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“Ce serait suicidaire” : pourquoi l’Europe redoute sa dépendance au gaz américain

Au rythme actuel, les Etats-Unis pourraient fournir 80 % du GNL dont les Européens ont besoin en 2030. Bien trop risqué dans un contexte géopolitique tendu.

News and Publications with Anne-Sophie Corbeau • L'Express • February 6, 2026

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Making Nuclear Regulatory Reform Durable: Efficiency Backed by Credibility and Predictability

The United States is at a rare inflection point for nuclear energy, with unprecedented momentum behind deployment and regulatory reform as nuclear becomes central to energy security, AI competitiveness, and state and corporate climate goals.

Blog by Ashley Finan • February 2, 2026

Making Nuclear Regulatory Reform Durable: Efficiency Backed by Credibility and Predictability

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How a Conflict in Iran Could Affect Oil Markets in the Gulf Arab States

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 Karen E. Young • January 30, 2026

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Where China Gets Its Oil: Crude Imports in 2025 Reveal Stockpiling and Changing Fortunes of Certain Suppliers, Including Those Sanctioned

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 Erica Downs • January 29, 2026

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Jigar Shah Wants to Depoliticize Energy

As political support for clean energy has waxed and waned over the past twenty years, so has the government’s financial backing. In the 2010s, critics pointed to the...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jigar Shah • February 3, 2026

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Michael Webber on What’s Behind Rising Energy Costs

With electricity prices on the rise, the future of our power grid is attracting a lot more attention. Surging demand is at the center of the story, but...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Michael Webber • January 27, 2026

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Reporters’ Roundtable: What’s Driving US Energy Policy News in 2026?

From the affordability crisis and the data center boom, to the US government’s campaign to reinvigorate the Venezuelan oil market, energy is dominating headlines in unusual ways. And...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • January 20, 2026

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February 16, 2026 - February 18, 2026 • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm est

The Energy Transition from a Fiscal Angle ⁠– A Two Part Workshop

This workshop will be conducted in two parts: Part one on February 16 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST, and Part two on February 18 from 1:00 PM to...

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

The Energy Transition from a Fiscal Angle ⁠– A Two Part Workshop

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February 25, 2026 • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm est

Energy Markets and the Future of Energy with Amrita Sen

Join us on February 25 for an in-depth, student-only conversation. Registration is required, and space is limited. The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA’s Women...

Event • Center on Global Energy Policy
1255 Amsterdam Ave Floor 1, New York, NY 10027

February 25, 2026 • 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm est

Powering Our Future: Careers in the Evolving Electricity Sector

Join the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA Women in Energy Initiative (WIE), and the NYU SPS Energy,...

Event • NYU Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10012

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Solar Is Keeping the Texas Grid Running. Next Month’s Eclipse Will Be a New Test

A summer of brutal heat has strained the Texas grid. Even as the hot weather subsides, operators are already getting ready for a unique challenge.

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Storm Poses Big Threats to Power Grids Across U.S.

News and Publications with Joshua Rhodes • The New York Times • January 23, 2026

The Cities That Broke Heat Records Last Year

News and Publications with Noah Kaufman • The New York Times • January 15, 2026

👓 Hot reads: Climate, the moon, coal

News and Publications with Noah Kaufman • Axios • January 15, 2026

Trump’s AI executive order won’t slow the surge of state data center laws

States enacted more than a dozen data center laws this year. Trump’s order exempts them from preemption.

News and Publications with David Sandalow • Latitude Media • December 17, 2025

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The Role of PHEVs in Transport Electrification

As the US and Europe navigate a difficult and uneven shift toward full battery electric vehicles (BEVs), the US and EU auto markets are under heavy pressure.

Commentary by Victoria Barreto Vieira do Prado & Tom Moerenhout • December 08, 2025

The Role of PHEVs in Transport Electrification

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Climate Ambition and Electricity Affordability: Lessons from Connecticut

Reports by Noah Kaufman • November 20, 2025

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How DOE’s Announcement on Data Centers Could Impact the Grid

The US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to make a rule that would help rapidly move electricity onto the US grid in large amounts.

Blog by Neil Chatterjee • November 19, 2025

How DOE’s Announcement on Data Centers Could Impact the Grid

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February 25, 2026 • 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm est

Powering Our Future: Careers in the Evolving Electricity Sector

Join the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA Women in Energy Initiative (WIE), and the NYU SPS Energy,...

Event • NYU Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10012

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Michael Webber on What’s Behind Rising Energy Costs

With electricity prices on the rise, the future of our power grid is attracting a lot more attention. Surging demand is at the center of the story, but...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Michael Webber • January 27, 2026

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