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Ep 123: Jason Bordoff, Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University
Published 5 years, 7 months ago
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In today’s episode, we cover:
- Jason’s work at SIPA and Center of Global Energy Policy.
- Jason’s time in policy in the Clinton and Obama Administrations and Brookings Institute.
- SIPA’s mission and how it serves as a resource for decision-makers in the energy industry.
- How the challenge among energy and climate policymakers is making research useful and actionable for industry.
- How Jason found his way in working on energy at Columbia.
- The early-optimism in Obama’s first-term to pass bipartisan legislation to address climate change.
- The optimal role for the U.S. in addressing climate change.
- What Jason would advocate a potential Biden Administration focus on to address climate change.
- The importance of bilateral cooperation, in particular with China, in tackling climate change.
- The significance of equity and justice in solving climate change.
- The implications of the U.S. passing a carbon price.
- How global sentiment toward climate change is encouraging and leading to social mobilization.
- The role of the big fossil fuel companies in the clean energy transition.
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
- Jason’s Faculty Page: https://sipa.columbia.edu/faculty-research/faculty-directory/jason-bordoff
- Columbia’s SIPA: https://sipa.columbia.edu/
- Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy: https://energypolicy.columbia.edu/
- “Earth Day at 50 Reveals What’s Missing in Climate Change Fight”: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/21/earth-day-50th-anniversary-climate-change/
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