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The Case for Strengthening Sanctions Regimes to Fight Corruption

As new industries are emerging to support the energy transition, anti-corruption sanctions are an important part of the international effort to ensure that the global economy operates on...

Blog by Richard Nephew • September 5, 2024

The Case for Strengthening Sanctions Regimes to Fight Corruption

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Finance & Economics

India’s Latest Budget Reveals New Details for National Energy Transition

The energy portion of India’s latest budget for 2024-2025 released last month provided some new announcements related to developing a national energy transition pathway, including a taxonomy for...

Blog by Vivek Shastry, Gautam Jain & Rama T. Ponangi • August 21, 2024

Critical Minerals

Chile’s State-Centric Lithium Policy May Deter Investment

The Chilean government recently published the results of a request for information (RFI) intended to gauge investment interest in the country’s lithium assets. Although details disclosed in the...

Blog by Juan Carlos Jobet, Tom Moerenhout & Diego Rivera Rivota • August 8, 2024

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Inside the DOE’s $100 Billion Clean Energy Budget

Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, the Department of Energy has been flush with cash for the past couple of years. Between the...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with David Crane • September 10, 2024

Inside the DOE’s $100 Billion Clean Energy Budget

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Critical Minerals

America’s Energy Race Against China

China’s dominance of global supply chains for many goods, including clean energy technology, is increasing concerns about resilience, security, and geopolitical influence in today’s new era of great...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Dmitri Alperovitch • September 3, 2024

Climate Change

The Untold History of Climate Science and Politics

In 1953, the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, “From Here to Eternity” won the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. And on...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jay Hakes • August 27, 2024

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September 19, 2024 • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm edt

Student Roundtable: Energy Justice at the Department of Energy

Women in Energy and Energy Opportunity Lab at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA is pleased to host Dr. Lauren Ross

Event • CGEP Large Conference Room
1255 Amsterdam Ave Floor 1, New York, NY 10027

Student Roundtable: Energy Justice at the Department of Energy

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September 19, 2024 • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm edt

Lunchtime Talk with David Spence: Author of ‘Climate of Contempt’

This event is only open to Columbia University students with a valid ID. The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is hosting a lunchtime event on September 19 (12-1pm)....

Event • Jerome Greene Hall, 435 W. 116 St., New York, NY 10027

September 23, 2024 • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm edt

Careers in Renewable Energy Networking Reception

The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA is hosting a series of energy and climate-focused events during Climate Week NYC from September 22-29, 2024. These events...

Event • Faculty House at Columbia University
3rd Floor
64 Morningside Drive
New York, NY 10027

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

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Energy for Development

Public-Private Partnerships in the African Energy Sector

Fact Sheet by Alexandre (Sacha) Rongé, Vivek Shastry & Andrew Kamau • April 30, 2024

Public-Private Partnerships in the African Energy Sector

Energy for Development

(No) Power to the People: Oil and the Politics of Energy Access in Chad

Nearly 775 million people around the globe are estimated to have no access to electricity. In 2022, that number rose.

Commentary by Harry Verhoeven & Théophile Pouget-Abadie • February 05, 2024

(No) Power to the People: Oil and the Politics of Energy Access in Chad

Energy for Development

Estimating the Number of Women Household Biomass Producers, the Largest Segment of the Global Energy Labor Force

While tens of millions of people work in formal energy jobs around the world, another group that comprises a massive and key labor segment in this sector is often overlooked: women and girls producing biomass

Reports by Philippe Benoit & Siyuan Ding • January 22, 2024

Estimating the Number of Women Household Biomass Producers, the Largest Segment of the Global Energy Labor Force

Energy Markets

Design a carbon market that leverages Africa’s strengths

Op-eds & Essays by Andrew Kamau • Nation • August 31, 2023

Design a carbon market that leverages Africa’s strengths

Geopolitics

After the G7, and beyond, the US needs a bigger focus on Africa

Op-eds & Essays by Philippe Benoit • The Hill • June 01, 2023

After the G7, and beyond, the US needs a bigger focus on Africa

Oil

South Sudan’s oil and water give it bargaining power – but will it benefit the people?

Op-eds & Essays by Harry Verhoeven • The Conversation • February 13, 2023

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Energy for Development

Energy and Water for Sovereignty: South Sudan’s Regional Diplomacy and the Geopolitics of the Nile Basin

In June 2022, the government of South Sudan acknowledged that Egypt had delivered equipment for resuming its long-dormant Jonglei Canal megaproject by dredging tributaries of the White Nile.

Commentary by Harry Verhoeven • December 14, 2022

Energy and Water for Sovereignty: South Sudan’s Regional Diplomacy and the Geopolitics of the Nile Basin

Climate Change

The Kariba Dam Is Failing: What That Means for African Hydropower

Q&A by Harry Verhoeven • December 07, 2022

The Kariba Dam Is Failing: What That Means for African Hydropower

Energy for Development

Fuel subsidy reform and the social contract in Nigeria: A micro-economic analysis

External Publications by Tom Moerenhout • Science Direct • July 19, 2021

Fuel subsidy reform and the social contract in Nigeria: A micro-economic analysis

Energy for Development

Impacts of climate change policies on developing country export markets

External Publications by Tom Moerenhout • International Institute for Sustainable Development • July 01, 2021

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February 15, 2023 • 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Climate Action in Nigeria: Risks, Urgencies, and Opportunities

While international organizations and global financial institutions debate the future of investment in fossil fuels on the African continent, African nations continue to suffer the worst impacts of...

Event • Zoom Webinar

Why Africa is on the brink of solar power revolution

News and Publications by Robin Mills • The Telegraph • August 2, 2024

Energy for Development

Funding Africa’s Energy Needs with Local Capital

Long before crowdsourcing became a worldwide phenomenon, “Harambee” (“pulling together”) was the Kenyan national motto. In postcolonial Kenya, fundraising became a way to build schools and hospitals and...

Blog by Andrew Kamau • April 22, 2024

Climate Change

Africa’s Energy Transition

In 2022, the United States and the European Union consumed more than twice as much energy as Africa and Southeast Asia combined, despite having roughly a third of...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Dr. Zainab Usman • December 5, 2023

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