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Energy Explained
Get the latest as our experts share their insights on global energy policy.
New Environmental Intelligence Assessment Points to “Catastrophic” Security Risks
In January 2026, the UK government publicly released an intelligence report analyzing the security implications of global environmental destruction.
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling: What It Means for Energy
President Trump has aggressively used tariffs as an economic tool, but a US Supreme Court decision on Friday struck down his sweeping tariffs, bringing new uncertainty. The court,...
Events
Find out more about our upcoming and past events.
February 25, 2026
• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
est
Energy Markets and the Future of Energy with Amrita Sen
Join us on February 25 for an in-depth, student-only conversation. Registration is required, and space is limited. The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA’s Women...
Event
• Center on Global Energy Policy
1255 Amsterdam Ave Floor 1, New York, NY 10027
1255 Amsterdam Ave Floor 1, New York, NY 10027
Podcast
Turning the Page: Reintegrating States After Sanctions
November 30, 2016
CGEP program director, Richard Nephew moderates a panel discussion on post-sanctioned jurisdiction, examining the decision to remove sanctions against Myanmar, Cuba, and Iran, and exploring ways in which sanctions removal has been successful as well as unsuccessful. Guests included: Elizabeth Rosenberg, Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy, Economics and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security and Peter Kucik, Principal at the Inle Advisory Group.
More Episodes
IEA Renewable Energy Market Report 2017
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and discussion of the IEA's Renewable Energy Market Report 2017 with Heymi Bahar, Renewable Energy Markets Analyst at the International...
Columbia Global Energy Dialogues Podcast
• December 30, 2017
Electricity Markets in Transition
In April 2016, the Center on Global Energy Policy brought together senior energy and climate leaders to discuss pressing issues at the intersection of energy policy, financial markets,...
Columbia Global Energy Dialogues Podcast
• December 30, 2016
America’s Energy Position After the Oil Price Collapse
In April 2016, the Center on Global Energy Policy brought together senior energy and climate leaders to discuss pressing issues at the intersection of energy policy, financial markets,...
Columbia Global Energy Dialogues Podcast
• December 30, 2016
Patrick Pouyanne, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Total
In April 2016, the Center on Global Energy Policy brought together senior energy and climate leaders to discuss pressing issues at the intersection of energy policy, financial markets,...
Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast
• April 30, 2016
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Publications
New Environmental Intelligence Assessment Points to “Catastrophic” Security Risks
In January 2026, the UK government publicly released an intelligence report analyzing the security implications of global environmental destruction.
Downstream Diversification of Mineral-Rich Countries
This open access book sheds new light on the challenges and opportunities of downstream diversification in countries rich in critical minerals
The Energy Transition Won’t Work Without Coal Towns
A fossil fuel superpower cannot sustain deep emissions reductions if doing so drives up costs for vulnerable consumers.
The US Is Internationalizing Its Critical Minerals Industrial Policy
Securing critical minerals is a top priority of governments around the world.
