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Curtailing Fugitive Methane Emissions Amid a Potential US Regulatory Rollback
Fugitive methane emissions from the energy sector have become frontpage news over the last five years. Both the US and EU have developed legislative strategies to combat methane...
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Climate as a Catalyst for Global Conflicts
Climate change isn't just an environmental threat—it's becoming a catalyst for conflict. Over the past decade, rising temperatures, water shortages, and other environmental disruptions have fueled tensions from...
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January 30, 2025
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Can AI Help Reduce Emissions of Greenhouse Gases?
Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs for a special webinar "Can AI Help Reduce Emissions of...
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Lilly Yejin Lee
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Relevant Articles
New Horizons In Lithium Sourcing & Extraction
Surging demand for electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage are key drivers of what some are calling the "white gold" rush — the global race to source and refine lithium to feed...
👀 On my screen: Trade and temperatures
On my screen: Trade and temperatures
The Large Benefits of a Small Pivot from a President Harris on Climate Tariffs
President Biden has merged the nation’s climate and trade policy strategies, with tariffs as a defining feature.[1] Duties have been imposed on imports of solar panels, steel, aluminum,...
The age of green protectionism
Shielding clean tech industry may have side effects
Lithium in the Energy Transition: Roundtable Report
CGEP convened a roundtable during Climate Week NYC to discuss challenges of expanding lithium supply for the energy transition.
Fact Sheet: Lithium Supply in the Energy Transition
An increased supply of lithium will be needed to meet future expected demand growth for lithium-ion batteries for transportation and energy storage.
Q&A | Solar Tariffs and the US Energy Transition
According to the United States government, certain Chinese producers have been circumventing US import duties by exporting solar energy equipment from Southeast Asian countries to the US. New...
Lessons from the Maui Wildfires on Building a Climate-Resilient Grid for Island Communities
This summer’s wildfires on Maui are the largest environmental disaster in Hawaiian history. One of them, the deadliest[1] wildfire in the United States since 1918, caused near-total destruction...
