Research
Op-ed
December 04, 2020

How Biden’s Climate Plans Will Shake Up Global Energy Markets

In his latest column in Foreign Policy, Jason Bordoff examines what Biden's making climate change a top national security priority will mean for global energy markets and how the use of foreign policy tools—in areas as diverse as international trade, development assistance, multilateral finance, nonproliferation, and diplomacy—can give a boost to clean energy and U.S. firms and technologies.

Worker at port
Research
Commentary
December 03, 2020

Output-Based Rebates: An Alternative to Border Carbon Adjustments for Preserving US Competitiveness

Noah Kaufman, John Larsen, Ben King, and Peter Marsters reintroduce output-based rebates as an alternative to border carbon adjustment, analyze US industries that could be compensated with OBRs, and estimate the costs of doing so.

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
December 01, 2020

Climate Policy, Technology and Philanthropy: A Conversation with Jane Flegal

Host Jason Bordoff is joined by Jane Flegal to discuss the governance, science and decision-making processes needed to unlock climate action and new innovation. 

Event
December 15, 2020

Can the EU Lead the Fight against Climate Change?

<p><strong>LIVE VIRTUAL DEBATE | 1pm (New York) | 7pm (Paris)</strong></p> <p>The third session of the &quot;Debating the Future of Europe&quot; series will focus on the European Green Deal. What has been...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
November 17, 2020

“Future of Coal in India"

In this edition of Columbia Energy Exchange, host Jason Bordoff is joined by Dr. Rahul Tongia, author of the new book “Future of Coal in India: Smooth Transition or Bumpy Road Ahead?”

The COVID Reset Latin America Needs
Research
Op-ed
November 16, 2020

The COVID Reset Latin America Needs

The COVID-19 pandemic has done more than ravage Latin America’s economies; it has highlighted two pervasive and chronic structural weaknesses. Addressing them must be a key component of recovery efforts throughout the region.

Hydrogen: Explorando nuevas opciones
Research
Op-ed
November 13, 2020

Hydrogen: Explorando nuevas opciones

Por el El Tiempo, Mauricio Cárdenas Santamaría explique cómo el gobierno y sector privado deberían evaluar las posibilidades reales de la producción de amoníaco.

Research
Global Energy Dialogue
November 18, 2020

ESG Investing and the Oil and Gas Industry: Moving Toward a Holistic Approach to Risk, Governance; Performance Measurement, Disclosure, and Results

On September 17, 2020, Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) held a virtual workshop about environmental performance in the oil and gas industry. This is a summary of that workshop.

Research
Op-ed
November 12, 2020

Moving toward a renewal of US leadership abroad

Writing in The Hill, Philippe Benoit argues that a Biden administration and other factors could strengthen U.S. leadership in the future.

Electricity supply
Research
Commentary
November 11, 2020

Electricity Oversupply: Maximizing Zero-Carbon Power to Accelerate the Transition from Fossil Fuels

Dr. Melissa C. Lott and Dr. Julio Friedmann discuss the role of electricity in deep decarbonization efforts, and how zero-carbon oversupplies might be deployed.

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