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Energy Explained
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G7 Progress on Critical Minerals Diversification Overlooks Demand Side
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Michael Cembalest Does the Math on the Energy Transition
The energy transition is in the midst of its own transition. Spiking electricity demand and geopolitical events are driving up energy prices, while debates over the best sources...
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June 25, 2026
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The Cost of Power: Rising Electricity Prices, AI, and the Grid
This event will take place in-person in Washington DC, at the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2168 (Gold Room). Advance registration is required. Announcing New Columbia University Publications...
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Washington, D.C.
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Tag: Carbon Capture and Storage
How Carbon Capture Technology Could Maintain Gulf States’ Oil Legacy
National oil and gas companies in the Gulf Arab States are strategically investing in technologies that can mitigate emissions from oil production.
Paris Agreement-Compliant Hydrogen and Electricity Production
In a recent article "How Much Is Enough? Fossil Fuel Abatement and the Paris Agreement," the author argued that the global community should consider requiring all new and retrofit facilities still using fossil fuels to employ at least 90–95% capture of production and consumption CO2 emissions.
How Much Is Enough? Fossil Fuel Abatement and the Paris Agreement
When combusting fossil fuels in a world trying to meet the overarching Paris Agreement goal, how low do emissions need to go?
