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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 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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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

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,
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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

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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Energy Markets

Oil price plunge: Risks and rewards

Op-eds & Essays by Jason Bordoff & Akos Losz • January 14, 2016

Writing on CNN.com, Jason Bordoff explains how the deepening oil price collapse is having serious economic, environmental and geopolitical consequences across the world while, at the same time, creating an opportunity to adopt strong energy policies to lessen the adverse impact of oil’s swings.

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Q&A: Why India Is Being Targeted with Russian Oil Import Tariffs, and What It Will Mean for Markets

US tariffs on India for purchasing Russian oil may stem more from frustrations in US-India trade negotiations than from a concern about funding Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Blog by Shayak Sengupta, Tatiana Mitrova, Edward Fishman & Richard Nephew • August 15, 2025

Q&A: Why India Is Being Targeted with Russian Oil Import Tariffs, and What It Will Mean for Markets

What the Conflict in the Middle East Means for China’s Natural Gas Supply Security

China’s dependence on the energy supplies that move through the Strait of Hormuz makes it especially vulnerable to any possible closure of the waterway by Iran in retaliation for attacks by Israel and the United States.

Blog by Anne-Sophie Corbeau & Erica Downs • June 26, 2025

What the Conflict in the Middle East Means for China’s Natural Gas Supply Security

Q&A: An Energy Take on the Current State of the Iran-Israel-US Conflict

The conflict between Iran, Israel, and now the United States has yet to disrupt energy supplies to global markets.

Blog by Richard Nephew, Karen E. Young & Daniel Sternoff • June 23, 2025

Q&A: An Energy Take on the Current State of the Iran-Israel-US Conflict

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Reflections from 2025 NY Climate Week

It was great to see so many of you in my hometown last week for New York Climate Week–whether at various events and nightcaps or while giving you a ride through the traffic-clogged streets on my e-bike.

Announcement • September 29, 2025

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

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