Did Carbon Actually Score A Quiet Win In Congress?
When Congress approved the Fiscal Year 2026 spending bills last month, many in the carbon sector braced for cuts but reality appears more optimistic.
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Taiba Jafari is a former Research Associate at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University. She has a Master’s degree in Energy Systems Management from the University of San Francisco and holds two Bachelor’s degrees from the American University of Afghanistan (Bachelor of Business Administration) and Kabul University (Electrical and Electronics Engineering). She has worked as a teaching assistant during and after her studies at the University of San Francisco. Her previous work experience includes working on energy projects through the World Bank and USAID in Afghanistan.
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