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Q&A: How Will New US Sanctions Affect Russia’s Energy Sector?
The sweeping new sanctions imposed on Russia’s energy sector by the Biden administration on January 10 mark a significant shift in strategy. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale...
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
AI, Extreme Weather, and the LA Wildfires
The year 2024 ended with a sobering milestone: it was officially the hottest year ever recorded. That pattern of extremes continues around the world, especially in Southern California,...
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Can AI Help Reduce Emissions of Greenhouse Gases?
Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs for a special webinar "Can AI Help Reduce Emissions of...
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US Squandering Billions on Unproven Climate Solutions, Critics Say
Subsidies for technologies like carbon capture and storage are a “colossal waste” and bolster polluting industries.
US leads wealthy countries spending billions of public money on unproven ‘climate solutions’
Exclusive: Over $12bn in subsidies awarded for technologies like carbon capture experts call ‘colossal waste of money’
Triggering Investment in First-of-a-Kind and Early Near-Zero Emissions Industrial Facilities
This report explores financial policy instruments that can make first-of-a-kind (FOAK) near-zero emission industrial facilities viable.
Reports
by Chris Bataille, Seton Stiebert, Jonas Algers + 2 more • August 01, 2024
Turns Out, NET Power Hasn’t Delivered Net Power
Itâs all in the fine print.
Q&A | Why 2024 Is Critical for Climate and Trade Policies in the Years to Come
2024 is the “ultimate election year,” with more voters than ever heading to the polls in a record 64 countries representing half of the global population.[1] This includes...
Q&A: Why defining the ‘phaseout’ of ‘unabated’ fossil fuels is so important at COP28
The future of fossil fuels – and whether to agree to phase them “down” or “out” –...
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