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 (Full Bio)

Bill Loveless

Bill Loveless is a host on the Columbia Energy Exchange and Director of CGEP's Energy Journalism Initiative (Full Bio)

Energy and Environment Policy & the US Interior Department
Sally Jewell

Among the most important federal agencies assisting President Obama's energy and environment agenda has been the Department of Interior, which manages one-fifth of the nation’s lands and has a critical role to play in energy and climate issues. Host Jason Bordoff sits down with U.S. Secretary of...
Climate Challenges Around the World
Jonathan Pershing

Host David Sandalow speaks with Jonathan Pershing, the United States Special Envoy for Climate Change, about the future of climate diplomacy and different climate objectives around the world. Prior to his current role, Jonathan served as Senior Climate Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy and...
OPEC Secretary General H.E. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo (12/15/16)

The Center on Global Energy Policy was honored to welcome H.E. Mohammad Sanusi Barkinko, Secretary General of OPEC, to Columbia University for a presentation and discussion. Following H.E. Barkindo's keynote remarks on the future of global oil supply and demand dynamics, Dr. Jorge Leon, Energy...
Obama's Environment Legacy
Gina McCarthy

Bill Loveless sits down with the current Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, who has overseen major environmental initiatives in the Obama Administration. Gina, who was previously Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has...
Rebroadcast: United States Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz
Ernest Moniz

On October 13, the Center on Global Energy Policy was honored to welcome Dr. Ernest J. Moniz as a guest speaker at our annual Energy Leaders Forum in New York City. Secretary Moniz offered reflections on the Department of Energy's role in key international efforts to ensure America’s national...
New Realities of Oil and Gas Markets
David Fyfe

Jason Bordoff sits down with David Fyfe, Chief Economist at the Gunvor Group, a global commodities trading house in Geneva Switzerland, to talk about the future of oil markets. David, who has more than 20 years of experience in oil and energy markets, previously was Manager of the International...
The Outlook for U.S. Energy & Environment Policy
Frances Beinecke

Host Jason Bordoff sits down with Frances Beinecke, the former President of the Natural Resources Defense Council, to discuss the outlook for U.S. energy and environment policy following the election of Donald Trump. Frances, a recipient of The National Audubon Society's prestigious Rachel...
China, Energy and Climate Change: A Conversation with Fu Chengyu (11/29/16)

The Center on Global Energy Policy and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law co-hosted a conversation with Fu Chengyu, former Chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) and CEO of China National Offshore Oil Corp. (...
Turning the Page: Reintegrating States After Sanctions (11/30)

CGEP program director, Richard Nephew moderates a panel discussion on post-sanctioned jurisdiction, examining the decision to remove sanctions against Myanmar, Cuba, and Iran, and exploring ways in which sanctions removal has been successful as well as unsuccessful. Guests included: Elizabeth...
The Future of Wind & CCS Technologies
Stephen Bull

To achieve the Paris Agreement goals, public and private actors need to either deploy far more energy that is zero carbon like wind and solar, or develop technologies that remove greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon capture and storage (CCS). Host Jason Bordoff speaks with Stephen Bull, a ...
Disruptive Energy Futures (11/2/16)

The Center on Global Energy Policy, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, and The Earth Institute of Columbia University hosted a conversation with physicist Amory Lovins, consultant to business and government leaders, cofounder and Chief Scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute.
Statoil Energy Perspective 2016 Edition (11/16/16)

Eirik Wærness, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at Statoil delivered a presentation and discussion on Statoil’s Energy Perspective 2016 Edition. The 2016 report focused on three scenarios: Reform which is based on the national climate targets of the Paris agreement (COP21), with further...
Diversity and Inclusion in the Energy Sector (10/20/16)

CGEP's Women in Energy Program was hosted a presentation and panel discussion on diversity and inclusion in the energy sector. Hosnia Hashim, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait (PIC), delivered opening remarks on pioneer efforts, progress, challenges...
IEA 2016 Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report (11/1/16)

Heymi Bahar, Renewable Energy Markets Analyst at the International Energy Agency, presented and discussed the IEA 2016 Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report. Inaugural Fellow David Sandalow moderated the discussion following Mr. Bahar's presentation.
Geopolitics & U.S. Energy Policy
Carlos Pascual

The geopolitics of energy is playing a growing role in American foreign policy. As the United States ushers in a new president who has signaled a sharp shift in approach to energy and the environment, the new Administration must examine how these changes will impact relations with the rest of...
Taking Action Against Climate Change After COP22 and President-elect Trump
Carl Pope

Following COP22 in Marrakech where global leaders were overcome with uncertainly about the United States' commitment to greenhouse gas reduction under a new Trump Administration, host Bill Loveless speaks with Carl Pope, former executive director and chairman of The Sierra Club, about the path...
India's Energy & Development Challenges
Sunita Narain

India's energy challenges are diverse and compounded by a growing global commitment to climate change, which has serious implications for India’s reliance on cheap coal to power its cities and villages alike. On this episode, host Jason Bordoff talks with Sunita Narain, Director General of the...
Bridging the Gender Gap in the Energy Sector
Hosnia Hashim

For many years, the petroleum industry has had the reputation of being a male club. With far more men than women occupying jobs and running the business, the sector faces the challenge of bridging the gender gap. On this episode of the Columbia Energy Exchange, host Bill Loveless speaks with...
China's Role in Global Energy Finance (10/24/16)

The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and discussion on China's role in global energy finance with Kevin Gallagher of Boston University's Pardee School of Global Studies and Bo Kong, ConocoPhillips Petroleum Professor of Chinese and Asian Studies and Assistant Professor of...
Sir David King on Mission Innovation & Climate Change
Sir David King

Next week governments from around the world will convene in Marrakech, Morocco for the 22nd Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. In this episode Sir David King, the U.K. Foreign Secretary's Special Representative for Climate Change, sits down with Columbia...