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January 28, 2026 • 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm est

Powering Data Centers: Nuclear Energy and Emerging Careers

The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA's Women in Energy initiative and Accenture invite you to join us for an evening of conversation and networking...

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395 9th Ave, New York
Powering Data Centers: Nuclear Energy and Emerging Careers

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On November 6, 2025, in the lead-up to the annual UN Conference of the Parties (COP30), the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA convened a roundtable on project-based carbon credit markets (PCCMs) in São Paulo, Brazil—a country that both hosted this year’s COP and is well-positioned to shape the next phase of global carbon markets by leveraging its experience in nature-based solutions.

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In the fall of 2024, the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA launched the International Dialogue on Climate and Trade to afford governments and stakeholders opportunities to seek common ground on ways of more effectively and equitably managing issues at the intersection of climate and trade.

Summaries by Elliot Diringer, Victoria Barreto Vieira do Prado & Trevor Sutton • October 21, 2025
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