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April 21, 2026 • 8:30 am - 5:00 pm est

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The Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026 is an annual event dedicated to thought-provoking discussions around the critical energy and climate challenges facing the global community. 

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Africa’s Climate Finance Problem: African Sovereigns, Green Bonds, and Climate Action

External Publications with Harry Verhoeven & Gautam Jain • December 20, 2024

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Assessing US Government Efforts to Support Fossil Fuel–Reliant Communities

The decline of domestic fossil fuel production in the United States poses serious economic risks for communities that rely on fossil fuel industries for jobs and public revenues. Many of these communities lack the resources and capacity to manage those risks on their own. The absence of viable economic strategies for affected regions is a barrier to building the broad, durable coalitions needed for an equitable national transition to cleaner energy sources.

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