Columbia Energy Exchange
Energy-policy conversations with government, business, academic and civil-society leaders.
- Host
- Jason Bordoff & Bill Loveless
- Published by
- Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
- Topic
- Energy & Electrification
- Format
- Interview
- Orientation
- Sustainability
- Themes
- Just Transition, Net Zero
- Made for
- Corporate Leader, Investor, Policymaker / Public Sector
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6 Oct 2026 · 50 min
Gautam Jain and Ned Shell on the Promise of Carbon Credit Markets
Carbon credit markets have become one of the most hotly debated tools in the fight against climate change. Supporters call them essential to closing the gap between corporate climate pledges and what companies can actually achieve on their own. Critics call them a shell game that lets polluters buy their way out of real action. But the debate is about more than just whether carbon credits can work; it's about the integrity of the markets designed to trade them. The promise of these markets is fairly straightforward. The complexity comes in determining whether the credits actually deliver the c
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29 Sept 2026 · 57 min
Global Gas Markets on Edge as Europe Braces for Winter
Global gas markets, especially in Europe, are approaching winter under serious pressure. With storage inventories lagging behind historical averages and shipping disruptions from the Middle East threatening key liquefied natural gas flows, many nations find themselves deeply exposed. The supply shocks from both the Russia-Ukraine war and now the Strait of Hormuz closure have revealed vulnerabilities in a market that is more interconnected than ever, but also more geopolitically complex. With less global LNG supply and growing sensitivity to weather, the case for new security frameworks is gett
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25 Sept 2026 · 34 min
Iran Conflict Brief: Jan Stuart on What a US Diesel Export Ban Would Mean
Seven months into the largest oil supply disruption in history, there's still no resolution in sight. This week, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, US and Iranian officials held their first indirect talks since the Memorandum of Understanding collapsed in July—but neither side appears ready for concessions. Energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain contested and hard to track. A US blockade has pushed Iranian crude exports close to zero, while naval escorts and dark transits near the Omani coast have allowed a partial, volatile recovery in flows from Arab Gulf states—still wel