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COP30 and Beyond: The Implications of a New Era of Discord in Global Climate Politics
As diplomats meet in Brazil for COP30, global resolve to tackle the climate challenge appears badly frayed.
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Building Energy Policy on Evidence
Elected officials face huge challenges when it comes to energy policymaking. They have very little time to learn complicated, nuanced issues. They're bombarded by information — some of...
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The Sustainable Data Centers Roadmap
In this Roadmap presentation, coauthors examine data centers' energy use, strategies for improving data centers' energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions from data centers, strategies for using data centers...
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Romania talks bring green power line deal for Caspian Sea – EU energy
At a meeting in Bucharest, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary reached milestone agreements on the establishment of a Green Energy Corridor, aiming at bringing more renewable energy into the European Union from the Caspian Sea. Following a meeting of Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov, Georgia’s Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili, Romania’s Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja and […]
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A new phase of Saudi-US relations? Looking ahead to the crown prince’s US visit
Jason Bordoff, founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, talks about what's on the table for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to the White House, and possible cooperation on energy, security & tech between the US and Saudi Arabia.
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Making Sense of the World Energy Outlook
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COP30 and Beyond: The Implications of a New Era of Discord in Global Climate Politics
As diplomats meet in Brazil for COP30, global resolve to tackle the climate challenge appears badly frayed.