Energy Explained
Get the latest as our experts share their insights on global energy policy.
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.
Events
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December 5, 2024
• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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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
WHAT WE DO
The Leading Global Energy Think Tank
To be a global leader in advancing evidence-based and actionable energy and climate solutions through research, dialogue, and education.
Trusted Source of Energy & Climate Research
Finding the latest, data-based research and analysis can be a struggle for many policy makers.
When a sector as important as energy is at stake, we set up CGEP to change the way the world can access trusted, unbiased knowledge.
To ensure the Center on Global Energy policy consistently provides information across a range of crucial topics, we’ve brought together many of the world’s most respected energy experts. We’re regularly called upon to provide policymakers and global business leaders with the insights they need to make change happen. Drawing on the breadth of expertise throughout one of the world’s great research universities, and housed within a leading school of international affairs, our work is anchored by three broad, and overlapping, areas of research: the geopolitics of energy; the energy transition and climate change, including transitioning the energy system to net-zero emissions; and energy for economic development, justice, and prosperity.
Convening Expert Voices
Conversations around energy and climate are becoming more urgent, yet more polarized. We need global, multidisciplinary, cross-sector dialogue to share ideas, create solutions, and foster cooperation.
Energy policy solutions informed by rigorous research and dialogue are crucial to addressing climate change, increasing access to energy, and sparking innovation for a thriving global energy economy.
Based in the world’s financial capital, New York City, we connect policy makers, business and civil society leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and journalists. Our global forum provides insight to decision makers tasked with solving the world’s energy challenges.
Real-Time Response to Real-World Challenges
The energy and climate sector is evolving all the time and policy makers need up-to-date studies to accurately and efficiently respond.
We also know time is short and not everyone can digest hundreds of pages of reports at every juncture. We produce best-in-class, honest, original academic research delivered in formats and timeframes that are accessible and useful outside of academia. Based at one of the top research universities, we deliver clear, cutting-edge analysis and recommendations.
Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders
Before we can solve the energy and climate challenges of today, we need development in policy, technology, and finance. To unlock these advances, we need new policies informed by high-caliber research and diverse and innovative energy leaders.
We’re training tomorrow’s thinkers, leaders, and communicators. Our exclusive programs including Women in Energy and the Energy Journalism Initiative provide education, career and mentorship opportunities to the next generation of energy and climate leaders.
What Makes Our Research Special?
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) is committed to independent and nonpartisan research that meets the high standards of academic integrity and quality at Columbia University.
We were founded on the principle that no outside organization or individual will influence the work of our scholars in a way that determines policy recommendations or outcomes.
Our scholars carry out their research by following facts and evidence wherever they lead, independently and free from any influence or control by funders or other interest groups.