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Columbia Energy Exchange
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 policy, financial markets, geopolitics, and climate change as well as their implications for both the U.S. and the world.
Episodes
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Editor's Pick: Rajiv Shah on Delivering Universal Abundant Energy Access
Energy abundance means different things in today's global context than it did even a decade ago. It is about expanding electricity access while meeting rising…
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Matthew Yglesias on Abundance and the Politics of Energy
Abundance and affordability have become buzzwords among policymakers, who often have sharply different interpretations of how to attain them. To some, an…
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Luisa Palacios on Rebuilding Venezuela's Oil Industry After the Quakes
It started last year as a pressure campaign at sea, with the United States seizing tankers as part of what President Trump called a "total and complete…
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Javier Blas on Lessons from Closing Hormuz (So Far)
Over the past five months, the Strait of Hormuz has been closed for extended stretches of time, disrupting roughly 10 to 15 million barrels of oil supply each…
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Senator Alan Armstrong on Building American Energy Infrastructure
As the demand for power surges across the US, the debate over how to build energy infrastructure has reached a fever pitch. And while both sides of the aisle…
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Tom Moerenhout and Tomasz Nadrowski on Fixing the Mineral Supply Chain
Critical minerals sit at the intersection of energy technology, industrial competitiveness, and economic resilience. The issue has hit a fever pitch in the…
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Suzanne Maloney on Whether Perpetual Conflict is New Normal for the Gulf
Nearly a month after a ceasefire, the US-Iran deal seems to have all but collapsed as both nations have slipped back into active conflict. On Sunday, Tehran…
Columbia Energy ExchangeIran Conflict Brief: How Renewed Strikes Impact Global Energy
In the 23 days since the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, strikes have returned, following a familiar pattern: Iran attacks vessels using an internationally…
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Alice Yake on Planning for a Reliable, Cleaner Grid
Grid operators sit at the center of many of the biggest forces reshaping the global energy system. They're navigating rising electricity demand, a lack of…
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Doug Arent and Robin Millican on What's Really Driving Electricity Prices
Concerns about the affordability of electricity in the US have been rising along with prices. And while the headlines have pointed to AI and data centers as…
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Michael Cembalest Does the Math on the Energy Transition
The energy transition is in the midst of its own transition. Spiking electricity demand and geopolitical events are driving up energy prices, while debates…
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Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer on the US-Iran Deal, Hormuz Realities, and Iran's Nuclear Future
Yesterday, the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding starting the clock on a 60-day truce. The agreement intends to halt attacks, begin lifting the…
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Iran Conflict Brief: The US-Iran Deal and a New Phase of Accommodation
The 109-day-old Iran crisis is heading toward an off-ramp in the form of a not-yet-public Memorandum of Understanding to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. While…
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Jessica Uhl on the Fractured Energy Transition: Why Speed Matters Now
The clean energy transition had real momentum at the end of 2024. It was buoyed by federal support, billions of dollars of investment in new technologies, and…
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Ashley Finan and Amy Roma on Speed, Safety, and Reforming Nuclear Energy
For years, the energy transition was discussed as a shift that would happen in steady, predictable increments. But a massive surge in electricity demand in…
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Katie Auth on How the 'Modern Energy Minimum' Can Drive Economic Growth
Despite all the advancements we have achieved globally in recent decades, as many as 750 million people still lack access to electricity. Tackling energy…
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Speed to Power: Christian Bruch on Siemens Energy's Turnaround
For years, the energy transition was discussed as a shift that would happen in steady, predictable increments. But the last 24 months have shattered that…
Columbia Energy ExchangeIran Conflict Brief: How the Iran Standoff is Rewriting US-China Relations
The Iran crisis is in its 80th day. Right now, roughly 1,500 vessels laden with oil, natural gas, fertilizers, and oil products sit trapped in the Persian Gulf…
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Arctic Expert Iris Ferguson on Greenland's Resources, Geopolitical Risks
Much of the world's attention today is understandably focused on conflict in the Middle East, and the immediate implications for energy markets and global…
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Bob McNally and Jason Bordoff on Handling an Energy Crisis
In moments of geopolitical crisis, energy is never just a backdrop. It's often at the center of the story. Today, as conflict involving Iran sends shockwaves…
Columbia Energy ExchangeIran Conflict Brief: Why the UAE Is Leaving OPEC Now
It has been a tumultuous 24 hours for the global energy landscape. Yesterday, the United Arab Emirates sent shockwaves through the oil industry by announcing…
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The Iran Oil Shock: Will it Force the World to Re-think the Future of Energy?
In this special episode Jason Bordoff, founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, sits down with Robin Pomeroy, host of the World Economic Forum…
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Ian Bremmer on Navigating a Fragmenting World
The global order that shaped the past several decades is giving way to a more fragmented and uncertain world. Long-standing alliances are under strain…
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Amos Hochstein on the Strait of Hormuz Opening and Where the War is Headed
It's been a head-spinning day in the Iran war. Earlier today, following a temporary truce between Lebanon and Israel, Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz…
Columbia Energy ExchangeIran Conflict Brief: Will the Ceasefire Hold? Analyzing Tehran's High-Stakes Diplomacy
With an April 21 deadline looming, the Middle East remains suspended in a volatile state of war and peace. Regional mediators are scrambling to broker a second…
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Rajiv Shah on Advancing Universal Abundant Energy Access
Energy abundance means different things in today's global context than it did even a decade ago. It is about expanding electricity access while meeting rising…
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Dan Steingart on Battery Innovation and the Future of Energy Storage
The conflict in Iran is a reminder of how quickly global energy markets can be disrupted. It also underscores why advances in things like battery technology —…
Columbia Energy ExchangeIran Conflict Brief: Ali Ansari on What's Going on Inside Iran
On the eve of President Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the global energy landscape faces a moment of unprecedented risk. With dated…
Columbia Energy ExchangeIran Conflict Brief: The War's Lasting Impact on Gulf States
While US and Israeli forces have significantly degraded Iran's military and nuclear capability, the global energy landscape remains in a precarious position…
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Daleep Singh on the Need for a US Industrial Policy Playbook
During President Trump's second term, the administration has taken unprecedented action in the US private sector. The federal government's investments in…
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Javier Blas on CERAWeek and the Energy Market's Reckoning
Today marks the last day of CERAWeek, the annual energy industry conference sometimes described as the Davos of energy. As oil and gas CEOs and government…
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Kurt Campbell on China's Approach to Energy Security and Statecraft
The month-long Iran conflict has rapidly expanded, drawing in actors across the Middle East and raising concerns about broader regional escalation. As a…
Columbia Energy ExchangeIran Conflict Brief: How the Energy Shock Is Reshaping Investment
Nearly a month in, the conflict in Iran appears to have hit a critical inflection point. Over the weekend, President Trump gave Iran a 48-hour ultimatum to…
Columbia Energy ExchangeIran Conflict Brief: The High Cost of Attacking Energy Infrastructure
As the conflict in the Middle East enters its 20th day, events on the ground have shifted into a critical new phase marked by direct strikes on core energy…
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Michael Gerrard and Jeff Holmstead on Next Chapter in US Climate Policy
The climate policy landscape in the US is in flux. Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency repealed its own power to regulate greenhouse gases. Two…
Columbia Energy ExchangeIran Conflict Brief: A 'Tacit Bargain' Protecting Gulf Energy
As the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran enters its third week, the complexities of the global energy landscape are deepening by the hour. Shut-ins of…
Columbia Energy ExchangeIran Conflict Brief: What It Will Take to Open Up the Strait of Hormuz
In energy markets, all eyes are on the Strait of Hormuz. As of March 11, 2026, this vital passage is effectively closed to tanker traffic, stranding almost a…
Columbia Energy ExchangeNew Rapid Response Series: The Iran Conflict Brief
The conflict in the Middle East is evolving with incredible speed, creating a landscape where the complexities of understanding both immediate and long-term…
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How the Iran Conflict Is Reshaping Russia and China's Energy Security
Since the US-Israeli bombing campaign began in Iran, energy markets around the world have been on edge as the conflict threatens immediate and long-term energy…
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The Widening Middle East Conflict and Its Impact on Energy
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a campaign against Iran targeting military infrastructure and the regime's core leadership. Supreme…
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Supreme Court's Tariff Ruling: What It Means for Energy
President Trump has aggressively used tariffs as an economic tool, but a US Supreme Court decision on Friday struck down his sweeping tariffs, bringing new…
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Alex Fitzsimmons on the DOE's 'Energy Dominance' Agenda
Under the second Trump administration, the US Department of Energy significantly shifted its priorities to align with its "energy dominance" agenda. But one…
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Laura Holgate on the Promise and Perils of Nuclear Innovation
The Trump administration has prioritized nuclear energy expansion, aiming to increase US nuclear capacity fourfold by 2050. This nuclear energy resurgence in…
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Jigar Shah Wants to Depoliticize Energy
As political support for clean energy has waxed and waned over the past twenty years, so has the government's financial backing. In the 2010s, critics pointed…
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Michael Webber on What's Behind Rising Energy Costs
With electricity prices on the rise, the future of our power grid is attracting a lot more attention. Surging demand is at the center of the story, but the…
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Reporters' Roundtable: What's Driving US Energy Policy News in 2026?
From the affordability crisis and the data center boom, to the US government's campaign to reinvigorate the Venezuelan oil market, energy is dominating…
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Anja Manuel on the Next Era of Great Power Competition
Great power competition—particularly between the United States and China—is intensifying. This rivalry is reshaping everything from technology supply chains…
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Oil and Venezuela: What's Next?
Early on January 3, 2026, the United States apprehended Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and removed Maduro from power. Maduro was transported…
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Editor's Pick: Sean Casten on US Energy Policy in a Partisan Era
This has been a crucial year for US energy policy. The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated many of the clean energy incentives that were…
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Luisa Palacios and Eddie Fishman on the US Pressure Campaign on Venezuela's Oil
Over the past week, President Trump has intensified pressure on Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by targeting the regime's economic lifeline—oil. The United…
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From Hot Rocks to Clean Power: Roland Horne on the Future of Geothermal
If it seems like you're hearing a lot more about geothermal energy lately, that's because this clean, firm energy source is at a technological turning point…
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Emmanuel Lagarrigue on Climate Investing Today
Investment in clean energy technologies is on course to hit a record $2.2 trillion this year, according to the International Energy Agency. That's more than…
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Amy Harder on Climate and Energy Reporting
The national conversation around climate change is shifting. There's more focus on energy affordability and demand, as well as on the dual role artificial…
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In a Charged Environment, FERC Faces Demands for Energy
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulates the United States' energy transmission, pipeline networks, and wholesale rates for electricity. For much of…
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World Energy Outlook 2025: Navigating Divergent Futures
Around the globe, and here in the United States, energy markets face huge uncertainties. They include everything from rising geopolitical tensions to a wave of…
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Building Energy Policy on Evidence
Elected officials face huge challenges when it comes to energy policymaking. They have very little time to learn complicated, nuanced issues. They're bombarded…
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A Changing Atmosphere at the Upcoming UN Climate Summit
The ten years since the Paris Agreement was signed at the UN Climate Change Conference, COP 21, have been the ten hottest years on record. And the outcome that…
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Unpacking Recent Sanctions on Russian Oil
Last week, President Trump announced that he was imposing significant new sanctions on Russia. It's an effort to cut off revenue Russia needs for its war in…
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'The Return of the Energy Weapon'
Energy has long been used as a weapon. The United Kingdom blocked oil exports to Germany during World War I. Hitler's fall was due in part to losing access to…
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What Drives 'Breakneck' Development in China?
Trade tensions between the US and China have hit a new high mark. Last week, after China announced plans to ratchet up its export controls of some rare-earths…