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Power prices are expected to soar under new tax cut and spending law

In states without policies to drive renewable energy, power prices could surge as federal tax incentives for clean energy disappear, according to Energy Innovation, a think tank.

News and Publications with Noah Kaufman • NPR • July 15, 2025

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Assessing the Energy Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

This special CGEP blog series, featuring six contributions from CGEP scholars, analyzes the potential impacts of the OBBBA across a range of sectors.

Blog by Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh, Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Tom Moerenhout, Matt Bowen, Ashley Finan & Noah Kaufman • July 14, 2025

Assessing the Energy Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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MP Materials Deal Marks a Significant Shift in US Rare Earths Policy

This Energy Explained post represents the research and views of the author(s). It does not necessarily represent the views of the Center on Global Energy Policy. The piece...

Blog by Tom Moerenhout • July 11, 2025

Proposed EC Regulation Sets Course for Exit from Russian Gas

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Blog by Anne-Sophie Corbeau & Tatiana Mitrova • July 1, 2025

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Climate Shocks Are Redefining Energy Security

Many parts of the US have experienced brutal, deadly heat in recent weeks—and there’s plenty of summer left. Intense rainfall, made more likely by warming, dropped more than...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Kate Guy • July 15, 2025

Climate Shocks Are Redefining Energy Security

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Is AI Friend or Foe to the Clean Energy Transition?

Artificial intelligence is transforming our world—and the energy sector. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a comprehensive report examining both AI’s projected energy demands and...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Laura Cozzi • July 8, 2025

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Peaks and Valleys in the Energy Transition

The global energy landscape is shifting right now. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, debates about peak oil demand, and waning support for climate action in some parts...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Arjun Murti • July 1, 2025

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Season 4 Preview: Batteries Are Taking Over the World

February 7, 2024

Batteries are finding their way into everything – from cars to heavy equipment to the electric grid.

But scaling up production to meet the demands of a net-zero economy is complicated and contentious. In this 5-episode season, we’re digging into the ways batteries are made and asking: what gets mined, traded, and consumed on the road to decarbonization?

Season 4 of The Big Switch drops Feb 28th. Listen on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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The Battery Recycling Dilemma

So far over this season we've traced the global lithium-ion battery supply chain from mining to processing to manufacturing. And we've put it all into a geopolitical and economic context.

The Big Switch Podcast • March 27, 2024

The Battery Recycling Dilemma

Critical Minerals

The Great Battery Manufacturing Race

China has been the world's biggest battery manufacturer for over a decade. By 2022, according to the IEA, China manufactured 76% of the world's batteries. But that's changing.

The Big Switch Podcast • March 20, 2024

The Great Battery Manufacturing Race

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The High Stakes for Battery Ingredients

Batteries can replace gasoline in our cars, or diesel in our generators with electricity. But batteries and petroleum-based fuels share something in common: they both rely on energy-intensive processes to turn extracted materials into something useful.

The Big Switch Podcast • March 13, 2024

The High Stakes for Battery Ingredients

Critical Minerals

The Mining Conundrum For Critical Minerals

To produce enough batteries to reach global net-zero goals, the International Energy Agency says we'll need to increase production of critical minerals by six fold by 2040. It's a monumental task.

The Big Switch Podcast • March 6, 2024

The Mining Conundrum For Critical Minerals

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Assessing the Energy Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

This special CGEP blog series, featuring six contributions from CGEP scholars, analyzes the potential impacts of the OBBBA across a range of sectors.

Blog by Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh, Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Tom Moerenhout, Matt Bowen, Ashley Finan & Noah Kaufman • July 14, 2025

Assessing the Energy Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Critical Minerals

MP Materials Deal Marks a Significant Shift in US Rare Earths Policy

The US Department of Defense has announced a multibillion-dollar public-private partnership with MP Materials.

Blog by Tom Moerenhout • July 11, 2025

MP Materials Deal Marks a Significant Shift in US Rare Earths Policy

Critical Minerals

Five Key Decisions to Revitalize US Critical Mineral Stockpiles

The report outlines five foundational choices if a stockpiling strategy is adopted, as bipartisan support suggests is possible.

Reports by Tom Moerenhout, Cina Vazir & Irina Patrahau • July 09, 2025

Five Key Decisions to Revitalize US Critical Mineral Stockpiles

Critical Minerals

Assessing the Policy Ecosystems and Scaling Pathways of Direct Lithium Extraction

Lithium plays a critical role in the global energy transition. It is the core ingredient of lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs) and are used in stationary energy storage systems.

Reports by Milo McBride, Tom Moerenhout, Diego Rivera Rivota + 1 more • May 19, 2025

Assessing the Policy Ecosystems and Scaling Pathways of Direct Lithium Extraction

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Trump 2.0 Is Using a Light Touch on Pipeline Safety Oversight

News and Publications with Tom Moerenhout & Cina Vazir • Bloomberg • July 14, 2025

One more sizzling hot day for the eastern US before temperatures plunge 30 degrees

Weather forecasters are predicting wild temperature swings across the eastern U.S. Wednesday was expected to be another scorcher before temperatures plunge as much as 30 degrees.

News and Publications with Kate Guy • Associated Press • June 25, 2025

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