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India’s Latest Budget Reveals New Details for National Energy Transition

The energy portion of India’s latest budget for 2024-2025 released last month provided some new announcements related to developing a national energy transition pathway

Blog by Vivek Shastry, Gautam Jain & Rama T. Ponangi • August 21, 2024

India’s Latest Budget Reveals New Details for National Energy Transition

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Chile’s State-Centric Lithium Policy May Deter Investment

The Chilean government recently published the results of a request for information (RFI) intended to gauge investment interest in the country’s lithium assets. Although details disclosed in the...

Blog by Juan Carlos Jobet, Tom Moerenhout & Diego Rivera Rivota • August 8, 2024

Geopolitics

Swapping Azeri Gas for Russian Supplies No Easy Fix For Europe

European proposals[1] to replace Russian gas shipped via Ukraine[2] with gas from Azerbaijan when current transit agreements with Moscow expire at the end of 2024[3] may be easier...

Blog by Anne-Sophie Corbeau & Tatiana Mitrova • July 31, 2024

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Climate Change

The Untold History of Climate Science and Politics

In 1953, the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, “From Here to Eternity” won the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. And on...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jay Hakes • August 27, 2024

The Untold History of Climate Science and Politics

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Energy Policy

Mexico’s New Climate-Conscious Leader Faces Deep Energy Challenges

With her historic victory in Mexico’s presidential election in June, Claudia Sheinbaum will be the country’s first-ever female leader. And because of her background as a climate scientist...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Carlos Pascual • August 20, 2024

Energy Policy

Getting Educated on a Clean Energy Future

Global clean energy investment has risen by 40% since 2020, reaching an estimated $1.8 trillion in 2023, according to the International Energy Agency. The cost of wind, solar,...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Arun Majumdar • August 13, 2024

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September 19, 2024 • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm edt

Student Roundtable: Energy Justice at the Department of Energy

Women in Energy and Energy Opportunity Lab at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA is pleased to host Dr. Lauren Ross

Event • CGEP Large Conference Room
1255 Amsterdam Ave Floor 1, New York, NY 10027

Student Roundtable: Energy Justice at the Department of Energy

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September 23, 2024 • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm edt

Careers in Renewable Energy Networking Reception

The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA is hosting a series of energy and climate-focused events during Climate Week NYC from September 22-29, 2024. These events...

Event • Faculty House at Columbia University
3rd Floor
64 Morningside Drive
New York, NY 10027

September 26, 2024 • 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm edt

Trade and Clean Energy Transition Program Launch

The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA is hosting a series of energy and climate-focused events during Climate Week NYC from September 22-29, 2024. These events...

Event • Penn Club of New York, 30 W. 44 St., New York, NY 10036
Room/Area: Spruce Street Room

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The Untold History of Climate Science and Politics

In 1953, the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, “From Here to Eternity” won the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. And on...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jay Hakes • August 27, 2024

Energy Policy

Mexico’s New Climate-Conscious Leader Faces Deep Energy Challenges

With her historic victory in Mexico’s presidential election in June, Claudia Sheinbaum will be the country’s first-ever female leader. And because of her background as a climate scientist...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Carlos Pascual • August 20, 2024

Mexico’s New Climate-Conscious Leader Faces Deep Energy Challenges

Energy Policy

Getting Educated on a Clean Energy Future

Global clean energy investment has risen by 40% since 2020, reaching an estimated $1.8 trillion in 2023, according to the International Energy Agency. The cost of wind, solar,...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Arun Majumdar • August 13, 2024

Getting Educated on a Clean Energy Future

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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

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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

Climate Change

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

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Trade Policy

Re-run: ‘Reforming the Global Trading System’

Following decades of economic integration, the costs of clean energy technology have fallen sharply. But the rising costs of fragmentation, industry-friendly policies, and geopolitical tensions risk slowing the...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Dan Esty • August 6, 2024

Re-run: ‘Reforming the Global Trading System’

Climate Change

Re-run: ‘Climate Change in the American Mind’

So far this summer, politics has dominated the news. Which makes sense – it’s a presidential election year after all. But climate change and its effects haven’t gone...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Anthony Leiserowitz • July 30, 2024

Re-run: ‘Climate Change in the American Mind’

Energy Markets

Global Gas Dynamics as Russia Pivots Markets to China

Russia’s energy exports, including its significant natural gas capacity, are geopolitical currency for the country. Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russia was Europe’s single largest supplier of imported...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Erica Downs , Akos Losz and Tatiana Mitrova • July 23, 2024

Global Gas Dynamics as Russia Pivots Markets to China

Energy for Development

Understanding the Scale of the Energy Transition

Energy is central to economic development, and access to energy is intrinsically linked to prosperity. As standards of living improve, energy use could double by the end of...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Eric Toone • July 16, 2024

Understanding the Scale of the Energy Transition

Climate Change

What the Chevron Decision Means for U.S. Regulators

On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 40-year precedent established in the landmark 1984 case, Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. The precedent, commonly referred...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Michael Gerrard and Jeff Holmstead • July 9, 2024

What the Chevron Decision Means for U.S. Regulators

Climate Change

How Climate Change is Impacting Human Migration

In a 2022 report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that devastating floods and storms have triggered the displacement of 20 million people per year since 2008....

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Shana Tabak • July 2, 2024

How Climate Change is Impacting Human Migration

Critical Minerals

Chile’s Critical Minerals

Demand for the critical minerals needed for batteries, solar panels, and other forms of clean energy will grow rapidly under the International Energy Agency's “net zero by 2050”...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Juan Carlos Jobet • June 25, 2024

Geopolitics

What the EU’s Conservative Shift Means for Climate

Recent elections in the European Union shook up the continent’s climate politics. Far-right parties performed well in both the EU’s parliament and national governments, and the Greens lost...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Ann Mettler • June 18, 2024

What the EU’s Conservative Shift Means for Climate

Climate Change

Summer Outlook: What to Make of Extreme Weather Predictions

In the next few months, heat waves, droughts, thunderstorms, and hurricanes will wreak havoc on regions around the world. Climate scientists say these events are becoming more extreme...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Radley Horton • June 11, 2024

Summer Outlook: What to Make of Extreme Weather Predictions

Energy Policy

What’s Next for Europe’s Energy Transition?

The elections for the European Parliament will take place in a couple of days, and polls currently suggest the Parliament will undergo a rightward shift. The last elections...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Dominique Ristori • June 4, 2024

What’s Next for Europe’s Energy Transition?

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Inside New U.S. Transmission Rules

On May 8th, the U.S. Department of Energy proposed ten new “national interest electric transmission corridors” – a designation that allows the federal government to accelerate projects in...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Rob Gramlich • May 28, 2024

Industrial Decarbonization

Can Industry Eliminate Its Carbon Pollution?

Industry accounts for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, a share that will only increase in the coming years. Other high-emission sectors, like electric power and transportation, are...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jeffrey Rissman • May 21, 2024

Can Industry Eliminate Its Carbon Pollution?

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