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June 2020

Competitive Markets and Environmental Goals—Yes, They Can Coexist

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David R. Hill

In an op-ed for Power, David Hill argues that policymakers and consumers don’t have to choose between low-carbon energy sources and competitive power markets. It’s possible to have both.

CCUS Finance
April 2020

Capturing Investment: Policy Design to Finance CCUS Projects in the U.S. Power Sector

By
Dr. Julio Friedmann, Emeka Ochu and Jeffrey D. Brown

Dr. Julio Friedmann, Emeka Ochu and Jeffrey Brown analyze the policy measures needed to close the finance and investment gap for carbon capture projects in the U.S. power sector, focusing on privately held power plants fueled by natural gas and coal that represent about half of the power generation in the U.S. 

January 2020

Out of Control: The Impact of Wildfires on our Power Sector and the Environment

By
John J. MacWilliams

Senior Fellow John MacWilliams testifies before the Subcommittee on Energy, and the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, regarding the impact of wildfires on the domestic power sector and the environment.

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June 29, 2020

New York’s Pathway to Decarbonization

Ali Zaidi
Deputy Secretary for Energy and Environment, Office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

Host Jason Bordoff is joined by Ali Zaidi, Chairman of Climate Policy and Finance and Deputy Secretary for Energy and Environment in the Office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

June 22, 2020

“Power After Carbon”

Peter Fox-Penner
Founder and Director, Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy

In this edition of Columbia Energy Exchange, host Jason Bordoff is joined by Peter Fox-Penner, who is Founder and Director of Boston University’s Institute of Sustainable Energy.

January 06, 2020

U.S. Energy, Climate Policy in 2020

Ralph Izzo
Chairman, CEO, Public Service Enterprise Group

Happy New Year! And welcome back to Columbia Energy Exchange, a weekly podcast from the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University.

The year 2020 promises to be an important one for energy and environmental issues in the U.S.,...