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Michael Smolens: Clean energy politics heat up for GOP, but it’s not about climate change

Republican senators seek to reverse cuts in renewable energy tax credits that could hurt their states as global warming continues apace.

News and Publications with Jason Bordoff • The San Diego Union-Tribune • May 30, 2025

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Q&A: Why Trump’s Gulf Tour Matters for Energy, AI, and Geopolitics

President Donald Trump's first official foreign policy trip, as in his first term, was to Saudi Arabia earlier this month, with additional stops in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Blog by Karen E. Young • May 28, 2025

Q&A: Why Trump’s Gulf Tour Matters for Energy, AI, and Geopolitics

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Saudi Arabia Pivots into Global LNG Market

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Blog by Ira Joseph • May 5, 2025

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Unpacking the US–Ukraine Minerals Deal

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Blog by Tom Moerenhout • May 2, 2025

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Trump’s Mideast Diplomacy

President Trump's recent visit to the Gulf region marked a dramatic shift from the previous administration’s Middle East diplomacy. In his visit to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • May 27, 2025

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A Framework for Achieving Energy Equity

We often associate energy poverty with developing nations, but the reality is that tens of millions of Americans struggle to pay their monthly energy bills. Oftentimes, they forgo...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Diana Hernández • May 20, 2025

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Japan’s Shifting Energy Strategy

For years, Japan set aggressive decarbonization targets, positioning itself as a climate leader despite limited domestic resources. But recent geopolitical earthquakes like the ongoing war in Ukraine, increasing...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Tatsuya Terazawa • May 13, 2025

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The Impact of the Trump Administration’s Nuclear Executive Orders

On May 23, President Donald Trump signed four executive orders that aim to reform the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, streamline National Laboratory processes for reactor testing, advance...

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Careers at the World Bank: Exploring Opportunities in Global Development

Join us for a virtual information session focused on career pathways at the World Bank, one of the world’s leading international financial institutions dedicated to poverty reduction and...

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Why Canada’s recent climate-policy struggles may be its most valuable contribution to COP28

Between its carbon pricing carve-out and clashes with Prairie provinces, the Trudeau government has had a bad year on the climate file. But in Dubai, there’s a chance to turn those missteps into progress

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Michael Smolens: Clean energy politics heat up for GOP, but it’s not about climate change

Republican senators seek to reverse cuts in renewable energy tax credits that could hurt their states as global warming continues apace.

News and Publications with Jason Bordoff • The San Diego Union-Tribune • May 30, 2025

Clean energy cash gushing into red states puts GOP senators in a bind

News and Publications with Jason Bordoff • The Washington Post • May 23, 2025

3 signs that Trump might quit the world’s oldest climate treaty

The president has been making moves that could lead to an exit from the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

News and Publications with Kate Guy • E&E News by POLITICO • May 14, 2025

Federal Energy Star label program, which helped curb electricity demand, said to be on chopping block

The Trump administration reportedly plans to cut the program, just as electricity demand is rising in the United States due to the rise in data centers and AI.

News and Publications with Joshua Rhodes • Marketplace • May 13, 2025

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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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Energy and Climate Issues During the Trump Administration’s First 100 Days

President Donald Trump has made energy a clear focus for his second term in the White House. Having campaigned on an “America First” platform that highlighted domestic fossil-fuel growth, the reversal of climate policies and clean energy incentives advanced by the Biden administration, and substantial tariffs on key US trading partners, he declared an “energy emergency” on his first day in office.

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