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Energy Explained
Get the latest as our experts share their insights on global energy policy.
Making Nuclear Regulatory Reform Durable: Efficiency Backed by Credibility and Predictability
The United States is at a rare inflection point for nuclear energy, with unprecedented momentum behind deployment and regulatory reform as nuclear becomes central to energy security, AI competitiveness, and state and corporate climate goals.
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Laura Holgate on the Promise and Perils of Nuclear Innovation
The Trump administration has prioritized nuclear energy expansion, aiming to increase US nuclear capacity fourfold by 2050. This nuclear energy resurgence in the US is a rare issue...
Events
Find out more about our upcoming and past events.
February 16, 2026 - February 18, 2026
• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
est
The Energy Transition from a Fiscal Angle – A Two Part Workshop
This workshop will be conducted in two parts: Part one on February 16 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST, and Part two on February 18 from 1:00 PM to...
Event
• Center on Global Energy Policy
1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
As we prepare for a busy fall and exciting new episodes, the Columbia Energy Exchange podcast will be on hiatus for the next two weeks. Now is a great time to listen or re-listen to some of our favorite episodes, which we have pulled together on a special #CEEFavorites playlist. Take a listen to Rhiana Gunn-Wright, policy director for New Consensus and one of the architects of the Green New Deal, talk to host Jason Bordoff about the thinking behind the ambitious plan; or Senator Lisa Murkowski talk to host Bill Loveless about the role of regulation in energy development; or Maarten Wetselaar, the Integrated Gas & New Energies Director and Member of the Executive Committee at Royal Dutch Shell, talk to host Jason Bordoff about the outlook for global gas demand.
#CEEFavorites playlist
- The Green New Deal: Rhiana Gunn-Wright (Host: Jason Bordoff)
- A New Chapter for Climate Policy: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (Host: Bill Loveless)
- President George H.W. Bush’s Energy and Environmental Legacy: William Reilly (Host: Jason Bordoff)
- How to Understand and Talk About Climate Change: Dr. Katherine Hayhoe (Host: Jason Bordoff)
- Shifting Dynamics Across the Energy Landscape: Ernie Moniz (Host: Jason Bordoff)
- Energy in Transition: The View from a Supermajor: Maarten Wetselaar (Host: Jason Bordoff)
- Energy and Climate Policy in Colorado: Senator Mike Bennet (Host: Jason Bordoff)
- The Role of Private Equity in the Energy Sector: Claire Farley (Host: Jason Bordoff)
- Medium Term Oil Market Report: Dr. Fatih Birol (Host: Jason Bordoff)
- Oil & Gas: Adapting to a New Energy Landscape: Patrick Pouyanné: (Host: Jason Bordoff)
- Energy: A Human History: Richard Rhodes: (Host: Jason Bordoff)
- President Carter: The White House Years: Stuart Eizenstat: (Host: Jason Bordoff)
- Transition in U.S. Power Markets: Dr. Paul Joskow (Host: Jason Bordoff)
- Strengthening U.S. Grid Resilience and Security: Neil Chatterjee (Host: Jason Bordoff)
- The View of “Energy Dominance” From Capitol Hill: Senator Lisa Murkowski (Host: Bill Loveless)
We encourage you to explore all of our Columbia Energy Exchange episodes and subscribe here today!
More Episodes
Laura Holgate on the Promise and Perils of Nuclear Innovation
The Trump administration has prioritized nuclear energy expansion, aiming to increase US nuclear capacity fourfold by 2050. This nuclear energy resurgence in the US is a rare issue...
Jigar Shah Wants to Depoliticize Energy
As political support for clean energy has waxed and waned over the past twenty years, so has the government’s financial backing. In the 2010s, critics pointed to the...
Michael Webber on What’s Behind Rising Energy Costs
With electricity prices on the rise, the future of our power grid is attracting a lot more attention. Surging demand is at the center of the story, but...
Reporters’ Roundtable: What’s Driving US Energy Policy News in 2026?
From the affordability crisis and the data center boom, to the US government’s campaign to reinvigorate the Venezuelan oil market, energy is dominating headlines in unusual ways. And...
Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
• January 20, 2026
Relevant
Publications
Assessing US Government Efforts to Support Fossil Fuel–Reliant Communities
The decline of domestic fossil fuel production in the United States poses serious economic risks for communities that rely on fossil fuel industries for jobs and public revenues. Many of these communities lack the resources and capacity to manage those risks on their own. The absence of viable economic strategies for affected regions is a barrier to building the broad, durable coalitions needed for an equitable national transition to cleaner energy sources.
Reports
by Noah Kaufman • February 05, 2026
Making Nuclear Regulatory Reform Durable: Efficiency Backed by Credibility and Predictability
The United States is at a rare inflection point for nuclear energy, with unprecedented momentum behind deployment and regulatory reform as nuclear becomes central to energy security, AI competitiveness, and state and corporate climate goals.
How a Conflict in Iran Could Affect Oil Markets in the Gulf Arab States
Multiple US–Iran conflict scenarios carry materially different risks for global oil infrastructure, transit routes, and prices.
Where China Gets Its Oil: Crude Imports in 2025 Reveal Stockpiling and Changing Fortunes of Certain Suppliers, Including Those Sanctioned
China’s crude oil imports hit a record-high 11.6 million barrels per day in 2025, as geopolitical tensions, low oil prices, and global oversupply spurred China to increase its oil stockpiles, a trend likely to continue in 2026.
