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New Report Urges Caution in the Race for Space-Based Data Centers

The report warns that space-based data centers are likely to become a reality within the next few years—well before the risks of large-scale deployment can be fully understood.

News and Publications with David Sandalow & Julio Friedmann • State of the Planet • November 12, 2026

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Nuclear Regulatory Reform Beyond the Permitting Bill

The BAAJA bill could facilitate nuclear development by streamlining federal environmental reviews and providing greater certainty for permitted projects.

Blog by Ashley Finan • November 2, 2026

Nuclear Regulatory Reform Beyond the Permitting Bill

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The Costs of Delaying Implementation of the EU Methane Regulation

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 Tim Boersma & Anne-Sophie Corbeau • October 22, 2026

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Restarting Russian Gas Flows to Europe Would Undermine US Energy Dominance

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Blog by Anne-Sophie Corbeau & Tatiana Mitrova • October 20, 2026

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Aliya Haq and Rich Powell on Energy Affordability and the New Congress

Affordability was one of the key issues that drove US voters to the polls last week, and the resulting message for the newly elected Congress is clear: driving...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • November 10, 2026

Aliya Haq and Rich Powell on Energy Affordability and the New Congress

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Katie Dykes Shares Lessons on Building and Regulating a Modern Grid

Energy costs are a big consideration for voters in much of the US today as they head to the polls. But the decisions that shape those costs will...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Katie Dykes • November 3, 2026

Climate Change

Senate Permitting Reform Bill: If It Passes, Will It Work?

Every permitting bill promises the same thing: build faster. The harder question is what the trade-offs are, and who bears them. That question is at the heart of...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Robin Millican , Noah Kaufman and Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh • October 27, 2026

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November 17, 2026 • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm est

AI Data Centers: Is Space the Next Frontier?

Putting data centers in space once seemed fanciful. Today, a growing number of companies have started doing so.

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AI Data Centers: Is Space the Next Frontier?

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November 18, 2026 • 9:00 am - 10:00 am est

Student Roundtable with the Association of International Energy Negotiators

Join Columbia University's Women in Energy (WIE) initiative and the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) for a student roundtable following AIEN's US Chapter forum, "Powering the New...

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November 18, 2026 • 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm est

Student Roundtable with Dr. Zainab Usman

The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA’s Women in Energy initiative invites Columbia University students to a roundtable discussion with Dr. Zainab Usman, Senior Research...

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Aliya Haq and Rich Powell on Energy Affordability and the New Congress

Affordability was one of the key issues that drove US voters to the polls last week, and the resulting message for the newly elected Congress is clear: driving...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • November 10, 2026

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Katie Dykes Shares Lessons on Building and Regulating a Modern Grid

Energy costs are a big consideration for voters in much of the US today as they head to the polls. But the decisions that shape those costs will...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Katie Dykes • November 3, 2026

Katie Dykes Shares Lessons on Building and Regulating a Modern Grid

Climate Change

Senate Permitting Reform Bill: If It Passes, Will It Work?

Every permitting bill promises the same thing: build faster. The harder question is what the trade-offs are, and who bears them. That question is at the heart of...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Robin Millican , Noah Kaufman and Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh • October 27, 2026

Senate Permitting Reform Bill: If It Passes, Will It Work?

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The Battery Recycling Dilemma

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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DOE’s Julie Kozeracki on the Federal Role in US Nuclear Financing

After years of trying, the US may be on the cusp of a nuclear renaissance. Commercial nuclear generation began in this country in 1958. Today, the US has...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Julie Kozeracki • October 20, 2026

DOE’s Julie Kozeracki on the Federal Role in US Nuclear Financing

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Daniel Palken on the Bipartisan Senate Bill to Reform Energy Permitting

Permitting reform—to allow for faster approvals on new projects—is one thing that both climate advocates and energy developers have wanted for a long time. With demand for power...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • October 13, 2026

Daniel Palken on the Bipartisan Senate Bill to Reform Energy Permitting

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Gautam Jain and Ned Shell on the Promise of Carbon Credit Markets

Carbon credit markets have become one of the most hotly debated tools in the fight against climate change. Supporters call them essential to closing the gap between corporate...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • October 6, 2026

Gautam Jain and Ned Shell on the Promise of Carbon Credit Markets

Energy Markets

Global Gas Markets on Edge as Europe Braces for Winter

Global gas markets, especially in Europe, are approaching winter under serious pressure. With storage inventories lagging behind historical averages and shipping disruptions from the Middle East threatening key...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Anne-Sophie Corbeau , Ira Joseph and Tatiana Mitrova • September 29, 2026

Global Gas Markets on Edge as Europe Braces for Winter

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Iran Conflict Brief: Jan Stuart on What a US Diesel Export Ban Would Mean

Seven months into the largest oil supply disruption in history, there's still no resolution in sight. This week, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, US and Iranian officials held their first indirect talks since the Memorandum of Understanding collapsed in July—but neither side appears ready for concessions.

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jan Stuart • September 25, 2026

Iran Conflict Brief: Jan Stuart on What a US Diesel Export Ban Would Mean

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Erica Downs and Michal Meidan on China’s Oil Shock That Wasn’t

This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to Washington for a state visit with President Trump, their second face-to-face meeting this year. Energy is likely to be high...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • September 22, 2026

Erica Downs and Michal Meidan on China’s Oil Shock That Wasn’t

Energy Markets

Six Months In: Iran War Widens as Energy Markets Feel the Shock

More than six months into the war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz crisis continues to cause turmoil in the Gulf region and global energy markets with no...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Richard Nephew , Daniel Sternoff and Karen E. Young • September 15, 2026

Six Months In: Iran War Widens as Energy Markets Feel the Shock

Energy Security

Luisa Palacios and Bob McNally on Why the US-Venezuela Oil Deal Matters

It's been a tumultuous year for Venezuela, marked by political upheaval and deadly earthquakes. Then, in late August, the Trump administration announced a deal for over 65 billion...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Luisa Palacios and Robert McNally • September 8, 2026

Luisa Palacios and Bob McNally on Why the US-Venezuela Oil Deal Matters

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DOE’s Audrey Robertson on Growing US Critical Mineral Supply

Advanced technologies, a return to domestic manufacturing, and the race to control energy production while also confronting surging demand for electricity—all of these factors mean that for the...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • September 1, 2026

DOE’s Audrey Robertson on Growing US Critical Mineral Supply

Energy for Development

Editor’s Pick: Rajiv Shah on Delivering Universal Abundant Energy Access

Energy abundance means different things in today’s global context than it did even a decade ago. It is about expanding electricity access while meeting rising energy demand. It...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • August 25, 2026

Editor’s Pick: Rajiv Shah on Delivering Universal Abundant Energy Access

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Matthew Yglesias on Abundance and the Politics of Energy

Abundance and affordability have become buzzwords among policymakers, who often have sharply different interpretations of how to attain them. To some, an energy abundance agenda means fewer regulatory...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Matthew Yglesias • August 18, 2026

Matthew Yglesias on Abundance and the Politics of Energy

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Luisa Palacios on Rebuilding Venezuela’s Oil Industry After the Quakes

It started last year as a pressure campaign at sea, with the United States seizing tankers as part of what President Trump called a “total and complete blockade”...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Luisa Palacios • August 11, 2026

Luisa Palacios on Rebuilding Venezuela’s Oil Industry After the Quakes

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