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US To Stockpile Cobalt For First Time In Decades, Columbia Study Sees Risks

US Defense Dept seeking to buy cobalt for first time in decades to stabilize supply chains. Up to 7,500 tons worth $500M being sought from 3 companies.

News and Publications with Tom Moerenhout • Benzinga • August 22, 2025

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How the EU Might Become the OPEC of Global Gas

Despite producing little natural gas, the EU could become the most powerful entity in global gas markets in the decades to come.

Blog by Ira Joseph • August 19, 2025

How the EU Might Become the OPEC of Global Gas

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Q&A: Why India Is Being Targeted with Russian Oil Import Tariffs, and What It Will Mean for Markets

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 Shayak Sengupta, Tatiana Mitrova, Edward Fishman + 1 more • August 15, 2025

Back to Basics: Iran Sanctions After the June 2025 Conflict

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 Richard Nephew • August 5, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence

Trump’s High-Risk, High-Reward AI Action Plan

In July, the Trump administration released what it calls an AI action plan. In it, along with several executive orders, the White House lays out its vision for...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Aaron Bartnick , Jared Dunnmon and Ashley Finan • August 19, 2025

Trump’s High-Risk, High-Reward AI Action Plan

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Energy for Development

Special Episode: Unpacking the US-India-Russia Tariff Triangle

After President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Modi met in the White House back in February, US-India relations appeared to be on solid ground. Back then, Trump was...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Richard Nephew , Tatiana Mitrova and Shayak Sengupta • August 14, 2025

Energy for Development

India’s Clean Energy Conundrum

President Trump’s threat to double tariffs on Indian goods, to 50%, as punishment for the country’s continued purchase of Russian oil, puts India in an untenable position. The...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Sunita Narain • August 12, 2025

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September 22, 2025 • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm utc

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.

Event • International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118 St., New York, NY 10027
Room/Area: 1501

Transforming Fashion’s Footprint: Innovation and Business

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September 22, 2025 • 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm est

Follow the Capital: Investment and Careers in Climate

In the wake of federal rollbacks, climate professionals are increasingly turning to state and local governments, philanthropy, and the private sector to sustain the progress made. But where...

Event • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, 31 West 52nd Street, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10019

September 24, 2025 • 11:00 am - 12:30 pm est

CGEP & CGT Present: AI for the Energy Transition @ Climate Week NYC

How can AI help the energy transition? Can the dramatic advances in artificial intelligence reshaping all our lives be mobilized to accelerate the transition to clean, low-carbon energy?...

Event • Pulitzer Hall, 2950 Broadway, New York, NY 10027
Room/Area: Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor

Tag: energy insecurity

Energy for Development

Centering Electricity Affordability in the Utility Ratemaking Process: Roundtable Summary

Summaries by Qëndresa Krasniqi, Vivek Shastry & Diana Hernández • July 22, 2025

Centering Electricity Affordability in the Utility Ratemaking Process: Roundtable Summary

Energy for Development

Community Insights on Weather-Induced Energy Insecurity: A Case Study of Extreme Heat and Power Outages in North Lawndale, Chicago

This report explores how residents of North Lawndale, a predominantly Black and historically under-resourced neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side, experience the compounded effects of heat waves and power outages.

Reports by Qëndresa Krasniqi, Helen Yibrah, Rachel Scheu + 2 more • July 10, 2025

Community Insights on Weather-Induced Energy Insecurity: A Case Study of Extreme Heat and Power Outages in North Lawndale, Chicago

Energy Justice

Addressing Energy Insecurity via Utility Ratemaking

About one in four American households experience some form of energy insecurity. Within this group, Black, Indigenous, Latine, low- and moderate-income (LMI), and other disadvantaged communities face a disproportionately higher burden.

Fact Sheet by Abigail Austin, Vivek Shastry, Emma Shumway + 2 more • August 19, 2024

Addressing Energy Insecurity via Utility Ratemaking

Energy Justice

The Prevalence and Persistence of Energy Insecurity in NYC

External Publications with Diana Hernández • Robin Hood • July 18, 2024

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