Green Giants? China’s National Oil Companies Prepare for the Energy Transition
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September 29, 2021

Green Giants? China’s National Oil Companies Prepare for the Energy Transition

This report, part of the China Energy and Climate Program at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, provides a baseline for understanding how China’s NOCs are responding to climate change.
Oil Intensity: The Curiously Steady Decline of Oil in GDP
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September 09, 2021

Oil Intensity: The Curiously Steady Decline of Oil in GDP

This report looks at oil intensity and its curiously consistent downward progress. The authors explain the trend and cross-validate its predictive potential before delving into possible reasons behind the linear decline in oil intensity. It finally extrapolates what such a continuing trend might mean for oil consumption and policies around it going forward.
Green Hydrogen in a Circular Carbon Economy: Opportunities and Limits
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August 26, 2021

Green Hydrogen in a Circular Carbon Economy: Opportunities and Limits

This report, part of the Carbon Management Research Initiative at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, examines green hydrogen production and applications to understand the core challenges to its expansion at scale and the near-term opportunity to enable deployment.

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