Carbon Tax Initiative

CGEP has launched an initiative to explore key questions and implications related to the design and implementation of a carbon tax in the United States.

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March 2019

Why the Energy Industry Needs Women

By
Amy Myers Jaffe and Jully Meriño Carela

In a new op-ed via the the Houston Chronicle, Jully Meriño Carela and Amy Myers Jaffeeexplain why the energy industry needs more women and ways in which they can retain diverse talent. 

March 2019

Oil price volatility weighs heavily on energy investors

By
Jamie Webster

Writing in the Financial Times, Jamie Webster discusses impacts of oil market volatility and its impact on companies and consumers.

March 2019

Interactions between a Federal Carbon Tax and Other Climate Policies

By
Justin Gundlach, Ron Minsk and Dr. Noah Kaufman

This report develops a framework to consider the interactions between a federal carbon tax and salient energy and emissions policies. The paper provides policymakers information about how they might want to add, subtract, or change existing policies by using the framework to classify existing policies are either complementary or redundant to a federal carbon tax.

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Columbia Energy Exchange

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March 18, 2019

Lisa Jacobson: Trends in U.S. Energy Sustainability

Lisa Jacobson
President, Business Council for Sustainable Energy

The U.S. economy kicked into high gear in 2018, and the results were evident in nearly every energy sector including overall demand, power generation, energy prices and carbon emissions. So, what does this mean for the movement to sustainable...

March 11, 2019

Outlook for Energy Jobs in U.S.

David Foster
Distinguished Associate, Energy Futures Initiative

Host Bill Loveless talks to David Foster, an author of the newly released U.S. Energy and Employment Report 2019.

February 25, 2019

The World Bank and Energy Poverty

Riccardo Puliti
Senior Director, Energy & Extractives, World Bank

Freeing the world of poverty is the predominant goal of the World Bank, one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. And one of the most important factors in achieving that objective is providing reliable and...