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Big banks predict catastrophic warming, with profit potential

Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that climate change will likely exceed the Paris Agreement's 2 degree

News and Publications with Gautam Jain • E&E News by Politico • March 31, 2025

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The Impact of the New US Oil Tariffs on Venezuela

Steps by the second Trump administration show it is taking a tougher stance against the regime of Nicolas Maduro. Trump recently issued an executive order that could levy a 25...

Blog by Luisa Palacios • April 1, 2025

The Impact of the New US Oil Tariffs on Venezuela

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Oil and Gas Industry Takeaways from China’s ‘Two Sessions’

Earlier this month, China convened its “two sessions”—the annual concurrent meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s legislature, and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress, a political...

Blog by Erica Downs • March 26, 2025

Critical Minerals

Q&A: Trump’s Executive Order on US Domestic Mineral Production

What is the goal of the critical minerals executive order signed by President Trump on March 20, 2025? The order[1] aims to significantly increase domestic production of critical minerals...

Blog by Tom Moerenhout • March 21, 2025

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Europe’s Energy Trilemma

The European Union’s energy landscape is transforming rapidly, as the bloc works to reduce emissions, lower energy prices, and decrease dependence on Russian fuel—three goals proving to be...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Dan Jørgensen • April 1, 2025

Europe’s Energy Trilemma

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Breaking America’s Energy Policy Gridlock

Across America, energy policy is often driven by short-term politics over long-term planning. Despite record-breaking U.S. oil production in recent years, partisan battles continue over fossil fuels and...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Heidi Heitkamp • March 25, 2025

Energy Policy

At CERAWeek, Mixed Responses to Trump 2.0

Last week, energy industry leaders gathered in Houston for CERAWeek by S&P Global, one of the most important annual industry events focusing on the current state of energy...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • March 18, 2025

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April 9, 2025 • 8:30 am - 5:00 pm est

Columbia Global Energy Summit 2025

The Columbia Global Energy Summit 2024 is an annual event dedicated to thought-provoking discussions around the critical energy and climate challenges facing the global community.

Summit Event • Lerner Hall
Columbia University

Columbia Global Energy Summit 2025

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April 15, 2025 • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm edt

Student Roundtable with Kadri Simson

Please join the Women in Energy initiative at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA for a student roundtable lunch and discussion with Kadri Simson, who most recently...

Event • Center on Global Energy Policy
1255 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10027

April 17, 2025 • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm edt

Student Roundtable with Sunaina Ocalan

Please join the Women in Energy initiative at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA for a student roundtable lunch and discussion with Sunaina Ocalan, who will discuss...

Event • Center on Global Energy Policy
1255 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10027

Middle East + North Africa

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Publications

Geopolitics

A Last Chance for Iran

America should give diplomacy a final shot—while preparing to use military force.

Op-eds & Essays with Richard Nephew • Foreign Affairs • January 02, 2025

A Last Chance for Iran

Geopolitics

How the New Geopolitics of Energy Informs the Current Oil Price-Risk Relationship in the Middle East

The traditional correlation between Middle East conflict risk and accelerating oil prices is now broken.

Op-eds & Essays with Karen E. Young • Georgetown Journal of International Affairs • December 10, 2024

How the New Geopolitics of Energy Informs the Current Oil Price-Risk Relationship in the Middle East

Renewable Energy

What Impedes Solar Energy Deployment? New Evidence From Power Developers in the Arab Gulf States

External Publications with Karen E. Young • Energy for Sustainable Development • December 01, 2024

Renewable Energy

Gulf Renewable Power Tracker

The Gulf Renewable Power Tracker is an interactive and visual database of Gulf state-owned and state-related renewable power investments and developments on a global scale.

Datasets with Karen E. Young • November 07, 2024

Gulf Renewable Power Tracker

Energy Markets

Geopolitics and Oil Markets in Uncertain Times: Roundtable Report

CGEP recently hosted a private roundtable conducted on a not-for-attribution basis that focused on key geopolitical issues and oil markets in various hotspots, including the Middle East, Russia/Ukraine, China, and the Americas.

Summaries by Abhiram Rajendran • August 06, 2024

Geopolitics and Oil Markets in Uncertain Times: Roundtable Report

Energy Markets

The Myth of the Middle Eastern Economy

Op-eds & Essays with Karen E. Young • Foreign Affairs • July 31, 2024

The Myth of the Middle Eastern Economy

Finance & Economics

Logistics in Transition. Exploring Geopolitical, Economic, and Technological Trends

External Publications with Karen E. Young • ISPI-McKinsey & Company • May 27, 2024

Logistics in Transition. Exploring Geopolitical, Economic, and Technological Trends

Natural Gas

Can the East Med gas hub remain with Israel at its center? 

Op-eds & Essays with Karen E. Young • Al Monitor • November 13, 2023

Geopolitics

All you need to know about the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor

Op-eds & Essays with Karen E. Young • Al Majalla • November 04, 2023

Geopolitics

The 1973 Oil Crisis: Three Crises in One—and the Lessons for Today

Testimonies & Speeches by Daniel Yergin • October 16, 2023

The 1973 Oil Crisis: Three Crises in One—and the Lessons for Today

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November 1, 2022 • 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Centering Gender at COP27

The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is rapidly approaching. In order for COP27 to successfully address the scale of the climate crisis, attending...

Event • Zoom Webinar

Columbia Uni’s Young on Ukraine’s Peace Talks

News and Publications with Karen E. Young • Bloomberg • March 10, 2025

Oil

Q&A: Repercussions of Saudi Oil Decisions Amid Competing Trump and OPEC+ Priorities

During a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month, President Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia and OPEC to increase oil production to lower prices and exert...

Blog by Karen E. Young & Tatiana Mitrova • February 6, 2025

Energy Markets

How Economic Warfare Impacts Energy

At the start of February, President Trump launched a trade war. The president announced sweeping tariffs on goods imported from China, Canada, and Mexico. Although he temporarily backed...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Edward Fishman • February 11, 2025

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