How to Reach Net Zero
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Op-ed
July 20, 2021

How to Reach Net Zero

While the world has many ambitious long-term climate targets, it lacks strategies to put the right investments and policies in place. The next 10-15 years will be critical – and several factors can promote effective efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century.

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
July 20, 2021

How Climate Change Fuels Extreme Weather

Record-breaking heat waves in Oregon and Washington State. Wildfires rippling through the West. A looming season of hurricanes.

These weather events take a toll on human life and strain our energy infrastructure. 

But to what extent...

Fuel subsidy reform and the social contract in Nigeria: A micro-economic analysis
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Article
July 19, 2021

Fuel subsidy reform and the social contract in Nigeria: A micro-economic analysis

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Global Energy Dialogue
July 15, 2021

The New US-EU Energy Security Agenda: Roundtable Report

On June 3, 2021, CGEP and the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP, the German Institute for International and Security Affairs), in cooperation with the European Climate Foundation (ECF) and the European Union (EU) Delegation to the US, cohosted a private virtual roundtable focusing on energy security issues during a period of heightened action on climate goals. This is a summary of that roundtable.

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
July 13, 2021

The Fight Against Methane

In late June, Congress voted to undo former President Trump's rollback of methane regulations that were put in place during the Obama Era. 

The move was a major...

Event
July 22, 2021

Energy and the “S” in ESG Investing

The Carbon-Neutral LNG Market: Creating a Framework for Real Emissions Reductions
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Commentary
July 08, 2021

The Carbon-Neutral LNG Market: Creating a Framework for Real Emissions Reductions

This commentary examines an existing and growing market trade behavior that has the potential to assist countries dependent on natural gas in meeting their climate targets during this transitory period for the global energy system.

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
July 06, 2021

Envisioning a Just Transition

The fight for climate justice in America presses on with signs of hope after a year of spirited activism and a new president. But the process of untangling the thicket of inequities in the energy system is far from over. 

Dr. Robert...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast

S1 E5: Why the Rules Matter

In episode 2, we explored how to build a championship zero-carbon “team” on the grid. We could have the best players in the world — rooftop solar, batteries, net metering, demand response, high-voltage transmission...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast

S1 E4: The High-Wire Act of the Distributed Grid

Matching electricity supply and demand is a high-wire balancing act. As we add more solar, wind and batteries, and shut down thermal generation, it shifts the balance. New kinds of distributed resources can help to...

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