Ep 123: Jason Bordoff, Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University

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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