Energy
A Bleak Picture for Global Oil Markets in 2009
CSIS
A 4-page US commentary on the prospects for global oil markets in 2009
EnergyPosted: 2009-02-04
A Criteria-Based Approach to Nuclear Cooperation With Pakistan
CEIP
A 16-page US policy brief arguing that the accident in Japan provides Beijing with an opportunity to pause and contemplate conditioning its cooperation with Pakistan on improvements in nuclear safety and security
EnergyPosted: 2011-06-23
A Policy Platform for a Low Pollution Economy
Southern Cross Climate Coalition
This 18-page document proposes a combined policy platform designed to lay the necessary foundations for Australia’s transition to a low-carbon pollution economy
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-05-08
A Re-Look at Biofuels
ASAM
A Turkish perspective on the cost-benefit balance of biofuels
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-05-10
A Reinforced Obstacle to Democracy
CEPS
A 22-page working paper on the relationship between energy and democracy
Energy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-08-04
A Return Trip to North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Complex
CISC
An 8-page US report of a visit to North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Complex
Defence, Terrorism & Security, EnergyPosted: 2010-12-10
Abu Dhabi's Nuclear Power Plant Folly
Gloria Center
An Israeli article casting doubt on the safety aspect of Abu Dhabi's decision to construct a nuclear reactor
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, EnergyPosted: 2010-06-29
Access to Sustainable Energy: What Role for International Oil and Gas Companies? Focus on Nigeria
IIED
This 46-page report explores how international oil and gas companies can contribute to tackling energy poverty in the regions where they operate
Energy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-31
Advanced Energy Technologies to Meet Future Needs
GAO
This 73-page report to the US Congress offers recommendations for stimulating development and deployment of a diversified energy portfolio
Energy, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2007-01-22
Alternative Transportation Fuels: Carbon to Liquid Technologies
CSIS
Five presentations from an event held to discuss future fuels and new energy technologies
EnergyPosted: 2006-12-22
Analysis of the Impact of Large-Scale Wind Generation on the Ontario Electricity System
Ontario Caucus
A 19-page Canadian report analyzing the potential impacts of wind energy production on the electricity system in Ontario
EnergyPosted: 2007-03-07
Arctic Scramble Leads Washington to Reconsider Law of the Sea
PINR
A US intelligence brief on the competing national claims to mineral and energy rights in the Arctic
Energy, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-10-29
Are Energy Efficiency Standards Justified?
RFF
This 45-page US discussion paper develops and parameterizes an overarching analytical framework to estimate the welfare effects of energy efficiency standards applied to automobiles and electricity-using durables
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-01-27
Are Energy Efficiency Standards Justified?
RFF
This 45-page US discussion paper develops and parameterizes an overarching analytical framework to estimate the welfare effects of energy efficiency standards applied to automobiles and electricity-using durables
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-05-13
Are Shorter Work Hours Good for the Environment?
CEPR
A 12-page report comparing US and European energy consumption
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-12-21
Atoms for the Sustainable Future
AJISS
A 5-page Japanese commentary on the "nuclear renaissance" as a key to sustainable growth
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-03-22
Australia
Senate Standing Committee - Australia
A 218-page Australian report examining Australia's future oil supply and alternative transport fuels
EnergyPosted: 2007-03-05
Australia's Uranium: Greenhouse Friendly Fuel for an Energy Hungry World
House Standing Committee on Industry and Resources
This 802-page Australian report concludes that nuclear is the only proven technology for baseload power supply that is 'greenhouse-friendly'
EnergyPosted: 2007-01-16
Azerbaijan to Take Lead in Supplying Europe with Natural Gas
ADA
An Azerbaijani article on that country's committment to supplying “substantial volumes” of its own natural gas production to the European Union
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2011-02-01
Biofuels and Development: Will the EU Help or Hinder?
ODI
A 4-page UK briefing paper proposing changes to EU biofuels policy that would foster development and help cut greenhouse gas emissions
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2008-01-31
Biofuels Production, Trade and Sustainable Development: Emerging Issues
IIED
This 60-page paper seeks to identify the main sustainable development issues involved in the production and trade of biofuels
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2006-11-22
Biofuels Subsidies and the Green Paradox
CESifo
This 42-page working paper claims to demonstrate that, under a wide range of parameter values, biofuel subsidies will increase the rate of extraction of fossil fuels in the short and medium term, and possibly bring climate-change damages closer to the present
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-03-19
Biofuels: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?
OECD
This 57-page paper surveys the issues concerning the adoption of biofuels as an energy source
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-09-21
Biofuels: Making Tough Choices
IIED
This 2-page opinion examines the serious trade-offs involved in the production and use of biomass-derived alternatives to fossil fuels
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-02-25
Biofuels: Risks and Opportunities
Department for Transport - UK
An 8-page UK brief setting out the key issues for biofuels in current UK Government policy
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-10-17
BP, Russian Billionaires, and the Kremlin: A Power Triangle That Never Was
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
This 17-page commentary analyses the reasons for the collapse of BP’s Arctic partnership with the Russian state company Rosneft and looks at the possible future of BP’s involvement in Russia
EnergyPosted: 2011-11-25
Building a Low Carbon Economy: Unlocking Innovation and Skills
DEFRA
A 44-page UK report on the challenges of preparing for climate change and possible responses
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2008-05-04
Bundles of Energy: The Case for Renewable Biomass Energy
IIED
This 94-page UK report aims to inform forest and energy decision makers in non-OECD countries of key issues surrounding the biomass energy boom
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-03-25
Can Asia Make it on Non-nuclear Options Alone?
SIIA
A Singaporean commentary on the future place of nuclear energy in Asia
Canada’s Nuclear Crossroads: Nuclear Crossroads: Steps to a Viable Nuclear Energy Industry
C.D. Howe Institute
This 20-page Canadian study examines the key policy questions facing the Canadian nuclear industry – cost, privatization of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), and regulation
EnergyPosted: 2009-06-09
Canada’s Nuclear Crossroads: Steps to a Viable Nuclear Energy Industry
C.D. Howe Institute
A 20-page Canadian paper considering the merits of nuclear power as both a low-carbon emitting and low-cost base load electricity source
EnergyPosted: 2009-07-05
Canada's Arctic Foreign Policy
CSIS
The 10-page transcript of a speech explaining Canada's Arctic Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy, EnergyPosted: 2009-04-13
Canada's Energy Future: An Integrated Path
Conference Board of Canada
This 60-page report discusses a wide range of energy policy options for Canada
EnergyPosted: 2007-06-14
Canadian Energy Overview 2006
National Energy Board - Canada
A 47-page assessment of the Canadian Energy Market
EnergyPosted: 2007-07-16
Carbon Capture and Storage
Parliamentary Library, New South Wales
A 70-page paper examining the present and future capability of CCS to reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2008-06-17
Carbon Capture and Storage at Scale: Lessons from the Growth of Analogous Energy Technologies
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
A 26-page US working paper drawing lessons for the CCS industry from the history of other energy technologies that, as with CCS today, were risky and expensive early in their commercial development
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-02-25
Carbon Capture and Storage: An Assessment of Required Technological Growth Rates and Capital Investments
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
This 33-page US working paper studies the required rates of growth and capital investments needed to meet various long-term projections for CCS
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-08-09
Carbon Capture and Storage: No Mere Pipedream
IRPP
A 4-page Canadian article on the benefits of carbon capture and storage
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-11-06
Carbon Capture and Storage: Selected Economic and Institutional Aspects
wiiw
This 48-page Austrian study provides a general overview of CCS and of related economic and institutional challenges ahead of its probable commercial deployment
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-02-04
Carbon Capture and Storage: The IPPR Perspective
ippr
A UK article considering questions about the technical and economic viability of carbon capture and storage
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-01-08
Caspian Pipeline Consortium, Bellwether of Russian Investment Climate?
IFRI
This 27-page French essay assesses the implications of the CPC dossier for Russian energy policy
Energy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-07-04
Causes and Cures of Oil-related Niger Delta Conflicts
Nordic Africa Instiute
A 4-page Swedish policy note on oil- related conflicts in the Niger Delta
Defence, Terrorism & Security, EnergyPosted: 2009-05-03
Challenges to Globalizing Natural Gas
CFR
A US backgrounder discussing the factors inhibiting the globalization of natural gas
EnergyPosted: 2008-12-13
Changing Climates: Interdependencies on Energy and Climate Security for China and Europe
Chatham House
This 101-page UK report focuses on the energy and climate interdependencies of China and the EU
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-11-27
China and the United States: A Comparison of Green Energy Programs and Policies
CRS
This 24-page US report compares the green energy programmes and policies of the US and China
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-07-08
China Energy: A Guide for the Perplexed
Peterson Institute
A 49-page US paper examining China's immediate and future energy challenges and the implications for the international community and climate change
EnergyPosted: 2007-05-10
China's Energy and Security Relations with Russia: Hopes, Frustrations and Uncertainties
SIPRI
A 56-page Swedish policy paper illuminating the current status of China’s security and energy relations with Russia
Energy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-10-19
China's Energy and Security Relations with Russia: Hopes, Frustrations and Uncertainties
SIPRI
This 56-page Swedish report illuminates the current status of China’s security and energy relations with Russia
Energy, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-10-14
China's Energy Governance: Perception and Reality
CIS
A 4-page US analysis of the reality of Chinese energy politics
Energy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-03-21
CIEP Vision on the Gas Target Model
Clingendael
This 28-page Dutch paper sheds its light on the European discussion concerning a future framework for gas regulation
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2011-08-25
Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy
UCSUSA
A 239-page US report offering a a comprehensive set of smart policies to jump-start the transition to a clean energy economy without delay and maximize the benefits to the environment and economy
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-05-28
Climate Change and Energy Security in Europe
Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies
This 82-page study looks into the EU's progress in terms of the integration of its climate and energy policies and stress the areas that require additional work. Particular attention is given to possible synergy and possible discussions between climate and energy policies.
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-06-22
Climate Change and Policy Considerations: New Roles for Earth Science
RFF
This 12-page US issue brief describes how earth observations data play a unique and critical role in supporting assessments and policy decisions related to global climate change.
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-01-14
Climate Change and the Energy Challenge: A Pragmatic Approach for India
PESD Stanford
A 29-page US working paper offering a fromework for a strategy to inform which efforts offer the most leverage on warming emissions and which are most credible because they align with India’s own interests
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-05-01
Climate Change: Technology to the Rescue?
Nixon Center
This US article calls for greater investment in new energy technology and greater collaboration between researchers
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2008-05-20
Coal Power in a Warming World
UCS
A 70-page US paper examining the options for reducing CO2 emisssions due to coal power
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2008-11-19
Coalitions for Energy Innovation
Clingendael
Presentations given at a workshop exploring the possibilities of international cooperation in energy innovation (single page with links to each presentation)
EnergyPosted: 2007-01-09
Combining Policies for Renewable Energy: Is the Whole Less than the Sum of Its Parts?
RFF
This 41-page US article reviews the recent environmental economics literature on the effectiveness of RES-E policies and the interactions between them, with a focus on the increasing use of tradable quotas for both emissions reduction and RES-E expansion
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-03-20
Concentrating Solar Power in China and India
CGD
A 24-page working paper offering a spatial analysis of the technical potential and the cost of deploying solar power in China and India
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-08-01
Convergence of Energy and Agriculture: Implications for Research and Policy
FSI Stanford
This 12-page US paper seeks to identify the most critical issues raised by a rapid expansion of biofuel capacity
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-01-17
Creating New Jobs, Cutting Carbon Emissions, and Reducing Oil Imports by Investing in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Earth Policy Institute
A US article on the multiple benefits of renewable energy
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-12-13
Current Biofuels: Bridge or Obstacle to Sustainable Next Generation Technologies?
Sussex Energy Group
A 4-page UK policy briefing assessing the future prospects for biofuels
EnergyPosted: 2008-12-13
Current State and Prospects of the Russian Energy Sector
wiiw
This 36-page Austrian research report examines the current state and prospects for the Russian energy sector
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2010-08-09
Delivering the Green
UCS
A 20-page US report illustrating how the energy consumption of trucks could be reduced by 12% using existing technology
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-10-23
Desert Power: The Economics of Solar Thermal Electricity for Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East
CGD
This 46-page US working paper argues that with only modest subsidies solar power generated in North Africa and the Middle East could meet the needs of 35 million Europeans by 2020.
EnergyPosted: 2009-01-13
Displacing Coal with Generation from Existing Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants
CRS
This US report provides an overview of the issues involved in displacing coal-fired generation with electricity from existing natural gas plants
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-02-04
Distillery Demand for Grain to Fuel Cars Vastly Understated
Earth Policy Institute
A US update arguing that food supplies for the world's poor are threatened by a dramatic increase in the usage of grain for ethanol production
Poverty & Hunger, EnergyPosted: 2007-01-07
Do Oil Exports Fuel Defense Spending?
SSI
This 62-page US monograph explores the impact that oil revenue had on the national defence spending of five oil-exporting countries
Defence, Terrorism & Security, EnergyPosted: 2010-03-22
East-West Energy Cooperation and Its Consequences for Georgia and Azerbaijan
ADA
An Azerbaijani article explaining that the development of east-west energy cooperation in the Caspian region not only has involved a wide range of participants in the region but has promoted the development of infrastructure, the improvement of the macro-economic environment and the international integration of both Georgia and Azerbaijan into the international community
Economic and Public Health Benefits of Coal-Based Energy
NCPA
This 2-page US brief analysis studies the environmental, health and economic effects of moving from coal-based electric power generation to other forms of energy
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-10-10
Economic and Trade Policy Impacts of Sustained High Oil Prices
WIIW
This 79-page Austrian research report assesses the likely impact of high oil prices on the European economy
EnergyPosted: 2008-05-28
Effective Provisions for Emergency Prevention and Response in the Gas Sector
SWP
A 4-page German commentary on a pioneering EC proposal on crisis management in the natural gas sector which has the potential to initiate a paradigm shift in European energy security-of-supply policy
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-08-31
Emissions Trading versus CO2 Taxes
RFF
A 10-page US backgrounder comparing the merits of CO2 taxes and cap-and-trade programmes
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2007-06-29
Emissions Trading: Good Governance Requires 100% Auctioning
Centre for Policy Development
An Australian article arguing that emissions trading permits should be auctioned
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2008-06-25
Empowering Europe
EPC
A commentary on the agreement reached on energy policy at the Spring European Council meeting
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-04-06
Energetic Limits to Economic Growth
"BioScience"
This 8-page article shows how energy imposes fundamental constraints on economic growth and development
Economic Policy, EnergyPosted: 2011-02-21
Energising Development: Report on Impacts
GTZ
A 40-page Dutch-German report on the impacts of projects implemented with the aim of achieving sustainable access to modern energy services for five million people in developing countries
International Development, EnergyPosted: 2010-10-20
Energy and Conflict Prevention
EastWest Institute
A 269-page book of contributions on energy supply and conflict prevention
Energy, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2008-01-10
Energy and Conflict Prevention
Anna Lindh Programme on Conflict Prevention
This 269-page monograph explores the relationship between competition for energy resources and the propensity for conflict
Energy, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2007-11-14
Energy and Global Economic Crisis: The Chances for Progress
ISS
This 70-page paper looks at developments based on interdependency and economic integration carried out by the EU in the Mediterranean and how energy efficiency and the development of renewable energies could offer great opportunities for the region
Energy as a Bond: Relations with Russia in the European and Dutch Context
Clingendael
This 90-page Dutch report examines recent policy changes in Russia, Its economic development and the state of the Russian energy sectors
EnergyPosted: 2007-11-13
Energy as a Tool of Foreign Policy
ADA
An Azerbaijani commentary on the interplay between foreign policy and energy supplies
Energy, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-08-13
Energy Bottlenecks in South America
CFR
A US backgrounder on the energy landscape in Latin America and political influences on it
EnergyPosted: 2008-04-30
Energy Challenges in Asia
IFRI
A 28-page French paper examining energy challenges in Asia, with particular reference to China and Japan
EnergyPosted: 2007-10-30
Energy Challenges in the Middle East and North Africa
FRIDE
This 20-page Spanish working paper demonstrates the inextricable links between the energy trade and the future governance of the MENA region and outlines some of the related challenges to EU policies
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2008-12-05
Energy Disarmament
Project Syndicate
An article proposing an energy security strategy for Europe
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-13
Energy Efficiency Policy: Budget, Electricity Conservation and Fuel Conservation Issues
Congressional Research Service
This 37-page US report covers key issues relevant to US energy efficiency policy
EnergyPosted: 2006-10-17
Energy Policy for Europe: Identifying the European Added-Value
CEPS
The 56-page report of a task force examining an emerging European energy policy
EnergyPosted: 2008-03-14
Energy Research in Finland 1999-2005
Academy of Finland
A 98-page evaluation of Finnish energy research by a panel of international experts
Energy, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2006-12-23
Energy Security and Chinese Foreign Policy in the Hu Jintao Era
Brookings Institution
A 32-page US working paper examining whether a resource war between China and the other major energy-consuming countries is inevitable
Energy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-10-31
Energy Security: An Agenda for Research
CFR
This 28-page US summary report presents a broad agenda for energy security research that emerged from a meeting held to assess the security implications of the way the world produces and consumes oil and natural gas
Energy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-06-20
Energy Security: China
Brookings Institution
This 67-page report analyzes the implications of China's policies for global energy security
EnergyPosted: 2006-12-28
Energy Security: Demands Imposed on German and European Foreign Policy by a Changed Configuration in the World Energy Market
SWP
A 28-page German research paper examining the changes in the global energy market and offering recommendations for the EU and Germany to deal with the resulting challenges
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-02-01
Energy Security: Japan
Brookings Institution
This 28-page report covers the implications of Japan's policies for global energy security
EnergyPosted: 2006-12-28
Energy Sovereignty and Security: Restoring Confidence in a Cooperative International System
IEWS
A 33-page policy paper calling for a new structure to deal with resurgent nationalism in the global scramble for energy resources
EnergyPosted: 2007-02-24
Energy Taxation: Principles and Interests
Urban Institute
A 4-page US article addressing some tax policies that could be crucial components of an energy policy that addresses global warming and energy security issues
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-05-10
Energy Transit: Experience and Perspectives
IFRI
Report of a French presentation on energy transit from a European perspective
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2008-12-04
Energy Transition in the Netherlands
PRI
This 21-page Canadian case study introducing the basics of the transition approach theory in relation to sustainable development and focusing on the Dutch experience with the energy system
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-12-16
Energy, Environment, Security: Can We Have It All?
FSI
The 24-page transcript of a lecture by BP's Chief Scientist discussing secure, sustainable energy
EnergyPosted: 2008-03-01
Enriching the Planet: Empowering Europe
Clingendael
The 80-page report of a Dutch conference discussing the role the EU could play in catalysing the transition towards a more sustainable economy in the Union and abroad
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-09-02