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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

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.

February 2019

Future Workforce In the Energy Sector: How Diversity Makes us More Hardworking and More Creative

By
Jully Meriño Carela and Amy Myers Jaffe

Building diverse, inclusive work environments has become a priority for businesses across the globe—bringing benefits that include higher productivity and improved performance, as well as increased creativity and broader perspectives that lead to better decision-making.

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Columbia Energy Exchange

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March 04, 2019

Mission Possible: Reaching Net Zero

Lord Adair Turner
Chair, Energy Transitions Commission

On this episode of Columbia Energy Exchange, host Jason Bordoff is joined by Lord Adair Turner, Senior Fellow at the Institute for New Economic Thinking, Chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, and former Chair of the UK Parliament's Climate...

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...

A Transition in Global Energy

Francesco Starace
CEO & General Manager, Enel

On this edition of Columbia Energy Exchange, host Jason Bordoff is joined by Francesco Starace, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Enel. Enel is a multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas, and one of Europe’s...