In the 1960s all of the largest exporters of oil came together and formed a cartel called the OPEC, or Organization of Petroleum Exporting…

Dr. Carolyn Kissane, Associate Dean of the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, published an article in The Messenger about the impact of recent heat waves sweeping across the US and their impacts on our electricity grids. Here’s an excerpt from “Our Energy Grid Is Designed for Averages — Not…

Despite New York’s recent efforts and initiatives in becoming a cleaner city, many New Yorkers were negatively impacted by the visible orange air pollution that hung over the city for days. In a recent article for Göteborgs-Posten, Amy Jaffe, Director of the NYU SPS Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab…

This op-ed was originally published in the New York Times Opinion Section on January 2, 2023. To the Editor: Re “U.S. Has Limits When It Comes to Ukraine Arms” (front page, Dec. 23): There is perverse, self-defeating logic at the heart of the Biden administration’s argument for restraining the supply…

Amy Jaffe, Research Professor and Director of the NYU SPS Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab (ECJS Lab), recently spoke with Politico about the state of oil prices and US production levels: “Gasoline prices rise when the world’s major economies run hot, and fall when they’re not.” Read the full Politico article, “The U.S. is pumping oil faster than ever. Republicans don’t care” here.

Adjunct Assistant Professor for NYU’s Center for Global Affairs and Bloomberg’s NEF Lead Analyst, Christopher Gadomski, was interviewed by Market Scale Company regarding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster that happened earlier this year and radiation safety. Read or watch the full Beyond Fukushima: Nuclear Energy is Critical to Achieve Net Zero Interview here.

Dr. Carolyn Kissane, Clinical Professor and Associate Dean for the Center for Global Affairs, writes in Barron’s: “The U.S. Is Limiting Tech Investment in China. Clean Energy Could Take a Hit.” The Inflation Reduction Act was passed by the Biden Administration just over a year ago. This ambitious piece of legislation aims to not only spur investment and development in clean energy, infrastructure, and technology but also help to secure the US as a global leader in these areas — especially relative to China.

Dr. Carolyn Kissane, Associate Dean of the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, spoke with CBS News about the recent decision by Russia and Saudi Arabia to maintain their voluntary production cuts and how this could impact gas prices and the interest rate here in the US. Watch the full…

NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs was thrilled to host and facilitate a two-day special program on Climate Entrepreneurship as a part of the 28th annual Youth Assembly program hosted by AFS Intercultural Programs. The impressive and inspiring group of 45 participants came to campus from across the globe. Country…