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The energy world is in the midst of its greatest upheaval in a generation, redefining long-held geopolitical relationships with profound impacts on the global economy and environment. How do we balance the priorities of economic growth, energy security, and environmental sustainability? The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University is a leading resource for research and discussion that gets beyond the polarization that threatens to overwhelm the energy debate. In each episode of this podcast series, we bring you a conversation among top energy experts drawn from industry, government, academia and civil society about our energy future.
On Thursday, April 19, 2018, CGEP celebrated its 5th anniversary and hosted the annual Columbia Global Energy Summit.
The half-day forum included keynote remarks, interviews and plenary conversations with senior energy sector leaders focused on key issues and questions at the intersection of energy policy, financial markets, the environment and geopolitics.
This is a recording of a keynote conversation between: Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency, and Jason Bordoff, CGEP.
On Thursday, April 19, 2018, CGEP celebrated its 5th anniversary and hosted the annual Columbia Global Energy Summit.
The half-day forum included keynote remarks, interviews and plenary conversations with senior energy sector leaders focused on key issues and questions at the intersection of energy policy, financial markets, the environment and geopolitics.
This panel discussion focused on U.S. energy markets in transition.
Panelists:
- Charif Souki, Chairman of the Board, Tellurian Inc.
- Peter Kagan, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus LLC
- Scott Sheffield, Chairman of the Board, Pioneer Natural Resources
- Amy Jaffe, David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment and director of the Energy Security and Climate Change program, Council on Foreign Relations; Chair of CGEP Women in Energy Steering Committee
- Dan Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS-Markit
Moderator: Mona Sutphen, Partner, Macro Advisory Partners; Former Deputy White House Chief of Staff
On Thursday, April 19, 2018, CGEP celebrated its 5th anniversary and hosted the annual Columbia Global Energy Summit.
The half-day forum included keynote remarks, interviews and plenary conversations with senior energy sector leaders focused on key issues and questions at the intersection of energy policy, financial markets, the environment and geopolitics.
This is a recording of a keynote conversation between Dan Brouillette, Deputy Secretary, US Department of Energy, and Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, CGEP.
On Thursday, April 19, 2018, CGEP celebrated its 5th anniversary and hosted the annual Columbia Global Energy Summit.
The half-day forum included keynote remarks, interviews and plenary conversations with senior energy sector leaders focused on key issues and questions at the intersection of energy policy, financial markets, the environment and geopolitics.
This panel discussion focused on the global energy outlook.
Panelists:
- Fu Chengyu,Former Chairman of SINOPEC and CNOOC, Member of UN global compact board, Chairman of UNGC Network China
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Matt Harris, Founding Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners
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Avril Haines, Senior Researcher for Columbia World Projects,former US Deputy NSA and US Deputy CIA Director
- Ajay Mathur, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute
- John McCarrick, Acting Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Bureau of Energy Resources, US Department of State
Moderator: Jonathan Elkind, Sr. Research Scholar, CGEP
On Thursday, April 19, 2018, CGEP celebrated its 5th anniversary and hosted the annual Columbia Global Energy Summit.
The half-day forum included keynote remarks, interviews and plenary conversations with senior energy sector leaders focused on key issues and questions at the intersection of energy policy, financial markets, the environment and geopolitics.
This panel discussion focused on climate change - what's next on technology and policy?
Panelists:
- Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Oxford
- Jeannette Wing, Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute and Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University
- George David Banks, Former Special Assistant to President Trump for International Energy and Environment
- Tom Werner, President and CEO, Sun Power
- Ruth DeFries, Denning University Professor of Sustainable Development, Columbia University
Moderator: David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow, CGEP
On Thursday, April 19, 2018, CGEP celebrated its 5th anniversary and hosted the annual Columbia Global Energy Summit.
The half-day forum included keynote remarks, interviews and plenary conversations with senior energy sector leaders focused on key issues and questions at the intersection of energy policy, financial markets, the environment and geopolitics.
This keynote conversation is with Ryan Lance, CEO, ConocoPhillips, and Dan Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS-Markit.
CGEP hosted a book talk with Dr. Johannes Urpelainen, the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Professor of Energy, Resources and Environment at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and CGEP Fellow, on his new book, Renewables: The Politics of a Global Energy Transition where he and co-author Michaël Aklin offer a comprehensive political analysis of the rapid growth in renewable wind and solar power.
Following Dr. Urpelainen's presentation, he joined by Shayle Kann, CGEP Non-Resident Fellow and Senior Vice President of Research and Strategy at Energy Impact Partners, and Colleen Regan, Head of U.S Utilities and Market Reform, North America at Bloomberg New Energy Finance for a discussion on renewable energy deployment more broadly including cost declines, power sector economics, carbon markets, and climate-finance. CGEP Inaugural Fellow, David Sandalow moderated the discussion.
Over the coming decades, digital technologies are set to make energy systems around the world more connected, intelligent, efficient, reliable, and sustainable. But getting everything right will not be easy. The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently completed its first ever analysis to comprehensively depict how digitalization is reshaping the energy sector and to provide more clarity for decision makers on what digitalization means for the energy sector – http://www.iea.org/digital/.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and discussion with Dave Turk, IEA’s Acting Director for the Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks Directorate and Head of the Energy Division, who co-led this new IEA analysis and will present the report’s key findings. Following Mr. Turk's presentation, Patricia Culligan, Robert A.W. and Christine S. Carleton Professor of Civil Engineering and member of the Data Science Institute's Smart Cities Committee at Columbia University, joined him on a panel to engage in a discussion on the fascinating confluence of digital technologies and energy. CGEP Fellow and Senior Research Scholar, Jonathan Elkind moderated the conversation.
Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power source on earth. What’s more, its potential is nearly limitless—every hour the sun beams down more energy than the world uses in a year. But in his new book, Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Save the Planet (MIT Press, 2018), Dr. Varun Sivaram, Philip D. Reed Fellow for Science and Technology at the Council on Foreign Relations and CGEP Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, warns that the world is not yet equipped to harness erratic sunshine to meet most of its energy needs. And if solar’s current surge peters out, prospects for replacing fossil fuels and averting catastrophic climate change will dim.
Innovation can brighten those prospects, Dr. Sivaram argues. Financial innovation is already enticing deep-pocketed investors to fund solar projects around the world, from the sunniest deserts to the poorest villages. Technological innovation could replace today’s solar panels with coatings as cheap as paint and employ artificial photosynthesis to store intermittent sunshine as convenient fuels. Systemic innovation could add flexibility to the world’s power grids and other energy systems so they can dependably channel the sun’s unreliable energy. Unleashing all this innovation will require visionary public policy: funding researchers developing next-generation solar technologies, refashioning energy systems and economic markets, and putting together a diverse clean energy portfolio.
To discuss the state of solar energy and his new book, which Bloomberg has called "the first important policy book of 2018," the Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a talk with Dr. Sivaram. Following Dr. Sivaram's presentation, CGEP Founding Director, Jason Bordoff moderated the discussion.
In the wake of President Trump’s announcement that he intends to have the United States leave the Paris climate accord, many American states, cities, and corporations declared: “We are still in.” Beyond the rhetoric, however, how strongly committed is America’s corporate sector to taking steps to reduce climate change? Can corporate actions on climate support, rather than detract from, growth in markets and profitability? How much impact are corporations feeling from the abrupt change in climate policies between the last US Administration and the current one? What kinds of climate policies are most favored by the corporate sector?
As part of our on-going speaker series “Where Next on Climate?” the Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and panel discussion on climate, energy, and development. Kevin Knobloch of Tufts University’s Climate Policy Lab presented results from a soon-to-be-completed research project entitled “The Relationship between Clean Energy/Climate Policy and Expanding Corporate Markets.” This project involved structured interviews with C-suite leaders in major corporations and private equity houses. After Knobloch’s presentation, we had a panel discussion with:
• Kevin Knobloch, Tufts University
• Geoffrey Heal, Columbia Business School
• Nancy Meyer, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
• John MacWilliams, Center on Global Energy Policy
No region remains more important for the global energy scene than the Middle East, and the influence of the Gulf Arab States remains extremely high. In order to understand current trends in energy markets, and their implications for economies and geopolitical relations of the Gulf states, the Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a discussion with an outstanding panel of leading decision-makers and analysts: • Dr. Matar Al Neyadi, Under Secretary, UAE Ministry of Energy
• Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Director General, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science
• Dr. Helima Croft, Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets
• Dr. Bernard Haykel, Professor of Near Eastern Studies & Director, Institute for Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, Princeton University
•Nabil Al-Khowaiter,Senior Advisor, Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources
The global energy landscape is changing. What are the key factors influencing the shift in the energy mix and the pace at which it is changing? The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation of the BP Energy Outlook - 2018 Edition with Group Chief Economist Spencer Dale. The BP Energy Outlook outlines BP’s views of future global energy markets through to 2040 and explores key uncertainties.
Like many nations around the world grappling with climate change and threats to the natural environment and public health, Canada is taking action to address these challenges, including ratification of the Paris Agreement and a pledge to reduce domestic greenhouse gas emissions by thirty percent in 2030 from 2005 levels. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for a national carbon pricing plan among other policies, at the same time that the government is making strategic investments to sustain the country’s transition to a clean-growth economy.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a conversation with the Hon. Catherine McKenna, Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change. Minister McKenna offered brief remarks focused on Canada’s work in climate change, but most of the time was devoted to answering students' questions. CGEP Fellow and Senior Adjunct Research Scholar, Jonathan Elkind moderated the conversation.
On February 13, 2018, the Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation by John Conti, Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, of the EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2018. The Annual Energy Outlook provides modeled projections of domestic energy markets through 2050, and includes cases with different assumptions of macroeconomic growth, world oil prices, technological progress, and energy policies. CGEP Fellow John MacWilliams moderated the discussion following the presentation.
In a world struggling to respond adequately to the challenge of climate change, how should we think about the implications of efforts to alleviate poverty by facilitating energy development that enables economic opportunity – and what are the implications of success on climate change? A better understanding of the implications for climate change of energy access and of energy for further development can inform effective policy responses and investments in technology and R&D – which may be especially important in a time of uncertainty about national policies across the industrialized world.
As part of CGEP's on-going speaker series “Where Next on Climate?” the Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and panel discussion on climate, energy, and development. Philippe Benoit, Senior Associate for the Energy and National Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), presented findings from his on-going work on these topic. Following Mr. Benoit's presentation, he joined a panel discussion with the following experts:
- Ellen Morris, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia/SIPA
- Kathleen Auth, Deputy Energy Office Director, Power Africa, US Agency for International Development (USAID)
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a fireside chat with Commissioner Neil Chatterjee of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Commissioner Chatterjee discussed a number of pertinent issues including power markets and efforts to promote grid reliability and resilience, natural gas markets, and infrastructure development, among others. CGEP Founding Director, Jason Bordoff moderated the discussion.
Center on Global Energy Policy launched The Fracking Debate, the upcoming book in the Center on Global Energy Policy Series published by the Columbia University Press. In his book, author Daniel Raimi, Senior Research Associate at Resources for the Future, Lecturer at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, and faculty affiliate with the University of Michigan Energy Institute, gives a balanced and accessible view of oil and gas development, explaining the key issues surrounding the shale revolution.
Following Mr. Raimi’s presentation, he joined Thomas Murphy, Director, Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research and John Hanger, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, on a panel on fracking. The discussion was moderated by CGEP Founding Director, Jason Bordoff.
Economic sanctions are a key part of international affairs, but they have been widely criticized for decades as being too inefficient, unwieldy, inconsistent with the interests of business and industry, and brutally inconsiderate of humanitarian concerns. At the center is a question of whether and how to do sanctions right. The Center on Global Energy Policy celebrated the launch of a new book by Senior Research Scholar Richard Nephew, The Art of Sanctions: A View From the Field. Mr. Nephew, the former Principal Deputy Coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the Department of State, presented key conclusions from his new book and then joined a panel discussion about current events and U.S. sanctions policy. The conversation focused on sanctions design, particularly as it relates to industry and foreign countries.
Expert panelists will include: * Ed Crooks,U.S. Energy Editor, Financial Times (moderator) * Jackie Shire, former member of the United Nations Panel of Experts on Iran * Dr. Tim Boersma,Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy
Recent events in Venezuela – from missed debt payments and calls for debt restructuring to the arrest of Citgo officials and the appointment of a general with no experience in the oil business as oil minister and head of state oil company PdVSA – signal an acceleration of the country’s crisis. Although President Nicolas Maduro consolidated his political power following the Constitutional Assembly election of July 31, the situation on the ground continues to spiral downwards. Accelerating oil production declines and recently-imposed US financial sanctions are muting the effect of recent oil price gains, even as the quality of Venezuelan crude exports becomes increasingly erratic. Meanwhile, the links between Caracas and Moscow appear to be deepening.
To discuss these momentous developments, CGEP organized a panel discussion featuring three experts on the country's finances, economy, politics and oil industry:
- Francisco Monaldi, Rice University and Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy
- Luisa Palacios, Medley Global Advisors and Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy
- Miguel Angel Santos, Harvard University
The discussion was moderated by Antoine Halff, Senior Research Scholar and Director of Global Oil Markets at the Center on Global Energy Policy.
Under the Belt and Road Initiative, the Chinese government will provide hundreds of billions of dollars for thousands of projects across Asia, Europe and Africa. This will include funding for power plants, transmission lines and other energy infrastructure. The Chinese government has emphasized “green development” as an important feature of the Belt and Road Initiative, highlighting its commitment to environmental protection, low-carbon development and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. CGEP hosted a discussion of the Belt and Road Initiative and its impacts on sustainable development. David Sandalow – Inaugural Fellow and Director, US-China Program for the Center on Global Energy Policy and Xu Qinhua from Renmin University moderated the discussion with the following group of experts:
- Fu Chengyu — former Chair, China National Offshore Oil Company and former Chair, Sinopec
- Li Junfeng — former Director-General, National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, NDRC
- Han Wenke — former Director, Energy Research Institute, NDRC
- Zhao Xijun, Renmin University
- Qinhua Xu — Director, Center for International Energy and Environment Strategy Studies, Renmin University
- Michael Eckhart — Managing Director and Global Head of Environmental Finance of Citigroup & Adjunct Professor of Columbia University's School for International and Policy Affairs
- Deborah Lehr — Vice Chairman, Paulson Institute
- Nobuo Tanaka — President of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and CGEP Fellow
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a discussion on the outlook for offshore energy production in a low oil price environment. Jason Bordoff, CGEP Founding Director, moderated the discussion and we were pleased to be joined by:
- Lars Christian Bacher, Executive Vice President, Development & Production International, Statoil
- Tommy Beaudreau, Partner, Environment, Land & Resources Department of Latham & Watkins and former Chief of Staff at the US Interior Department
- Antoine Halff, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy
- Amy Jaffe, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the Council on Foreign Relations
- Adrián Lajous, non-resident Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy and former Director General of Pemex
China and the US are the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters. In October, President Xi opened China’s 19th Party Congress declaring that China is “taking a driving seat in international cooperation to respond to climate change.” As President Trump arrives in Beijing for bilateral meetings, please join us please join us in exploring questions such as: What are China and the U.S. each doing to address climate change? Can cooperation between China and the US. on clean energy and climate survive a period in which the U.S. President questions the scientific consensus on climate change and rejects the Paris climate accords? What impact would potential energy trade disputes have on both countries? To address these and related questions, David H. Rank, a career Foreign Service Officer who who served until June as Charge d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Beijing, offered keynote remarks on US-China relations. After Rank’s remarks, CGEP Fellow and Senior Adjunct Research Scholar Jonathan Elkind moderated a discussion on energy and climate collaborations featuring:
- David Rank, former Charge d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Beijing
- Kelly Gallagher, Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy, Director of the Center for International Environment & Resource Policy, Tufts University’s Fletcher School
- Anthony Yuen, Director and Global Energy Strategist Commodities Strategy, Citi Research
- David Sandalow, CGEP Inaugural Fellow and Director of the CGEP China Program
On the eve of the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP-23) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (November 6 to 17, in Bonn), CGEP hosted a panel discussion on the future of international climate negotiations. What are the stakes for the United States and other parties at COP-23 and in the broader UNFCCC negotiations? Can the other parties sustain momentum in the wake of the announcement by President Trump that the United States intends to withdraw from the Paris climate accord? In what ways could the US announcement affect the UNFCCC process going forward? Jonathan Elkind, Fellow and Senior Adjunct Research Scholar at CGEP moderated the discussion which featured the following experts:
- Susan Biniaz, former U.S. Department of State Climate Lawyer; Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School
- Daniel A. Reifsnyder, former Co-Chair of the Paris Agreement Negotiations; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Environment, U.S. Department of State
- Scott Barrett, Lenfest-Earth Institute Professor of Natural Resource Economics, School of International and Public Affairs
On October 30, 2017, the Center on Global Energy Policy was honored to welcome Chairman Liu Zhenya, Chairman of the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization and Chairman of the China Electricity Council, and the former CEO of the world’s largest electric utility, China State Grid, to deliver keynote remarks on global energy interconnection and the transition to a low carbon economy. David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow at CGEP, moderated a discussion following Chairman Liu's remarks.
President Trump announced he will no longer certify the Iran nuclear agreement is in the U.S. national interest. This decision will have consequences for the United States in the Middle East as well as potentially beyond. CGEP hosted an expert panel to discuss the decision and its implications, its impact on the Iran nuclear agreement itself, how Congress, U.S. partners, and Iran will react, and, what will come next for U.S. sanctions and energy markets.
Expert panelists included:
- Richard Nephew, former Principal Deputy Coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the Department of State and CGEP Senior Research Scholar
- AvrilHaines former White House Deputy National Security Advisor and former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for the Obama Administration
- Helima Croft, Head of Commodity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets
- Jason Bordoff, CGEP Founding Director (moderator)
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 Energy Agency and Project Manager of the Report.
This report examines how renewable energy in the power, heat and transportation sectors will evolve over 2017-22 in the context of global decarbonization goals. It explores recent renewable deployment, policy, market and cost trends across different regions and countries, particularly as costs for wind and solar PV continue to fall. This year’s report includes additional analysis on renewable consumption of electricity vehicles and off-grid solar PV segment.
The Renewable Energy Market Report 2017 also assesses the potential impact of enhanced policy action for the electricity and transport sector under its accelerated case, which would position the world firmly on a path to a more sustainable and secure energy system.
CGEP was honored to welcome Ibrahim Baylan, Swedish Minister for Policy Coordination and Energy, as guest speaker at our Fall 2017 Energy Leaders Forum. Minister Baylan offered keynote remarks focused on Swedish and international energy and climate change initiatives. Following his remarks, Minister Baylan had a one-on-one conversation with David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow at CGEP, about issues including women in the clean energy sector.
CGEP hosted a presentation and discussion of IEA's World Energy Investment 2017 report with Laszlo Varro, Chief Economist at the International Energy Agency. CGEP Fellow, John MacWilliams moderated the discussion following Mr. Varro's presentation.
World Energy Investment 2017 is the second annual IEA benchmark analysis of energy investment. It highlights the ways in which investment decisions taken today are determining how energy supply and demand will unfold tomorrow, complementing the forecasts and projections found in other IEA publications.
The Tamer Center for Social Enterprise and the Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation by Howard Bamsey, Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). ED Bamsey discussed climate finance and the role of GCF. After his keynote remarks, panelists joined CGEP Inaugural Fellow, David Sandalow for an actively moderated discussion focused broadly on climate finance and next steps following President Trump's announcement to pull out of the Paris Agreement and end U.S. contributions to the GCF.
CGEP hosted a discussion with Meghan O'Sullivan, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and the Director of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, and former Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. O'Sullivan discussed her new book, Windfall: How the New Energy Abundance Upends Global Politics and Strengthens America’s Power.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted the global launch of the International Energy Agency’s annual natural-gas market analysis and forecast report. Renamed Gas 2017, the market report provides a detailed analysis of supply and trade developments, infrastructure investments, and demand-growth forecast through 2022. Dr. Fatih Birol, the IEA’s Executive Director, and Peter Fraser, the head of the IEA’s Gas, Coal and Power Markets Division presented the report. Bob McNally, Founder and President of The Rapidan Group and Center on Global Energy Policy Fellow moderated the discussion following the presentation.
Eirik Wærness, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at Statoil, presented Statoil’s Energy Perspectives 2017 Edition at CGEP. Following his presentation, Director Jason Bordoff led a discussion with Eirik and Geoff Heal, Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise at Columbia University's School of Business. Energy Perspectives is published each year by Statoil. You can find Eirik's presentation online, along with with a video of the event.
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As the energy landscape continues to transform--from the rapid growth rates of low-carbon fuels to questions about the future of oil demand to a more integrated global gas market--it is important to understand the trends and developments driving this change. The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation on BP's Statistical Review of World Energy 2017 with Spencer Dale, Group Chief Economist. After the presentation, CGEP Director Jason Bordoff moderated a conversation where Mr. Dale was joined by Antoine Halff, Sr. Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy, and Amy Myers Jaffe, Executive Director of Energy and Sustainability at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
CGEP hosted a conversation on the future of renewable energy in New York. Jason Bordoff, Professor of Practice in International and Public Affairs at SIPA and Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, moderated a conversation with a group of distinguished speakers: Knut M. Aanstad, President, Statoil Wind US LLC; Dan Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, Yale University; Richard Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York; Eric Martel, President and CEO, Hydro-Quebec; and Vijay Modi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Infrastructure Programs, Millennium Villages Project.
The Center on Global Energy Policy’s Women in Energy program hosted a public panel discussion on the future of clean transportation technology and innovation including smart mobility, electric vehicles, and battery technologies from the technological maturity, market readiness, and policy outlook perspectives.
The panel included the following speakers: Christina Lampe-Onnerud, CEO and Founder, Cadenza Innovation; Robyn Marquis, Project Manager, Clean Transportation Program at NYSERDA; Goksin Kavlak, Graduate researcher, Trancik Lab at the Institute for Data, Systems and Society (IDSS) at MIT; and Sharon Di, Assistant Professor, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University.
The decline in US coal mining played a prominent role in the 2016 US presidential campaign. Donald Trump repeatedly promised to revive the US coal industry and bring back mining employment by removing environmental regulations. President Trump has reiterated these promises since the election. But can coal make a comeback?
CGEP held a panel discussion with the following experts: Jim Rogers, Former President, CEO and Chairman, Duke Energy; Dr. Geoff Heal, Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise, Columbia Business School; Trevor Houser, Partner, Rhodium Group; Jason Bordoff, Professor of Practice in International and Public Affairs, SIPA; Director, Center on Global Energy Policy; and Peter Marsters, Research Analyst, Rhodium Group.
To kick-off Earth Week, CGEP and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law hosted a discussion with leading experts who presented and compared strategies for deep decarbonization in the United States by 2050. The panel included the following distinguished experts: Jeff Sachs, Director, Center for Sustainable Development, The Earth Institute; Karl Hausker, Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute; Geoff Heal, Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School; Judi Greenwald, Principal, Greenwald Consulting; and Michael Gerrard, Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.
CGEP hosted a special conversation between Mr. Amin Nasser, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco, and Dr. Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman of IHS Markit and a member of CGEP's Advisory Board, as part of the 2017 Columbia Global Energy Summit.
Keynote Conversation on the future of transportation with Jeff Holden, Chief Product Officer, Uber Technologies and Dr. Dan Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS Markit.
Research spotlight on carbon capture, utilization, and storage with: Dr. Alissa Park, Director, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, Columbia University; Dr. Peter Kelemen, Chair, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University; Julio Friedmann, Senior Advisor for Energy Innovation, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Ahmad O. Al Khowaiter – Chief Technology Officer, Saudi Aramco; and David Sandalow, Center on Global Energy Policy.
Panel on changing global natural gas markets with: Charif Souki, Chairman, Tellurian Inc.; Jeroen van der Veer, former CEO, Shell; Fu Chengyu, former Chair, Sinopec and former Chair, CNOOC; Dr. Tatiana Mitrova, Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy; and Dr. Tim Boersma, Sr. Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy.
Panel on oil markets in transition with: Scott Sheffield - Executive Chairman of the Board, Pioneer Natural Resources; Adam Sieminski, James R. Schlesinger Chair for Energy & Geopolitics, CSIS; former U.S. Energy Information Administration Administrator; Dr. Dan Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS Markit; Antoine Halff, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy; and Amb. Carlos Pascual, former Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy.
Panel on the outlook for environmental policy with: Diane Regas, Executive Director, Environmental Defense Fund; Bob Perciasepe, President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions and former Deputy Administrator of the U.S. EPA; Jim Connaughton, former Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality for President George W. Bush; Karen Harbert, President and CEO, Institute for 21st Century Energy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and Dr. Phil Sharp, Center on Global Energy Policy, former President of Resources For the Future.
Keynote Conversation on technology’s role in the clean energy transition with Lisa Jackson, VP of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, Apple and former U.S. EPA Administrator. Moderated by David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy.
Keynote conversation on energy, economics, and trade with Jack Lew, Visiting Professor of International and Public Affairs, SIPA and 76th Secretary of the Treasury, and Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy.
The Center on Global Energy Policy was honored to host a conversation with European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič. The discussion was broad ranging and touched on a number of topics including: the geopolitical context of Russia, LNG, and energy security; the European Commission's focus on energy transition in Africa Climate change; and the European Union's relationship with the United States. Distinguished experts who joined VP Šefčovič on the panel included: Natasha Udensiva, Jonathan Elkind, Vijay Modi, and Tim Boersma.
Building on research from the Center on Global Energy Policy—a three-part series on nuclear technology, the geopolitics of nuclear energy, and U.S. policy—this panel examined the history of nuclear power, its future, and the policy and business choices that lie ahead. This event was made possible, in part, by support from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation. Distinguished experts on the panel included: Dr. Andrew Kadak, Tim Frazier, Dr. Patricia Culligan, Dr. Nicola de Blasio, and Richard Nephew.
NYU's Center for Global Affairs, the Energy Policy International Club (EPIC), and the Center on Global Energy Policy's Women in Energy program co-hosted a public panel focused on energy start-ups. We had experts working in companies that focus on energy efficiency, clean energy finance, and technology joining us to share their experience entering these fields and offer advice on the types of skills companies are looking for. They also provided insights on how the industry is evolving as well as the current state of women in the energy start-up sector. The panel included the following experts: Ali Adler, Claire Johnson, Mouchka Heller, and Angela Ferrante.
The Center on Global Energy Policy's Women in Energy program hosted a public panel focused on the future of the renewable energy jobs market. This panel explored different sectors of the market and addressed its current state, where the opportunities are focused, and where there is most need for innovation. We had experts with backgrounds in the private, public, and international arenas joining us to share their experience entering these fields, providing insights and advice on how the industry is evolving as well as the current state of women in the renewable energy field. The panel included the following experts: Elle Carberry, Greentech Capital Advisors; Kristen Graf, Women of Wind Energy; Yera Ortiz de Urbina, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA); Kristine Pizzo, New York Power Authority; and Nilda Mesa, Earth Institute.
Perhaps no region matters more to the oil and broader energy markets than the GCC group of countries. Understanding the drivers of the region’s reform movement, assessing its chances of success and the potential impact of both success and failure on the region’s stability and oil industry dynamics, has become a pressing if daunting challenge for oil market analysts and anyone with an interest in the energy industry and energy markets. The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a panel discussion with a distinguished set of experts including: Ed Morse, Citigroup; Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences; Dr. Steffen Hertog,London School of Economics; Dr. Bernard Haykel, Princeton University; Dr. Joseph Westphal, former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Jason Bordoff, Professor of Professional Practice and Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, SIPA (moderator).
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted the official US Launch of the BP Energy Outlook - 2017 Edition with BP Group Chief Economist Spencer Dale. The BP Energy Outlook considers a base case, which outlines the “most likely” path for energy demand based on assumptions about future changes in policy, technology and the economy. Beyond the base case, the Energy Outlook examines some of the key issues that will shape energy supply and demand through to 2035, and explores possible alternative outcomes. Center Director Jason Bordoff moderated a discussion following the presentation. You can find a copy of the report here: http://energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/bp-energy-outlook-2017-edition
CGEP hosted a panel discussion about oil volatility in conjunction with the launch of the first book in the new Center on Global Energy Policy book series through Columbia University Press. Fellow Robert McNally delivered a presentation of his book, Crude Volatility, followed by a larger discussion with Marianne Kah from ConocoPhilips, Michael Cohen from Barclays and CGEP’s senior research scholar Antoine Halff. Director Jason Bordoff moderated the discussion.
As President Trump fills out his cabinet, there exists much uncertainty about what his election will mean for U.S. energy and environment policy. The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a panel to discuss potential Trump policies with three senior energy and environment advisors to President George W. Bush—Jim Connaughton, former Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Jeff Kupfer, former Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy, and Bob McNally, former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Energy, National Security Council. Mr. Connaughton, Mr. Kupfer, and Mr. McNally offered their insights on what we can potentially expect from the new administration. Center Director, Jason Bordoff moderated the discussion following their remarks.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and discussion of the IEA 2016 Medium-Term Coal Market Report with Carlos Fernandez Alvarez, Senior Coal Analyst at IEA. Center Director Jason Bordoff moderated the discussion following Mr. Fernandez Alvarez's presentation.
The Center on Global Energy Policy was honored to welcome U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell as guest speaker at our Energy Leaders Forum in New York City. Secretary Jewell offered her thoughts on the Obama Administration’s energy and environment legacy on federal lands and what may lie ahead, including on issues such as coal leasing on federal lands, offshore oil and gas leasing, and many other issues. Center Director Jason Bordoff moderated the discussion.
The Center on Global Energy Policy was honored to welcome H.E. Mohammad Sanusi Barkinko, Secretary General of OPEC, to Columbia University for a presentation and discussion. Following H.E. Barkindo's keynote remarks on the future of global oil supply and demand dynamics, Dr. Jorge Leon, Energy Demand Analyst for OPEC presented the World Oil Outlook. Center Director Jason Bordoff, CGEP Fellow Adrian Lajous, and Antoine Halff, CGEP Program Director - Global Oil Market joined the panel disussion with H.E. Barkindo.
The Center on Global Energy Policy and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law co-hosted a conversation with Fu Chengyu, former Chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) and CEO of China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC). Mr. Fu discussed China’s energy future, global oil markets and climate change. CGEP Inaugural Fellow David Sandalow moderated the discussion following Mr. Fu's opening remarks.
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.
The Center on Global Energy Policy, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, and The Earth Institute of Columbia University hosted a conversation with physicist Amory Lovins, consultant to business and government leaders, cofounder and Chief Scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute.
Eirik Wærness, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at Statoil delivered a presentation and discussion on Statoil’s Energy Perspective 2016 Edition. The 2016 report focused on three scenarios: Reform which is based on the national climate targets of the Paris agreement (COP21), with further restrictive measures in the energy and climate policies over time; Renewal which outlines the most ambitious energy and climate goals; Rivalry which is impacted by geopolitical conflict and larger differences in the regional development, both with regard to economic development and transformation of the energy systems. *Eirik's presentation can be found online at http://energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/statoil-energy-perspective-2016-edition
CGEP's Women in Energy Program was hosted a presentation and panel discussion on diversity and inclusion in the energy sector. Hosnia Hashim, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait (PIC), delivered opening remarks on pioneer efforts, progress, challenges and achievements in the oil sector of Kuwait, followed by a panel discussion with: Dr. Ellen Morris, President and Founder of Sustainable Energy Solutions and Adjunct Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs; Dr. Phil Sharp, former President of Resources for the Future, Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy, and Adjunct Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs; Mona Sutphen, Partner of Macro Advisory Partner (moderator).
Heymi Bahar, Renewable Energy Markets Analyst at the International Energy Agency, presented and discussed the IEA 2016 Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report. Inaugural Fellow David Sandalow moderated the discussion following Mr. Bahar's presentation.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and discussion on China's role in global energy finance with Kevin Gallagher of Boston University's Pardee School of Global Studies and Bo Kong, ConocoPhillips Petroleum Professor of Chinese and Asian Studies and Assistant Professor of International and Area Studies, University of Oklahoma. They discussed two of their recent studies — Mr. Gallagher's study on China’s global developmental finance institutions and China’s policy bank lending to foreign governments for energy and Mr. Kong's study on the extent to which the Chinese state has facilitated the globalization of Chinese energy companies. Center Inaugural Fellow David Sandalow moderated the discussion after the presentations.
On October 14, the Center on Global Energy Policy hosted Nick Akins, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Electric Power (AEP) for a presentation on the future of the US energy grid. AEP is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, serving nearly 5.4 million customers in 11 states. Center Inaugural Fellow David Sandalow moderated the discussion following Mr. Akins's remarks.
On October 13, the Center on Global Energy Policy was honored to welcome Dr. Ernest J. Moniz as a guest speaker at our annual Energy Leaders Forum in New York City. Secretary Moniz offered reflections on the Department of Energy's role in key international efforts to ensure America’s national security and advance low-carbon economies globally under the Obama Administration. Following the Secretary's remarks, Center Director Jason Bordoff moderated a discussion with questions submitted from the audience.
On October 11, 2016, the Center on Global Energy Policy hosted Brian Deese, Senior Advisor to President Obama, for a presentation and discussion on President Obama’s climate agenda and the future of the Paris Climate Agreement. Following Mr. Deese's remarks, Center Director Jason Bordoff moderated a discussion.
On October 6, 2016, CGEP brought together an expert panel to address key issues in the European natural gas market including competition from cheap coal and subsidized renewable energy sources, decreasing domestic production, geopolitical concerns especially with Russia and a massive ramp up of LNG. Panelists included Dr. Pierre Noel, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Senior Fellow for Economic and Energy Security, based at IISS-Asia in Singapore, Leslie Palti-Guzman, Director of Global Gas at The Rapidan Group and non-resident Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy and Dr. Tim Boersma, Program Director, Global Natural Gas Markets, Center on Global Energy Policy. Presentation slides for each guest can be found on our website under Past Events.
On October 5, 2016, the Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a discussion with David Mortlock, Chair of Government Relations Group at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, and Richard Nephew, CGEP Program Director, Economic Statecraft, Sanctions and Energy Markets, on the ramifications to sanctions policy in the U.K. and E.U. as a result of Britian's withdrawal from the EU, the subject of a recent paper at the Center co-authored by the two speakers.
On September 14, 2016, the Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and panel discussion on the recently released report on Venezuela's oil industry, which explores the increasing risks posed by the troubles in this OPEC member country’s oil sector and its unprecedented economic, social and political crisis. Author Luisa Palacios, Senior Managing Director and Head of Latin America Macro and Energy Research at Medley Global Advisors and Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy, presented her report. Following the presentation, Christopher Sabatini, Lecturer of International Relations and Policy at the School of International and Public Affairs and Founder and Executive Director of research non-profit Global Americans, and Adrian Lajous, former CEO of PEMEX and Center Fellow, joined the panel discussion which was be moderated by Antoine Halff, Center Program Director - Global Oil Markets. Luisa's presentation can be found online on CGEP's Past Events webpage.
The Center on Global Energy Policy and the New York Energy Forum sponsored a discussion on the oil industry's technological responses to low prices. Distinguished experts on the panel included Bobby Tudor, Chairman and CEO of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., LLC and Robert Kleinberg, physicist and fellow at Schlumberger. Ed Morse, Chair of the Energy Forum Advisory Board and Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Research for Citigroup, moderated the discussion following remarks by Mr. Tudor and Mr. Kleinberg. View our Past Events web page to see the speakers presentations.
On September 7th, the Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a panel discussion on the future of climate finance. Expert panelists included Billy Pizer, Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and faculty fellow in the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Michael Gerrard, Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Law School, as well as Bruce Usher, Co-Director of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise; Elizabeth B. Strickler '86 and Mark T. Gallogly '86 Faculty Director; Professor of Professional Practice. CGEP Inaugural Fellow David Sandalow moderated the discussion.
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, the environment and geopolitics for the 2016 Columbia Global Energy Summit.
This panel focused on the changes underway in the power generation sector and how technological innovations may increase access in developing countries. Participants included: Ralph Izzo, CEO, PSEG Incorporated; Dr. Cheryl Martin, former Acting Director, ARPA-E, US Department of Energy; Jim Rogers, former President, Chairman and CEO, Duke Energy; and Cathy Zoi, CEO, Frontier Power. The session was moderated by Sue Tierney, a Senior Advisor at Analysis Group and a member of the Center’s Advisory Board.
Event website: http://energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/2016-columbia-global-energy-summit
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, the environment and geopolitics for the 2016 Columbia Global Energy Summit.
This panel focused on the follow-up to the Paris climate agreement and how businesses can adapt their business models. Participants included: Carlos Pascual, former US Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs, US Department of State; William Reilly, Senior Advisor, TPG and former US EPA Administrator; Todd Stern, former US Special Envoy for Climate Change, US Department of State; and, Laurence Tubiana, Special Representative for the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, French Minister of Foreign Affairs. The session was moderated by David Sandalow, the Inaugural Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy.
Event website: http://energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/2016-columbia-global-energy-summit
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, the environment and geopolitics for the 2016 Columbia Global Energy Summit.
This panel focused on the outlook for the global natural gas sector, the importance of US LNG exports and the role of gas in reducing global emissions. Participants included: Nick Butler, Visiting Professor and Chair of the Kings Policy Institute, Kings College London; Peter Coleman, CEO, Woodside Energy; Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund; and; Charif Souki, Co-Founder, Tellurian Investments. The session was moderated by Mona Sutphen, a Partner at Macro Advisory Partners and a member of the Center’s Advisory Board.
Event website: http://energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/2016-columbia-global-energy-summit
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, the environment and geopolitics for the 2016 Columbia Global Energy Summit.
This panel focused on how US oil production was reacting to the current price environment and the pressures it was creating for other oil producing nations. Participants included: Phil Sharp, President, Resources for the Future; Scott Sheffield, Chairman and CEO, Pioneer Natural Resources; Christopher Smith, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, U. S. Department of Energy; and Dr. Dan Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS. The session was moderated by Antoine Halff a Senior Fellow and Program Director at the Center on Global Energy Policy.
Event website: http://energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/2016-columbia-global-energy-summit
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, the environment and geopolitics for the 2016 Columbia Global Energy Summit. The summit opened with a keynote conversation between IHS Vice Chairman Dr. Dan Yergin and Total CEO Patrick Pouyanné on the outlook for energy investment, geopolitical issues in energy, the need for a carbon price to address climate change and how Total is adapting to changes in the sector.
Event website: http://energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/2016-columbia-global-energy-summit
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and discussion of the 2016 Medium-Term Gas Market Report. Ms. Costanza Jacazio, Senior Gas Expert in the Gas, Coal and Power Division at the International Energy Agency presented the report after which Center Director Jason Bordoff moderated the discussion.
The Medium-Term Gas Market Report 2016assesses trends and provides a detailed analysis of global demand supply and trade development through 2021. It also explores the links between today’s oversupply and emerging shifts in trade patterns, pricing mechanisms and market structures that have the potential to substantially reshape the global gas industry over the next few years.
This conversation was held on June 20, 2016.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a panel discussion on the Paris Agreement and what it means for the various international stakeholders including governments, the renewable energy industry and other business sectors. Distinguished experts on the panel included Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment for the United Arab Emirates,Adnan Amin, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),Dr. Joe Aldy, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a Fellow at the Center, and Delphine Eyraud, French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. The event was hosted by David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy.
This event originally took place on April 20, 2016.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a discussion on theinterplay of gender, energy, and sustainable development. Followingintroductory remarks by David Sandalow, Inagural Fellow at theCenter on Global Energy Policy, Rachel Kyte, CEOand Special Representative of the UN Secretary General forSustainable Energy for All, delivered the keynote speech.There was a panel conversation on this topic moderatedby Cheryl Wilson, Energy Policy Analyst atBloomberg Intelligence featuring:
- Richenda Van Leeuwen, Executive Director,UN Foundation, Energy and Climate, Energy AccessInitiative
- Kathleen O'Dell, Senior Manager,Deloitte Consulting
- Dr. Ellen Morris, Professor at ColumbiaUniversity School of International and Public Affairs; Presidentand Founder of Sustainable Energy Solutions
- Dr. Minoru Takada, Representative andDirector, Sustainable Energy for All initiative New York office,Executive Office of the Secretary-General
- Dr. Kate Steel, Energy Sector Team Lead, USAIDPower Africa
This event originally took place on April 19, 2016.
Representatives from 196 countries met in Paris in December 2015 and reached a historic agreement to address climate change. The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and discussion by Jonathan Elkind, Assistant Secretary for the Office of International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy. He offered remarks focused on post-Paris international collaborations on clean energy. David Sandalow, Inagural Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy, moderated the discussion after the presentation.
This event originally took place on April 19. 2016.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a panel discussion on current issues at the intersection of energy, financial markets and geopolitics. Distinguished experts on the panel were:
- Carolyn Kissane, Academic Director and Clinical Associate Professor of Global Affairs, NYUSPS Center for Global Affairs [Moderator]
- Robin Dunnigan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy, Bureau of Energy Resources, US Department of State
- Helima Croft, Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy, Global Research, RBC Capital Markets
- Sharon Burke, Senior Advisor, New America
This event originally took place on April 11, 2016.
The Center on Global Energy Policy, in collaboration with SIPA's International Security Policy Concentration and the Journal of International Affairs, hosted a debate on U.S. sanctions practice and policy. The debate focused on the impacts of sanctions against companies, individuals, and countries, as well as on American citizens domestically and internationally.
Center Fellow Richard Nephew is a former Principal Deputy Coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the Department of State, a position he held from February 2013 to January 2015. Nephew also served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran. From May 2011 to January 2013, Nephew served as the Director for Iran on the National Security Staff where he was responsible for managing a period of intense expansion of U.S. sanctions on Iran.
Eric Ferrari is a Sanctions Defense Attorney based in Washington, DC with over 12 years of experience in national security law, export controls, and U.S. economic sanctions. He counsels across industry sectors representing parties in a wide range of matters involving U.S. economic sanctions administered by Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
This event originally took place on April 4, 2016.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and discussion on Japan's Nuclear Outlook with Nobuo Tanaka, President of the Sasawaka Peace Foundation and former Executive Director at the International Energy Agency, and Chris Gadomski, Head of Research for Nuclear at Bloomberg New Energy Finance. This event was originally held on April 8, 2016.
The imposition of sanctions against Russia in response to its activities in Ukraine was a significant milestone in the U.S.-Russia relationship, the post Cold War world, and in the practice and art of sanctions. The implications of the sanctions imposed -- both in the content of the measures and in what they represent in terms of great power relations -- will reverberate for many years after the crisis is resolved, assuming that it is.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and discussion by Ambassador Dan Fried, Coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the U.S. Department of State and an architect of the Russia sanctions effort. He offered remarks focused on the Russia sanctions effort, its implications, and what it means for U.S. sanctions policy in the future. Richard Nephew, Program Director for Economic Statecraft, Sanctions and Energy Markets at Center on Global Energy Policy, moderated a discussion after the presentation.
This event was originally held on March 9, 2016.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and discussion with Tommy Beaudreau, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of the Interior. Mr. Beaudreau offered keynote remarks focused on the energy and environment priorities at the Department of the Interior including recent policy announcements and federal regulations. David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy, moderated a discussion after the presentation.
The event took place on February 26, 2016
The collapse of oil prices since mid-2014 has shaken many of the cornerstones of the oil markets. For decades, oil-importing countries have relied on the oil-producing economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to balance the global market. At the same time, oil has financed the rapid development of the GCC nations, and, as such, the modern history of oil and the Middle East cannot be disentangled. But the oil market has not been standing still. As part of its efforts to help improve understanding of the challenging issues emerging from the new oil world, the Center on Global Energy Policy organized a discussion of the global market, domestic economic and geopolitical considerations facing the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with a distinguished set of experts:
- Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy
- Bassam Fattouh, Director, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
- F. Gregory Gause, III, John H. Lindsey 44 Chair, Professor of International Affairs and Head of the International Affairs Department, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
- Amos Hochstein, Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State
- Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Director General, Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Sciences
- Adam Sieminski, Administrator, US Energy Information Administration
The Center on Global Energy Policy and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law organized a discussion on what comes next for the Paris COP21 Agreement after its adoption in December 2015. Our distinguished guests included:
- Dr. Scott Barrett, Lenfest-Earth Institute Professor of Natural Resource Economics, Columbia SIPA;
- Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy;
- Michael Gerrard, Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice, Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School;
- Nat Keohane, Vice President, Global Climate, Environmental Defense Fund;
- Kyung-Ah Park, Managing Director and Head of Environmental Markets Group, Goldman Sachs; and
- [Moderator] David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy.
The World Energy Outlook 2015 presents updated projections for the evolution of the global energy system through 2040, examining the prospects for fossil fuels, renewables, the power sector and energy efficiency, and analysis on trends in carbon emissions and fossil-fuel and renewable energy subsidies. In particular, the 2015 edition is informed by in-depth analysis on key issues and trends such as the lower oil price environment, India's energy outlook, opportunities and challenges for unconventional gas, and the competitive position of renewables and the role of energy efficiency.
This episode features a presentation and discussion on the water-energy nexus with Melanie Kenderdine, Director, Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis and Energy Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of Energy.
This episode features EIA Administrator, Adam Sieminski, who presented on the state of energy markets, identifying how current conditions in the marketplace affect long-term projections of US energy supply, demand and prices through 2040.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a panel discussion previewing the upcoming climate negotiations in Paris. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting, beginning November 30th in Paris, is the culmination of a four-year negotiating process and will set the stage for international climate change cooperation for many years to come. This event discussed the obstacles to achieving a successful agreement in Paris, what the prospects are for an agreement, and how such an agreement might impact climate policy in countries around the world. It also addressed the many other initiatives going on in Paris by public and private actors that are intended to catalyze more ambitious action on climate change.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a conversation with David Crane, President and Chief Executive Officer, NRG, who discussed the transformation of the US power sector and the importance of leadership and innovation in the energy space. CGEP Inaugural Fellow David Sandalow moderated the discussion with Mr. Crane.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and discussion of the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2015 with report lead author Michael Waldron, Renewable Energy Markets Analyst and Project Manager, IEA, and co-author Heymi Bahar, Renewable Energy Markets Analyst, IEA.
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a presentation and discussion on The Future of Solar Energy, a study published by the MIT Energy Initiative. The study examines the technical, economic and policy dimensions of solar energy today and makes policy recommendation aimed at supporting the efficient and effective deployment of solar energy over the long-term. Francis O'Sullivan, Director of Research and Analysis at the MIT Energy Initiative, and Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, presented the study and its key findings. Dr. Varun Sivaram,Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, and strategic advisor to the Office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Reforming the Energy Vision (REV), then offered a reaction. Their reamrks were followed by a moderated conversation with CGEP Inaugural Fellow David Sandalow.
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) hosted a presentation and discussion on the International Energy Agency's (IEA) 2015 Energy Efficiency Market Report with Philippe Benoit, Head of the Energy Efficiency and Environment Division, IEA. Energy efficiency has been referred to as a hidden fuel that extends energy supplies, increases energy security, lowers carbon emissions and supports sustainable economic growth. The IEA's 2015 Energy Efficiency Market Report provides a basis for understanding energy efficiency market activities, a review of the multiple benefits that these activities generate, and statistical analysis of energy efficiency and its impact on energy demand. The 2015 edition also features special chapters on buildings, utilities, and for the first time, cities.
Sanctions have been employed in order to persuade Russia both to halt its activities in Ukraine and to prompt a political settlement of the issues that led to the crisis that began in 2013. However, reports continue to emerge that Russia is arming and supporting insurgents in Ukraine while the process toward a political resolution has come to a halt. This episode looks at the role of sanctions, including whether they can contribute to a solution to the crisis in Ukraine. Should they be expanded? What, if any, have been their unintended consequences? And under what circumstances should they be relieved?
This episode brings you a panel conversation on the effectiveness of sanctions as a foreign policy instrument. The discussion was jointly organized by the Center on Global Energy Policy and Chatham House and took place in London, England.
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) hosted a conversation on China's Energy Future with Zhang Guobao,former Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission and former Director of the National Energy Administration of China.
The Center on Global Energy Policy and the NY Energy Forum hosted a discussion on the outlook for Iran following the implementation of the nuclear accord. Our speakers, Bijan Khajehpour, leading expert on Irans energy sector, and Richard Nephew, former Principal Deputy Coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the Department of State, shared their insights on the mechanism for sanctions removal and whether to expect a rebound in Iranian oil production in the near term considering technical, political and other market factors. Following the presentation, Edward Morse, Chair of the NY Energy Forum and Global Head of Commodity Research at Citigroup, moderated a discussion with the audience.
In response to the oil price collapse of 2015, the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) undertook a project to examine the impacts of the oil price drop on the world's major oil producers. This episode featured a report that examines the current difficulties facing Venezuela in light of its dependence on revenues from oil exports and the issues facing the energy sector, which have become more acute in the lower oil price environment seen over the past year.