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Devastating Flood in Himalayas Highlights Risks of Development in the Era of Climate Change

Climate change and hydroelectricity power projects compounded the devastating destruction of the February 7 flood in Uttarakhand.

by |February 16, 2021
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Should the European Union Fix, Leave or Kill the Energy Charter Treaty?

The outdated treaty is an obstacle to addressing climate change. A legal expert weighs the pros and cons of several pathways around it.

by Martin Dietrich Brauch |February 12, 2021

Forget Fossil Fuels and Focus on Renewables

Instead of taxing fossil fuels we should subsidize and invest in renewable energy.

by |February 1, 2021
Containers holding spent nuclear fuel

Forging a Path Forward on U.S. Nuclear Waste Management: Options for Policy Makers

The U.S. is at standstill regarding the disposal of spent nuclear fuel. A new report charts potential pathways forward.

by Matt Bowen |January 28, 2021
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Putting Biden’s Climate Team in Perspective

The latest episode of the Columbia Energy Exchange podcast discusses Biden’s selections for a large, experienced, and diversified team to carry out his ambitious plans to address climate change.

by |January 19, 2021

To Build Climate Progress on Time Scales That Matter, Biden Should be Biden

The path forward requires negotiation, compromise, and open lines of communication with Republicans in Congress and elsewhere who have made climate change a focus.

by |January 14, 2021

Why We Need Green Hydrogen

Hydrogen produced with renewable energy can provide clean power in the industries that are hardest to wean off of fossil fuels.

by |January 7, 2021

Decarbonizing the Defense Department

Biden’s climate team could use normal executive power to emphasize renewable energy in the Department of Defense, and graduate students at Columbia University have provided a blueprint to jumpstart that process.

by |December 28, 2020
wind turbines on a farm

Sabin Center Files Comments on Behalf of New Yorkers Who Welcome Renewable Energy

The comments urge that new regulations should promote, rather than hamstring, the safe and sensible siting of wind and solar energy projects.

by Hillary Aidun |December 3, 2020

The State of Nuclear Energy Today — and What Lies Ahead

The IPCC has identified nuclear power as key to controlling climate change. Can new reactors bring about a nuclear revival?

by |November 23, 2020