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Trump’s Seismic, Irrevocable Middle East AI Shift
The commercial deals Trump struck on artificial intelligence cooperation will likely shift the global balance of power for one of this century's most critical technologies.
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Implications of Israel’s Attack on Iran
On June 12th, Israel carried out overnight airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, military infrastructure, military leaders, and nuclear scientists. While the full scope and implications of the attack...
Events
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July 7, 2025
• 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Book Talk | Powerless: The People’s Struggle for Energy
Join Powerless author and CGEP Co-Director of the Energy Opportunity Lab Diana Hernández and CGEP Founding Director Jason Bordoff for a special conversation co-hosted by CGEP and Resources for the Future (RFF) on the book's major findings.
Event
• Resources For the Future Convention Center
1400 16th St. NW, 1st Floor Conference Space
Washington, DC 20036
1400 16th St. NW, 1st Floor Conference Space
Washington, DC 20036
Podcast
Supreme Court Rules on EPA Carbon Regulation. Now What?
July 5, 2022
Guest
Michael Gerrard and Jeff Holmstead
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Bracewell
In a 6-3 decision in West Virginia v. EPA, Supreme Court justices determined that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overstepped its authority in regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Since the Thursday decision, several environmental groups have called the monumental ruling devastating to the Biden administration’s efforts to facilitate a clean energy transition.
For a breakdown of the decision and its implications for climate regulations moving forward, host Bill Loveless spoke with legal experts Michael Gerrard and Jeff Holmstead.
Michael is founder and director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University. He has pioneered innovative legal strategies and teaches courses on environmental law, climate change law and energy regulation. Before his time at Columbia, Michael was the head of the New York law office of Arnold & Porter.
Jeff heads the Environmental Strategies Group at the law firm Bracewell. He previously served as assistant administrator for air and radiation at the EPA under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. During his tenure, he was one of the architects behind the Clean Air Interstate Rule, the Clean Air Diesel Rule and the Mercury Rule for power plants.
The pair discussed precisely how the rule curbs the EPA’s power, where it stops short, and the kind of legal precedence it sets for future cases.
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A Major Reckoning for US Energy Policy
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Obstacles to Energy Consensus in Congress
In today's polarized political landscape, energy policy has become increasingly partisan. States rich in both fossil fuels and renewable resources must confront growing electricity demand and aging infrastructure....
Trump’s Mideast Diplomacy
President Trump's recent visit to the Gulf region marked a dramatic shift from the previous administration’s Middle East diplomacy. In his visit to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and...
Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
• May 27, 2025
A Framework for Achieving Energy Equity
We often associate energy poverty with developing nations, but the reality is that tens of millions of Americans struggle to pay their monthly energy bills. Oftentimes, they forgo...
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