Amy Myers Jaffe Amy Myers Jaffe

Amy Myers Jaffe is an energy consultant and leading expert on the geopolitics of oil, energy, security and risk, and an influential thought leader on global energy policy and sustainability. She is currently serving as Director of the Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab and a research professor at New York University’s School of Professional Studies.

Jaffe is a regular contributor to the popular podcast “The Energy Gang” and a frequent media commentator in television and print media, including the New York Times, Financial Times of London, and the Wall Street Journal. A prolific author, Jaffe holds a career prize in energy economics from the US Association for Energy Economics and also served as the organization’s President in 2020.

Jaffe’s current research focuses on energy and social justice in the United States, digital technology innovation and energy, the financial and energy security risks of climate change, and global energy geopolitics and security.

Ms. Jaffe has advised numerous organizations on climate risk strategy and scenarios analysis. She is frequently asked to testify on Capital Hill on matters related to US national security and US energy and climate change policy and has presented on climate change and energy to multiple governmental agencies such as the US National Intelligence Council, the European Central Bank, and numerous US state governments. She is a frequent contributor to the Aspen Institute Congressional program and the World Economic Forum where she most recently served on the Global Future Council on Net Zero Transition.

In Energy's Digital Future: Harnessing Innovation for American Resilience and National Security, Amy Myers Jaffe provides an expert look at the promises and challenges of the future of energy in a post-oil era, and argues the United States must embrace the digital revolution and foster American achievement. Energy’s Digital Future gives indispensable insight into the path the United States will need to pursue to ensure its lasting economic competitiveness and national security in a new energy age.

More books by Amy Myers Jaffe

Five Ways to Disaster-Proof the Energy Grid

With extreme weather events—and power outages—on the rise, utilities and tech companies are looking at what they can do to keep the lights on. Weather events have gotten more severe in recent years, driven by warming seas, rapid coastal erosion and record temperatures, among other factors, taking its toll on the aging, overtaxed U.S. energy grid.

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Societe Generale Keynote
Address 2022

Amy Myers Jaffe is an energy consultant and leading expert on the geopolitics of oil, energy, security and risk, and an influential thought leader on global energy policy and sustainability. She is currently serving as Director of the Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab and a research professor at New York University’s School of Professional Studies.

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What’s next for energy after the US elections?

The US elections last week are set to transform the energy landscape, with the Republicans now in control of the presidency, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. They intend to set a new direction for energy policy, emphasising affordability and reliability over sustainability and climate. What does this mean for the American energy sector?

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