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Cities, communities pursue energy justice for low-income residents

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

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

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 Luisa Palacios & Shayak Sengupta • September 9, 2025

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Energy Policy

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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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

Energy Policy

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...

Event • International Affairs Building,
Columbia SIPA

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

Join us for a virtual information session focused on career pathways at the United Nations, one of the world’s leading international organizations dedicated to promoting peace, human rights,...

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Climate Change

Coal Isn’t Dead Yet

Op-eds & Essays by Jason Bordoff • September 15, 2015

Jason Bordoff explains why reports of coal’s demise are premature and what that means for the importance of strong climate policy.

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3 Coming Flashpoints in Climate Geopolitics

World leaders are meeting in New York this month at the request of the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to discuss the state of global ambition on climate change.

Blog by Kate Guy • September 17, 2025

3 Coming Flashpoints in Climate Geopolitics

Finance & Economics

How to Fully Operationalize Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

A key component of the Paris Agreement is Article 6, which introduces a framework to facilitate voluntary cooperation between―primarily using carbon credit trading―to help achieve their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) more cost-effectively.

Commentary by Gautam Jain & Shubham Deshmukh • September 11, 2025

How to Fully Operationalize Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

Finance & Economics

Climate Finance (CliF) Vulnerability Index: Technical Methodology

The Climate Finance (CliF) Vulnerability Index is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of climate vulnerability for nation states in order to improve the targeting and provision of climate change adaptation financing.

External Publications with Gautam Jain & Andrew Kamau • Columbia University Academic Commons • May 21, 2025

Climate Finance (CliF) Vulnerability Index: Technical Methodology

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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...

Event • International Affairs Building,
Columbia SIPA

A Note from Tim McDonnell

New federal funding for coal plants likely won’t be enough to make them cost-effective.

News and Publications with Jason Bordoff • Semafor • September 30, 2025

Climate Change

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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