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The Social Cost of Carbon Is Gone — and That May Be Good News for Future US Climate Policy
President Trump has ended the federal government’s use of the "social cost of carbon" (SCC), an official estimate of the harms caused by carbon dioxide emissions.
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Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Editor’s Pick: How Economic Warfare Impacts Energy
Six months in, President Trump’s trade war has entered a new phase. Just this weekend, the European Union agreed to a trade deal that includes a promise to...
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Rapid Response: President Trump’s Executive Actions on AI and their Energy Implications
Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA for a panel discussion on the Trump administration’s recent executive actions on artificial intelligence and their...
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Varcoe: Energy talks at G7 summit under shadow of Middle East conflict as oil prices ‘to spike higher’
Israel and Iran's attacks are expected to cast a shadow over energy security discussions that begin this week at the G7 summit in Kananaskis
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Energy Markets Series: Half-Time Talk Weekly Feature Interview
Dr. Tatiana Mitrova, Research Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia UniversityTells Half-Time Talk GI Exclusive Interview: “Closing the Strait of ...
JACKSON HEWETT: Middle East conflict rattles economic outlook as oil prices surge
JACKSON HEWETT: Whether Iran and Israel’s conflict escalates into all-out war may hinge on whether a 2.5-magnitude seismic event near Qom confirms the destruction of Iran’s most heavily fortified nuclear site.
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Oil and Gas Industry Takeaways from China’s ‘Two Sessions’
Earlier this month, China convened its “two sessions”—the annual concurrent meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s legislature, and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress, a political advisor body.
Q&A: Repercussions of Saudi Oil Decisions Amid Competing Trump and OPEC+ Priorities
During a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month, President Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia and OPEC to increase oil production to lower prices and exert economic pressure on Russia.
