Semafor Net Zero: One Good Text
After winning a $20 billion contract with Google, Intersect Power wants to “create a whole new class of real estate.”
Current Access Level “I” – ID Only: CUID holders, alumni, and approved guests only
Past Event
December 1, 2015
4:00 am - 5:30 am
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and discussion of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2015 featuring Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director, IEA.
The World Energy Outlook 2015 presents updated projections for the evolution of the global energy system through 2040, examining the prospects for fossil fuels, renewables, the power sector and energy efficiency, and analysis on trends in carbon emissions and fossil-fuel and renewable energy subsidies. In particular, the 2015 edition is informed by in-depth analysis on key issues and trends such as the lower oil price environment, India’s energy outlook, opportunities and challenges for unconventional gas, and the competitive position of renewables and the role of energy efficiency. After a presentation of the WEO by Dr. Birol, Christof Ruhl, former Chief Economist at BP and currently Global Head of Research at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, offered his reactions. Founding Director Jason Bordoff then moderated a discussion with Dr. Birol and Mr. Ruhl.
The relationship between the US and Canada, each of which is the other’s principal source of imported energy, has become increasingly fraught in recent months. Canada and the...
Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA for a rapid response briefing with Kadri Simson, CGEP Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Institute of Global Politics Carnegie Distinguished Fellow,...
The Columbia Global Energy Summit 2024 is an annual event dedicated to thought-provoking discussions around the critical energy and climate challenges facing the global community.
Women in Energy at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA is pleased to host Anne-Sophie Corbeau.
Steps by the second Trump administration show it is taking a tougher stance against the regime of Nicolas Maduro. Trump recently issued an executive order that could levy a 25 percent tariff on countries that directly or indirectly import Venezuelan oil starting on April 2, and it has modified Chevron’s oil license to operate in the South American nation.
Trump’s abandonment of antibribery efforts will hurt—not help—U.S. companies.