The world has committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels to avoid the most severe threats of climate change.[1] Communities across the United States rely on fossil fuel...
Rising electricity demand. Heightened geopolitical tension. Fragility in energy markets. These are some of the big stories shaping the energy transition outlined in the International Energy Agency’s newest...
Gender disparities in entrepreneurship are stark. Only one in every three businesses is owned by a woman.
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• Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
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Energy Justice Coming Full Circle: From Scholarship to Strategy
Past Event
September 26, 2024
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm edt
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The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs is pleased to host Tony Reames, Visiting Faculty Member at CGEP and Associate Professor at the University of Michigan. Professor Reames will present an overview of his research on the creation and persistence of energy disparities across racial, spatial, and socioeconomic lines. Additionally, he will reflect on his academic career and his experience as a Presidential Political Appointee in the Biden-Harris Administration, where he served as Deputy Director for Energy Justice and Principal Deputy Director for State and Community Energy Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Registration is required. This roundtable is open only to currently enrolled Columbia University students.
This event will be hosted in person, and capacity is limited. We ask that you register only if you can attend this event in its entirety.
For more information about the event, please contact [email protected].
Power Uptown will have three components: (1) Energy Opportunity Expo, (2) Energy Opportunity Teach-in, and (3) a Panel discussion with elected and appointed officials.
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• The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W 125th St, New York.
Almost 34 million American households were considered energy insecure in 2020 (the latest date such data were compiled by the US Energy Information Administration), with the majority foregoing...
About one in four American households experience some form of energy insecurity. Within this group, Black, Indigenous, Latine, low- and moderate-income (LMI), and other disadvantaged communities face a disproportionately higher burden.
