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US To Stockpile Cobalt For First Time In Decades, Columbia Study Sees Risks

US Defense Dept seeking to buy cobalt for first time in decades to stabilize supply chains. Up to 7,500 tons worth $500M being sought from 3 companies.

News and Publications with Tom Moerenhout • Benzinga • August 22, 2025

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How the EU Might Become the OPEC of Global Gas

Despite producing little natural gas, the EU could become the most powerful entity in global gas markets in the decades to come.

Blog by Ira Joseph • August 19, 2025

How the EU Might Become the OPEC of Global Gas

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Q&A: Why India Is Being Targeted with Russian Oil Import Tariffs, and What It Will Mean for Markets

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 Shayak Sengupta, Tatiana Mitrova, Edward Fishman & Richard Nephew • August 15, 2025

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Back to Basics: Iran Sanctions After the June 2025 Conflict

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Blog by Richard Nephew • August 5, 2025

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Trump’s High-Risk, High-Reward AI Action Plan

In July, the Trump administration released what it calls an AI action plan. In it, along with several executive orders, the White House lays out its vision for...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Aaron Bartnick , Jared Dunnmon and Ashley Finan • August 19, 2025

Trump’s High-Risk, High-Reward AI Action Plan

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Special Episode: Unpacking the US-India-Russia Tariff Triangle

After President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Modi met in the White House back in February, US-India relations appeared to be on solid ground. Back then, Trump was...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Richard Nephew , Tatiana Mitrova and Shayak Sengupta • August 14, 2025

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India’s Clean Energy Conundrum

President Trump’s threat to double tariffs on Indian goods, to 50%, as punishment for the country’s continued purchase of Russian oil, puts India in an untenable position. The...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Sunita Narain • August 12, 2025

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September 22, 2025 • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm utc

Transforming Fashion’s Footprint: Innovation and Business

While various efforts continue to be made to estimate fashion’s environmental footprint, major gaps remain in how to decarbonize material production and reshape business practices.

Event • International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118 St., New York, NY 10027
Room/Area: 1501

Transforming Fashion’s Footprint: Innovation and Business

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Follow the Capital: Investment and Careers in Climate

In the wake of federal rollbacks, climate professionals are increasingly turning to state and local governments, philanthropy, and the private sector to sustain the progress made. But where...

Event • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, 31 West 52nd Street, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10019

September 24, 2025 • 11:00 am - 12:30 pm est

CGEP & CGT Present: AI for the Energy Transition @ Climate Week NYC

How can AI help the energy transition? Can the dramatic advances in artificial intelligence reshaping all our lives be mobilized to accelerate the transition to clean, low-carbon energy?...

Event • Pulitzer Hall, 2950 Broadway, New York, NY 10027
Room/Area: Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor

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Climate Change

US Threatens Retaliation Over IMO Net-Zero Shipping Vote

The Trump administration is warning other countries not to support the IMO's Net-Zero Framework proposal ahead of a vote in October.

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Women in Energy Fellowship: Building the Next Generation of Energy Leaders

When Nimita Uberoi transitioned from the public to the private sector, she quickly realized that her network and skill set didn’t transfer as seamlessly as she had hoped....

Announcement • August 18, 2025

Women in Energy Fellowship: Building the Next Generation of Energy Leaders

Trump 2 is pushing environmentalists to rethink their approach

The administration is trying to erase climate-change regulation | United States

News and Publications with Noah Kaufman • The Economist • August 13, 2025

Venezuela and Haiti, the countries most vulnerable to climate change and with the fewest resources to adapt

Eight countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are in the ‘red zone,’ according to an index created by Columbia University and the Rockefeller Foundation

News and Publications with Gautam Jain • El País • July 2, 2025

Windham World Affairs Council presents ‘Climate Diplomacy: Are We Making Any Progress?’

BRATTLEBORO â Is the world making any progress at all in combating the climate crisis, and can we count on other countries to step up as the United States once

News and Publications with Elliot Diringer • Brattleboro Reformer • June 2, 2025

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Climate Finance (CliF) Vulnerability Index: Technical Methodology

The Climate Finance (CliF) Vulnerability Index is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of climate vulnerability for nation states in order to improve the targeting and provision of climate change adaptation financing.

External Publications with Gautam Jain & Andrew Kamau • Columbia University Academic Commons • May 21, 2025

Climate Finance (CliF) Vulnerability Index: Technical Methodology

Climate Change

Energy Abundance Alone Won’t Fix the Climate

Energy abundance isn't a climate strategy—it delays clean energy progress, harms global cooperation, and repeats past policy mistakes.

Op-eds & Essays with Noah Kaufman & Tim Boersma • The National Interest • March 25, 2025

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Climate finance glass may still be half full

Op-eds & Essays with Gautam Jain • Reuters • January 30, 2025

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September 22, 2025 • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm utc

Transforming Fashion’s Footprint: Innovation and Business

While various efforts continue to be made to estimate fashion’s environmental footprint, major gaps remain in how to decarbonize material production and reshape business practices.

Event • International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118 St., New York, NY 10027
Room/Area: 1501

Climate Change

A Reckoning for Core US Climate Finding

The US Environmental Protection Agency plans to rescind the foundation of its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Eliminating the so-called “endangerment finding”...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Michael B. Gerrard • August 5, 2025

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