Columbia | SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy

About the Hosts

Jason Bordoff

Jason Bordoff is Co-Founding Dean of the Columbia Climate School, Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, and Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Relations at Columbia University SIPA.

Bill Loveless

Bill Loveless is a host on the Columbia Energy Exchange and Director of CGEP's Energy Journalism Initiative.

The Fight For Climate After COVID-19
Alice Hill

It seems that the coronavirus pandemic is here to stay as the newly-discovered Omicron variant of the virus spreads throughout the globe.

But climate change continues to be a threat too, as the impacts become more...
Lessons from a Canadian Hydropower Company
Sophie Brochu

Hydropower is one of our oldest sources of renewable energy. In 2018, hydropower made up nearly 60% of Canada’s electricity generation. In provinces like Quebec and Manitoba, hydropower makes up well over 90% of the provincial electricity supply.

One Canadian power company is looking to...
The Future of Climate Diplomacy
Laurence Tubiana

In this interview, Tubiana offers an insider’s perspective on the outcomes at Glasgow, and what’s needed from governments and financial institutions over the coming years.
Oil Markets Experience Whiplash
Amrita Sen, Bob McNally, and Arjun Murti

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to shake up the global oil economy as fears surrounding the newly-discovered Omicron variant sparked a drop in prices last week.

This—combined with an ongoing energy crisis and a previous drop in prices during the first wave of the pandemic at the...
What’s Next After COP26?
Nat Keohane

COP26 is behind us, but the work is just getting started.

The world leaders who convened in Glasgow, Scotland, negotiated an agreement with positive, meaningful steps toward global climate action. But many onlookers...
Youth Leading The Way At COP26
Eduarda Zoghbi and Christian Vanizette

Negotiators in Glasgow, Scotland have finally come to an agreement aimed at ramping up climate action.

At COP26, host Jason Bordoff and his colleagues at Columbia University helped organize a series of events which convened climate leaders from many regions and different parts of society...
How We Talk About Climate Change

The COP26 UN climate negotiations are well underway in Glasgow, Scotland.

With that in mind, we wanted to rerun an episode we did a few years back with Dr. Katharine Hayhoe about how to understand and listen to each...
What Progress Looks Like, In Glasgow And Beyond
Manish Bapna

The COP26 UN climate conference has kicked off in Glasgow, Scotland amidst a flurry of important moments in climate-related current affairs—an energy crisis threatens global supply chains and the future of a reconciliation package in Congress could determine...
Climate as a National Security Threat
Richard Kidd

The Pentagon has released its most ambitious blueprint to date for how the Department of Defense—the largest government agency in the United States and the largest employer in the world— intends to prepare for the risks associated with the climate crisis....
Creating Supply Chains For Critical Minerals
Frank Fannon

In this episode, host Bill Loveless speaks with Frank Fannon, the Managing Director of Fannon Global Advisors, a firm focused on geopolitics, market transformation, and the global energy transition.
Financing Latin America’s Energy Transition
Dr. Luisa Palacios

In this episode, host Jason Bordoff speaks with a leading expert on oil markets and the Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) agenda in Latin America -- Dr. Luisa Palacios.
The Path Forward for Residential Solar
Mary Powell

Host Bill Loveless digs into the hows of deploying solar widely and effectively with Mary Powell.
The Road Ahead for the Electric Vehicle Market
Jim Farley & Mary Nichols

This live episode of the podcast, moderated by host Jason Bordoff, features two key figures in the clean transportation transition: Jim Farley and Mary Nichols.
Making Sense of Soaring Gas Prices in Europe and Asia
Anne-Sophie Corbeau & Dr. Tatiana Mitrova

Currently, high gas prices are rippling throughout much of Europe and Asia. The spike has driven up the price of coal too and sent electricity prices for businesses and homeowners to record highs.

Governments are...
A Major Milestone For Direct-Air CO2 Capture
Dr. Julio Friedmann

The world’s biggest carbon capture and storage machine launched last week in Iceland. It’s called Orca. According to Swiss startup Climeworks, the company which built the plant, it will capture 4,000 metric tons of CO2 per year and bury it underground. ...
The Future Of Mexico’s Energy Transition
Leonardo Beltrán Rodríguez

Host Jason Bordoff spoke with former Mexican Deputy Secretary for Planning and Energy Transition, Leonardo Beltrán Rodríguez.
“United We Are Unstoppable”
Akshat Rathi

Host Bill Loveless interviewed Akshat Rathi, the editor of "United We Are Unstoppable," a collection of essays by 60 young people about their determination to save the world from climate change.
Climate Change from the Front Lines
Somini Sengupta

This episode originally aired on October 20th, 2020.

From California wildfires and Gulf Coast hurricanes to flooding in China and Pakistan, the impacts of climate change have grown increasingly evident. And...
How The IPCC Climate Report Can Spark Action
Dr. Kate Marvel

Host Bill Loveless interviews Climate Scientist Dr. Kate Marvel for her interpretation of the UN Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change climate science report's conclusions.
What Climate Justice Looks Like
Heather McTeer Toney

The Biden Administration has promised that 40% of its investments in clean energy will go into disadvantaged communities that experience the worst impacts of the changing climate. But as they work to make good on these promises, there are questions about how Biden’s team will execute.

In...