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Center on Global Energy Policy 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, New York 10027 ABOUT THE CENTER ON GLOBAL ENERGY POLICY The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs seeks to enrich the quality of energy dialogue and policy by providing an independent and nonpartisan platform for timely, balanced analysis and actionable recommendations to address today’s most pressing energy challenges. The Center convenes energy leaders, produces policy-relevant, accessible research and trains students to become the next generation of energy scholars, executives and policymakers. Based at one of the world’s great research universities, the Center leverages its location in New York City, proximity to financial markets, business and policymakers, and Columbia’s world-class faculty and global reach. Columbia University is Where the World Connects for Energy Policy. Visit us at energypolicy.columbia.edu Follow us @ColumbiaUEnergy THE CHANGING ENERGY LANDSCAPE The 21st Century has brought the greatest as energy use surges in emerging markets and 1.3 the Eastern Mediterranean to the fight against ISIS upheaval in the energy world in generations, billion people still need access to modern energy and stability in the Middle East. Understanding the creating turmoil and far-reaching challenges services. The changing dynamics between energy complex world of energy requires deep insights for geopolitics, the global economy and the producers and consumers, including OPEC’s into policy, technology and market developments, environment. Science and technology are role in oil markets and the transformative role and how the rapidly changing energy landscape unlocking new energy sources, from renewable of US unconventional oil and gas production, are will impact the world. The challenge has never and other clean energy technologies to shale oil creating new trade opportunities and redrawing been more difficult, and the stakes—economically, and gas resources. The international community geopolitical relationships. Energy supplies and geopolitically and environmentally—have never has reaffirmed its commitment to address climate trade are central to many of today’s most pressing been higher. change by rapidly curbing carbon emissions, even geopolitical issues, from Russia and Ukraine to Energy is among the world’s most important geopolitical, economic and environmental issues of our time Center on Global Energy Policy | 1 2 | Center on Global Energy Policy A LEADING GLOBAL PLATFORM Making smart energy policy choices requires students to become the next generation of energy Center utilizes the University’s global reach through approaching energy as a complex and multifaceted scholars, executives and policymakers. The Center its physical centers in key energy countries including system in which policymakers must balance leverages its location in New York City and proximity Brazil, Turkey, Jordan, India and China. economic, security and environmental priorities. Too to financial markets, the investment and business often, the public debate is dominated by platitudes community and policymakers to inform its work. Columbia University is Where the World Connects for and polarization. Energy Policy. Based at one of the world’s great research The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia universities, the Center combines academic research University’s School of International and Public Affairs with the experience of senior energy experts seeks to enrich the quality of energy dialogue and from government, academia, industry and non- policy by providing an independent and nonpartisan governmental organizations. The result is robust, platform for timely analysis and recommendations to accessible and actionable analysis, which the Center address today’s most pressing energy challenges. disseminates through public forums, research, roundtable discussions, conferences and the media. To foster informed discussion and provide balanced analysis, the Center convenes energy leaders, In addition to its ability to harness the world-class Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, and John D. Podesta, then Counselor produces policy-relevant research, and trains faculty of Columbia across many disciplines, the to President Obama Page 2: Row 1 (L to R): (a) Dr. Ernest J. Moniz, U.S. Secretary of Energy, (b) Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, (c) Merit E. Janow, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Row 2 (L to R): (a) Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency, (b) Khalid A. Al-Falih, President and Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Aramco, (c) Dr. Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute; Row 3 (L to R): (a) Gina McCarthy, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (b) Michael R. Bloomberg, 108th Mayor of New York City, (c) Salvador Namburete, Minister of Energy, Mozambique Center on Global Energy Policy | 3 CONDUCT TRUSTED, POLICY-RELEVANT RESEARCH Center research projects include rigorous and Examples of current research areas include: data-driven analysis drawn from real-world • Oil and Gas Markets experience, along with specific, actionable policy • Trade & Geopolitics recommendations. In addition to research papers, • Sanctions and Economic Statecraft the Center also produces clear and accessible policy • Climate Policy briefs to ensure that our work informs policymakers, • Electricity Markets the media and the public to inform rapid, present- • Renewable Energy day decisions that have both immediate and long- • Nuclear Energy term impacts. The Center also invests in targeted • Energy-Water Nexus communications outreach to ensure that its work • Country and Regional Programs (China, India, Europe, Latin America, enriches regional, national and international dialogue Russia/Eurasia, Africa, Middle East/North Africa, Asia Pacific) and that research does not “sit on a shelf.” • Clean Energy Finance • Energy Access and Poverty • Energy Technology and Innovation The Center is a leading global platform for research, dialogue and understanding of our energy future 4 | Center on Global Energy Policy CONVENE GLOBAL LEADERS The Center is a leading convener of energy events and Tel Aviv, London, discussions in New York City and around the world, New York, Israel England hosting both public lectures and smaller workshops USA Istanbul, Turkey Beijing, and roundtables with top policymakers, academics, China industry officials and thought leaders. Public events are webcast live, available for download as podcasts, and engage a global online audience through social Tokyo, media to help foster a wider dialogue and scale up Paris, Japan the impact of the Center’s work. France Mexico City, Columbia Global Energy Dialogues: An Mexico international roundtable series focused on pressing US Amman, Jordan and global issues. Dialogues have been organized in Mumbai, Santiago, New York City as well as locations such as Addis Ababa, India Chile Nairobi, Beijing, Houston, Istanbul, London, Rio de Janeiro, Tel Aviv Kenya and Tokyo. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Columbia Energy Exchange: A weekly, in- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil depth podcast series with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia and civil society. Center on Global Energy Policy | 5 TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION The Center on Global Energy Policy is committed to scholars teach energy courses and seminars at the If you are interested in attracting top-tier global talent and training future University and lead “capstone” projects—client- learning more about the Center scholars, policymakers and industry executives. facing consulting projects by student-teams. and getting involved in our Student Research Assistants working at the Center work, please contact us at engage in energy issues from multiple perspectives— To increase the presence and leadership of women [email protected]. economics, policy, foreign affairs, finance, national in the energy sector, the Center hosts a Women security, environment, etc.—honing their research, in Energy Program. The program provides a full analysis and project skills while broadening their spectrum of programming each semester to support understanding of complex, interrelated energy issues. hundreds of women who are pursuing graduate Visit us at degrees and are interested in energy-related careers. energypolicy.columbia.edu The Center also supports student-led conferences, The program includes discussion and networking events, career development and networking and events, direct mentoring opportunities, skills global research trips. It organizes roundtables with workshops and financial stipends for research. staff, Fellows and other senior leaders. Center Follow us @ColumbiaUEnergy 6 | Center on Global Energy Policy Center on Global Energy Policy | 7 8 | Center on Global Energy Policy RAPIDLY OUR TEAM GROWING, The Center has attracted leading global figures to Jully Merino research and write, lecture, lead study groups with Program Coordinator WORLD-CLASS students and otherwise contribute to Columbia University’s robust and deep intellectual energy Ron Minsk TEAM community. Research Scholar Jason Bordoff Tatiana Mitrova Founding Director and Professor of Professional Research Scholar Practice in International and Public Affairs Richard Nephew Nicola de Blasio Senior Research Scholar and Program Director for Senior Research Scholar and Director for Strategic Economic Statecraft, Sanctions and Energy Markets Partnerships