Pp. 355. - East Africa after Liberation by Jonathan Fisher Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020

In the Journal of Modern African Studies, Dr. Harry Verhoeven examines the works of Elleni Centime Zeleke, Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe and Jonathan Fisher on Ethiopia. 

Building an Energy and Climate Coalition with Latin America and the Caribbean: An Agenda for the Biden Administration
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Commentary
June 09, 2021

Building an Energy and Climate Coalition with Latin America and the Caribbean: An Agenda for the Biden Administration

In a new commentary, Dr. Mauricio Cárdenas and Laurie Fitzmaurice examine how the United States could utilize the tools of technology and financing focused on energy and climate to put LAC on a path toward sustained economic growth and social progress.

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
June 08, 2021

Energy Industry in Transition

Host Jason Bordoff is joined by Bernard Looney, CEO of bp, to discuss bp’s planned transformation from an oil and gas company to an integrated energy company, a little more than one year into the strategy.

Research
Article
April 16, 2021

Energy Efficiency as a Driver of More and Better Goods and Services

In an article for the World Bank, Philippe Benoit, Silvia Zinetti, Joerie De Wit, and Aditya Lukas argue it is important to recognize benefits of energy efficiency for low- and middle-income countries - and to factor them into economic assessments of projects and programs.

Event
June 28, 2021

Columbia Energy Straight Talk with Cheryl LaFleur and David Hill | Public Power and the Energy Transition: A Discussion with Gil Quiniones and Steve Wright

Why Shaking Up Big Oil Could Be a Pyrrhic Victory
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Op-ed
June 03, 2021

Why Shaking Up Big Oil Could Be a Pyrrhic Victory

In his latest essay in Foreign Policy, Jason Bordoff reflects on last week’s landmark setbacks in the courtroom, boardroom, and shareholder meetings for some of the world’s largest oil firms.

It's time for investors to take a lead on climate policy
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Op-ed
June 02, 2021

It's time for investors to take a lead on climate policy

In a new op-ed for the World Economic Forum, Erin M. Blanton and Ben N. Ratner argue that as public and corporate concern about the climate grows and as expectations for financial players escalate, it’s time for the C-Suite to integrate climate into their firms’ public policy advocacy.

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
June 01, 2021

The Biden Administration’s Climate Agenda

Host Jason Bordoff is joined by Gina McCarthy, National Climate Advisor at the White House to discuss the Biden Administration’s climate agenda.

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
May 25, 2021

The Path to Net-Zero: Outlook to a Decarbonized Energy Future

Host Jason Bordoff is joined by Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, who discussed key findings from the Agency’s groundbreaking new report on pathways to creating a global net-zero energy economy by 2050.  

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
May 18, 2021

Lessons from Colonial: Risks to America’s Energy System

Host Jason Bordoff is joined by Bob McNally and Adam Segal, leading experts on energy and cybersecurity, respectively, to examine what happened with the Colonial Pipeline system and what lessons should be drawn about the vulnerability and resilience of critical energy infrastructure. 

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