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Nearly one-third of U.S. households consider cost before turning on a heating system during winter or powering up a cooling system during summer, potentially endangering their health.

News and Publications with Qëndresa Krasniqi & Vivek Shastry • The Nation's Health • October 6, 2025

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Renewable Energy Development in the GCC: Progress Made and Challenges Ahead

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have not only the world's lowest costs for oil and gas production but also the lowest costs for electricity generated from renewable energy sources.

Blog by Salem Alhajraf • October 1, 2025

Renewable Energy Development in the GCC: Progress Made and Challenges Ahead

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3 Coming Flashpoints in Climate Geopolitics

This Energy Explained post represents the research and views of the author(s). It does not necessarily represent the views of the Center on Global Energy Policy. The piece...

Blog by Kate Guy • September 17, 2025

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Tensions With the United States and the EU Could Threaten India’s Role as Refinery Hub

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Blog by Luisa Palacios & Shayak Sengupta • September 9, 2025

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Building a New Energy Industrial Strategy

Industrial policy, supply chain security, and economic competitiveness are central to how we think about clean energy deployment. As the Trump administration pulls back federal support for the...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Sarah Ladislaw • October 7, 2025

Building a New Energy Industrial Strategy

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Is Permitting Reform About to Break Through?

Last year, an energy permitting reform bill sponsored by Senators Joe Manchin and John Barrasso passed out of committee but failed to gain full support in the US...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jim Connaughton • September 30, 2025

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US Energy Policy in a Partisan Era

Following the rollback of key climate provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act, the debate over America's energy future is increasingly contentious. The passage of the One Big Beautiful...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Congressman Sean Casten • September 23, 2025

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October 9, 2025 • 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm edt

Exploring Energy Careers: Insights and Connections

*Registration is closed for this event. The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA's Women in Energy initiative, in collaboration with the Columbia Policy Institute, invites...

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Exploring Energy Careers: Insights and Connections

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October 16, 2025 • 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm edt

Careers at the United Nations

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Building a New Energy Industrial Strategy

Industrial policy, supply chain security, and economic competitiveness are central to how we think about clean energy deployment. As the Trump administration pulls back federal support for the...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Sarah Ladislaw • October 7, 2025

Energy Policy

Is Permitting Reform About to Break Through?

Last year, an energy permitting reform bill sponsored by Senators Joe Manchin and John Barrasso passed out of committee but failed to gain full support in the US...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jim Connaughton • September 30, 2025

Is Permitting Reform About to Break Through?

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US Energy Policy in a Partisan Era

Following the rollback of key climate provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act, the debate over America's energy future is increasingly contentious. The passage of the One Big Beautiful...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Congressman Sean Casten • September 23, 2025

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So far over this season we've traced the global lithium-ion battery supply chain from mining to processing to manufacturing. And we've put it all into a geopolitical and economic context.

The Big Switch Podcast • March 27, 2024

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The Great Battery Manufacturing Race

China has been the world's biggest battery manufacturer for over a decade. By 2022, according to the IEA, China manufactured 76% of the world's batteries. But that's changing.

The Big Switch Podcast • March 20, 2024

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The High Stakes for Battery Ingredients

Batteries can replace gasoline in our cars, or diesel in our generators with electricity. But batteries and petroleum-based fuels share something in common: they both rely on energy-intensive processes to turn extracted materials into something useful.

The Big Switch Podcast • March 13, 2024

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Is ‘Gold Standard’ for Energy Data in Trouble?

Everyone from energy executives to traders on Wall Street to policymakers across the US depend on accurate, timely information about energy production, consumption, and trends. At the heart...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Adam Sieminski • September 16, 2025

Is ‘Gold Standard’ for Energy Data in Trouble?

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The Power of a Russia-China Energy Deal

Before it invaded Ukraine, Russia was Europe's single largest supplier of imported natural gas. But now that the European Union is considering an outright ban on all Russian...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Anne-Sophie Corbeau , Tatiana Mitrova and Erica Downs • September 9, 2025

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What’s Shaping GOP Energy Policy?

The rollback of the Inflation Reduction Act through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act has reshaped America's climate and energy landscape by cutting tax incentives for wind and...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Carlos Curbelo • September 2, 2025

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Jensen Huang: The Power of Intelligence Infrastructure

Jensen Huang, who founded NVIDIA in the early 1990s and built it into one of the most valuable companies in the world today, has thought a lot about...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jensen Huang • August 26, 2025

Jensen Huang: The Power of Intelligence Infrastructure

Artificial Intelligence

Trump’s High-Risk, High-Reward AI Action Plan

In July, the Trump administration released what it calls an AI action plan. In it, along with several executive orders, the White House lays out its vision for...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Aaron Bartnick , Jared Dunnmon and Ashley Finan • August 19, 2025

Trump’s High-Risk, High-Reward AI Action Plan

Energy for Development

Special Episode: Unpacking the US-India-Russia Tariff Triangle

After President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Modi met in the White House back in February, US-India relations appeared to be on solid ground. Back then, Trump was...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Richard Nephew , Tatiana Mitrova and Shayak Sengupta • August 14, 2025

Special Episode: Unpacking the US-India-Russia Tariff Triangle

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India’s Clean Energy Conundrum

President Trump’s threat to double tariffs on Indian goods, to 50%, as punishment for the country’s continued purchase of Russian oil, puts India in an untenable position. The...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Sunita Narain • August 12, 2025

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A Reckoning for Core US Climate Finding

The US Environmental Protection Agency plans to rescind the foundation of its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Eliminating the so-called “endangerment finding”...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Michael B. Gerrard • August 5, 2025

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Editor’s Pick: How Economic Warfare Impacts Energy

Six months in, President Trump’s trade war has entered a new phase. Just this weekend, the European Union agreed to a trade deal that includes a promise to...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Edward Fishman • July 29, 2025

Editor’s Pick: How Economic Warfare Impacts Energy

Critical Minerals

A Critical Moment for Latin America’s Mineral Supply Chain

Countries around the world, including the US, are rushing to secure critical mineral supply chains. As these essential resources, which are key to building clean energy infrastructure, become...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Juan Carlos Jobet , Tom Moerenhout and Diego Rivera Rivota • July 22, 2025

A Critical Moment for Latin America’s Mineral Supply Chain

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Climate Shocks Are Redefining Energy Security

Many parts of the US have experienced brutal, deadly heat in recent weeks—and there’s plenty of summer left. Intense rainfall, made more likely by warming, dropped more than...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Kate Guy • July 15, 2025

Climate Shocks Are Redefining Energy Security

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Is AI Friend or Foe to the Clean Energy Transition?

Artificial intelligence is transforming our world—and the energy sector. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a comprehensive report examining both AI’s projected energy demands and...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Laura Cozzi • July 8, 2025

Is AI Friend or Foe to the Clean Energy Transition?

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