Jason Bordoff is a columnist at Foreign Policy, a co-founding dean at the Columbia Climate School, the founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, a professor of professional practice in international and public affairs, and a former senior director on the staff of the U.S. National Security Council and special assistant to former U.S. President Barack Obama.
SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 31: Gas customers wait in a long line to get discounted gasoline May 31, 2007 in San Francisco, California. Shell gas station owner Bob Oyster dropped his gas prices to below $3.00 per gallon for all grades as he prepares to close his gas station after Shell Corporation attempted to raise his rent to over $13,000 per month. Hundreds of people lined up for the cheap gas, some waiting as long as 40 minutes. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
