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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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Energy Policy

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

Jigar Shah Wants to Depoliticize Energy

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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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Task force to Congress: U.S. needs a mineral strategy

The bipartisan group, including former lawmakers, released recommendations Tuesday.

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View / US courts African minerals giants as China rivalry escalates

The summit marks the White House’s latest attempt to build a counterweight to China’s dominance of African mineral supply chains.

News and Publications with Zainab Usman • Semafor • January 28, 2026

Next Phase of Hybrid Cars Looks Vastly Different

New iterations have emerged that prioritize electric propulsion, including extended-range EVs that recharge the battery using a gasoline generator.

News and Publications with Victoria Barreto Vieira do Prado • Energy Intelligence • January 14, 2026

White House, private sector ‘closely looking’ at Venezuelan critical minerals

But given practical hurdles and huge political risk, experts say U.S. access to the deposits is likely a pipe dream.

News and Publications with Tom Moerenhout • Latitude Media • January 7, 2026

Could a strategic lithium reserve kickstart US supply chain development?

NEW YORK -- A strategic lithium reserve is being mooted as a solution to stabilize volatile prices that have hindered American mining projects, allowi

News and Publications with Kevin Brunelli • Nikkei Asia • December 18, 2025

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How the US–Japan Critical Minerals Partnership Is a Long-Overdue Step Toward Real Supply-Chain Security

The new critical minerals agreement between Japan and the US is more than yet another bilateral trade announcement.

Blog by Tom Moerenhout • October 29, 2025

How the US–Japan Critical Minerals Partnership Is a Long-Overdue Step Toward Real Supply-Chain Security

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Q&A: How the US Is Using Equity Stakes to Support Domestic Critical Minerals Development

The Trump administration is increasingly using equity investments as a tool of industrial policy to support domestic critical minerals supply chains.

Blog by Kevin Brunelli & Tom Moerenhout • October 27, 2025

Q&A: How the US Is Using Equity Stakes to Support Domestic Critical Minerals Development

Assessing the Energy Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

This special CGEP blog series, featuring six contributions from CGEP scholars, analyzes the potential impacts of the OBBBA across a range of sectors.

Blog by Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh, Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Tom Moerenhout, Matt Bowen, Ashley Finan & Noah Kaufman • July 14, 2025

Assessing the Energy Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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April 21, 2026 • 8:30 am - 5:00 pm est

Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026

The Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026 is an annual event dedicated to thought-provoking discussions around the critical energy and climate challenges facing the global community.

Summit Event • Lerner Hall
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What Drives ‘Breakneck’ Development in China?

Trade tensions between the US and China have hit a new high mark. Last week, after China announced plans to ratchet up its export controls of some rare-earths...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Dan Wang • October 14, 2025

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