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Insights from the US and India for Electricity Open Access in Kenya and South Africa
Kenya[1] and South Africa[2] have recently started moving toward an open access regime in their electricity sectors, while the US and India have been on this path for...
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Minimizing Damage as Mining for Critical Minerals Ramps Up
The clean energy transition has a dirty underside. To move away from fossil fuels and toward solar, wind, batteries, and other alternative sources of energy, we have to intensify mining operations for critical minerals like lithium, copper, and cobalt.
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December 5, 2024
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Student Roundtable with Mary Nichols
Women in Energy at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA is pleased to host Anne-Sophie Corbeau.
Event
• CGEP Large Conference Room
1255 Amsterdam Ave Floor 1, New York, NY 10027
1255 Amsterdam Ave Floor 1, New York, NY 10027
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The US Must Address More Than LNG To Mitigate Climate Change
Earlier this year, the Biden administration paused action on pending approvals for U.S. liquefied natural gas exports to countries without a U.S. free-trade agreement, with President Biden citing ”the urgency of the climate crisis.” The decision was hailed by climate activists and criticized by oil and gas industry representatives. While the Biden administration intended to send a …
News and Publications
by Philippe Benoit & Anne-Sophie Corbeau •
Inter Press Service
• April 10, 2024
Estimating the Number of Women Household Biomass Producers, the Largest Segment of the Global Energy Labor Force
While tens of millions of people work in formal energy jobs around the world, another group that comprises a massive and key labor segment in this sector is often overlooked: women and girls producing biomass
‘Beginning of the end of fossil fuels’: Peak oil, gas and coal demand predicted by 2030
The new peak demand date for oil, gas and coal is "dramatically" different to what would have been predicted just 10-15 years ago, driven by changes in political will, technology advances and an appreciation of energy security benefits.
Invisible Women in Energy: Millions of Household Biomass Producers
An estimated 2.4 billion people currently lack access to clean cooking fuels, with the majority relying on biomass (firewood, charcoal, dung) to meet household cooking needs.[1] This is...
