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Columbia Energy Exchange

Columbia University

Columbia Energy Exchange features in-depth conversations with the world"s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia and civil society. The program explores today"s most pressing opportunities and challenges across energy sources, financial markets, geopolitics and climate change as well as their implications for both the U.S. and the world.

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54:07

Re-run: 'Climate Change in the American Mind'

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/07/30

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 anywhere and are getting worse. Just last week, Europe’s climate change service Copernicus announced that Earth hit the hottest temperature ever recorded for two consecutive days. The same service also said we’ve lived through more than a year now of record-breaking temperatures. During the June presidential debate, climate change

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01:05:07

Global Gas Dynamics as Russia Pivots Markets to China

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/07/23

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 natural gas. But since the global fallout after the invasion, Russia is setting its sights on China as a new market for the country’s gas and as an important ally. The proposed Power of Siberia 2 pipeline would transport Russian natural gas to China via Mongolia. The project is a window into

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54:14

Understanding the Scale of the Energy Transition

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/07/16

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 the century with a majority of this growth occurring in the developing world. Meeting this demand with zero-carbon, affordable energy is a herculean task. Powering economic growth with zero and low-carbon energy resources will require both the development of new technologies and the rapid deployment of existing technologies. But

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44:44

What the Chevron Decision Means for U.S. Regulators

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/07/09

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 to as the “Chevron Doctrine,” gave federal agencies considerable discretion to interpret laws passed by Congress when implementing regulations and policy. But with the court’s new ruling, federal agencies no longer have the final say on how laws are interpreted. Instead, the judiciary will hold that power. So,

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43:54

How Climate Change is Impacting Human Migration

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/07/02

Throughout the world, climate change is influencing human mobility. 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. While migration is influenced by many factors, including socio-economic status and political stability, research by the IPCC and others tells us that climate change is increasingly significant. So, how is climate change impacting human mobility? And what

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01:01:31

Chile’s Critical Minerals

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/06/25

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” scenario. And this gives mineral rich countries like Chile an outsized role in the energy transition. Chile currently holds more than a third of the world's lithium reserves, and the country is already the world's second largest producer of lithium, with an approximately 25% share of world production. Chile also is the

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53:41

What the EU’s conservative shift means for climate

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/06/18

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 nearly all of their gains over the past five years in the European parliament. Voters pointed to energy costs, security, and economic competitiveness as key factors in their decision-making. So what do these elections indicate about the shifting political ideology of the European Union? How will they impact

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50:19

Summer Outlook: What to Make of Extreme Weather...

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/06/11

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 and dangerous thanks in part to the changing climate. For example, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s outlook for the 2024 hurricane season, which just started June 1, anticipates an exceptionally high number of storms this year. So, why are extreme weather events worsening? How is climate change

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01:01:24

What’s Next for Europe’s Energy Transition?

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/06/04

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 five years ago in 2019 saw major electoral gains for the environmentalist parties and popular support for ambitious energy transition plans. But the upcoming elections come following a tumultuous few years for the continent that included an energy crisis and an economic crisis. So how will the upcoming elections impact

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54:23

Inside New U.S. Transmission Rules

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/05/28

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 areas where consumers are harmed by lack of transmission. Days later, on the 13th, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released Orders 1920 and 1977. Both of the new rules aim to expedite the build out of the nation’s electric grid by tackling major issues such as cost allocation and long-term planning. So,

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40:43

Can Industry Eliminate Its Carbon Pollution?

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/05/21

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 cutting emissions through renewables and electrification. But the pathways to reducing emissions from manufacturing materials such as iron, steel, chemicals, cement, and concrete are still unclear. A new book by Jeffrey Rissman, titled Zero-Carbon Industry: Transformative Technologies and Policies to

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45:15

EPA Cracks Down on Power Plant Emissions

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/05/14

In April, the Environmental Protection Agency passed four new rules to reduce pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. One of the new rules requires many new gas and existing coal power plants to control 90 percent of their carbon pollution if they plan to operate beyond 2039. The other three rules specifically target coal, requiring the industry to clean up various parts of the value chain including toxic metal emissions from power generation, wastewater pollution, and coal ash management

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47:37

Navigating Indonesia’s Energy Transition

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/05/07

Indonesia’s economy is closely tied to its natural resources. It’s the world’s fourth largest producer of coal, and Southeast Asia’s largest gas supplier. But even with its connection to fossil fuels, the country’s population strongly supports climate goals. In this year’s presidential election, every candidate advocated for the energy transition and more renewables. At the same time, like many developing countries, Indonesia needs energy security, increased access to energy, and affordability

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39:46

Indigenous Rights in the Energy Transition

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/04/30

Across the U.S., large scale renewable energy projects, transmission lines, and mining sites for critical minerals are built on or near tribal lands. For example, the federal government plans to loan billions of dollars to Lithium Americas to develop a lithium mine in Nevada at a location known as Thacker Pass, sacred to local Paiute and Shoshone people. With the tumultuous history of energy development on indigenous lands, many tribes are pushing back on citing new infrastructure on their land

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32:58

The Shifting World Order

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/04/23

Geopolitics looms large over the global economy. A recent client survey by Goldman Sachs found geopolitics is the top investment risk of this year, overtaking inflation and the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The market impacts by the wars in Europe and the Middle East, and the rising tension between China and Taiwan, are hard to predict. And the rise of protectionism, economic fragmentation, and industrial policy are inflaming tensions in a new era of great power competition. So, how should

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45:36

E-Fuels: A Drop-in Solution for Transport?

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/04/16

Cleaner alternatives to the oil and gas that power vital industries are necessary for economy-wide decarbonization. E-fuels, or electrofuels, are touted as a carbon neutral solution for the hard-to-decarbonize sectors that rely on energy dense fossil fuels. E-fuels are made by combining hydrogen with carbon dioxide. Through the electrolysis process, water is split into oxygen and hydrogen atoms. The hydrogen is then combined with CO2 through a process called synthesis. The outcome is an

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55:20

AI for Climate Change Mitigation

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/04/09

From methane monitoring to integrating more renewables into the power mix, artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the energy transition. It can be used to reduce emissions from food systems, and hard-to-abate sectors, like steel and cement manufacturing. But the amount of energy AI will require is generating interest, uncertainty and concern. And this is in addition to the need for more electricity to help decarbonize multiple sectors. So what are the high potential opportunities

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43:08

The SEC Mandates Climate Disclosures

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/04/02

On March 6, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules to standardize climate-related disclosures for public business and public offerings. Hoping to provide investors with consistent and comparable information, the Commission’s new rules require companies to disclose emissions and the expenses and losses associated with climate risks in annual filings and reports. But critics immediately balked at the rules, questioning its legality and effectiveness. So, how does the SEC

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53:23

Oil and Gas in the Energy Transition: An NGO Perspective

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/03/26

Methane leakage is one of many issues at the forefront today over how the oil and gas industry is engaging in the clean energy transition. Importantly, this industry includes not only some of the better-known energy companies, but also many national oil companies. Collectively they produce about half the world’s oil and gas. During last year’s COP28, these companies committed to cutting methane emissions and working towards decarbonizing the industry. But the energy transition for these companies is

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53:23

Navigating Uncertainty in the Energy Market

Columbia Energy Exchange ·

2024/03/19

To limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, emissions should already be decreasing and need to be cut by almost half by 2030. Although this target is just six years away, fossil fuels experienced continued demand and revenue growth in 2023. At CERAWeek by S&P Global, one of the world’s largest annual energy conferences, the energy transition is at the forefront of conversations. But energy security and different pathways to net-zero goals is also the theme of the conference, and

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