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Energy Explained
Get the latest as our experts share their insights on global energy policy.
Q&A: Trump’s Executive Order on US Domestic Mineral Production
What is the goal of the critical minerals executive order signed by President Trump on March 20, 2025? The order[1] aims to significantly increase domestic production of critical minerals...
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Breaking America’s Energy Policy Gridlock
Across America, energy policy is often driven by short-term politics over long-term planning. Despite record-breaking U.S. oil production in recent years, partisan battles continue over fossil fuels and...
Events
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March 26, 2025
• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Leading Without a Mentor: How to Be Your Own Mentor and Guide
Please join the Women in Energy initiative at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA for a student roundtable lunch featuring Claire Steichen, Founder of Clear Strategy Coaching.For many...
Event
• Center on Global Energy Policy
1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027
Zachary A. Wendling
Biography
Relevant Articles
Using New Marginal Emissions Data to Improve State Renewable Portfolio Standards
The majority of US states use a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to achieve clean energy targets. RPS programs typically set annual clean energy production levels, but they ignore the significant variations in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity of the grid at different times of the day and at different locations.
What China, Germany, and Texas Tell Us about Capacity Adequacy
Recent electric power policy decisions in Germany, China, and Texas demonstrate the emerging challenge of preserving capacity adequacy amidst high renewable penetration rates.
News and Publications
with Joshua Rhodes, Abraham Silverman & Zachary A. Wendling •
Center for Strategic and International Studies
• February 21, 2024
Estimating Interregional Transmission Expansion Under the BIG WIRES Act
Recent congressional legislation has the potential to accelerate the construction of new electricity transmission projects that cross existing electric grid boundaries. These interregional transmission projects provide a host...
