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July 14, 2015

Commentary on the Nuclear Deal between Iran and the P5+1

Today saw the announcement of a nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1. Center Fellow and Program Director Richard Nephew, the former Principal Deputy Coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the Department of State and lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran, offered his thoughts and commentary.

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July 14, 2015

Is the Paris Climate Conference Already a Success?

June was a big month for climate diplomacy with announcements from China, Brazil, the US and the Vatican, among others. In his latest commentary, David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy, argues that the 21st annual Conference of Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, set for Paris in late November, is already in part a success.

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June 09, 2015

The Other Things That OPEC Didn't Do

Analysts expected the June 5 OPEC meeting to be a non-event where the group would not change its production strategy. That view proved correct. But that was just one of the many things OPEC did not do last Friday. Center Fellow Colin Fenton offers this report from his time in Vienna.

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April 02, 2015

Oil Market Implications of the Parameters for a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed to by the P5+1 and Iran

Richard Nephew, Program Director for Economic Statecraft, Sanctions and Energy Markets at the Center on Global Energy Policy, reacts to the announcement today regarding the parameters for a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed to by the P5+1 and Iran. The views expressed here are his own.

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June 27, 2014

Corporate use of carbon prices: Commentary from corporations, investors and thought leaders

Jason Bordoff, Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, contributed to a new paper by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) on how the corporate use of carbon pricing can spur innovation, curtail risk and provide investors with an economic valuation of climate-related risks and opportunities.

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June 02, 2014

Statement by Center Director Jason Bordoff on the EPA's proposed guidelines to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants

Jason Bordoff, founding director of Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy and former energy advisor to the White House for the Obama administration, provides comments in response to the EPA's proposed guidelines to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants.

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November 18, 2013

Energy Subsidy Reform: Lessons and Implications

Understanding the impact of energy subsidies—and how the impacts might change in the evolving global energy landscape—is necessary if decision makers are to successfully navigate the complex world of energy policy.

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September 20, 2013

Statement by Jason Bordoff on EPA's Proposed Standards for Future U.S. Power Plants

Jason Bordoff, the Director of Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, released the following statement regarding today's announcement by the Obama Administration proposing standards for future U.S. power plants.

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