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Energy Explained
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US-EU Trade Agreement: No Sea Change for CBAM, Yet
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...
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Jensen Huang: The Power of Intelligence Infrastructure
Jensen Huang, who founded NVIDIA in the early 1990s and built it into one of the most valuable companies in the world today, has thought a lot about...
Events
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September 22, 2025
• 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Transforming Fashion’s Footprint: Innovation and Business
While various efforts continue to be made to estimate fashion’s environmental footprint, major gaps remain in how to decarbonize material production and reshape business practices.
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• International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118 St., New York, NY 10027
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News
Scientific ‘breakthrough’ in nuclear fusion could launch new era of clean energy
Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced they successfully maintained a nuclear fusion reaction, which could launch a new phase of clean energy.
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US-EU Trade Agreement: No Sea Change for CBAM, Yet
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...
Nuclear Energy at the World Bank: Roundtable Report
On July 22, 2025, CGEP hosted a virtual roundtable under the Chatham House Rule on the World Bank's June 2025 announcement that it would reverse a long-standing, informal policy of excluding nuclear projects from its lending portfolio.
30 years after Chicago’s deadly heatwave, cooling should be recognized as a right
30 years ago last month, a brutal heatwave struck Chicago, killing more than 700 residents. As the city and much of the United States recently experienced another period of extreme heat, this anniversary serves as a reminder that heat remains one of the deadliest climate-related hazards — killing more people each year than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes combined — particularly for communities burdened by decades of disinvestment and structural barriers to health and safety.
Op-eds & Essays
with Qëndresa Krasniqi, Diana Hernández & Vivek Shastry •
Utility Dive
• August 21, 2025
