Policy pointers

This 4-page Swiss paper examines the political implications of oil prices as high as $147/b in 2008 or as low as $33/b in 2009 on oil producing countries

Energy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-07-06

Unconventional Gas: Producer Pickle or Consumer Curse?

CSS

A 3-page Swiss analysis arguing that should this prove to be a false dawn for unconventional gas production either on cost or ecological grounds, then consumers are riding for a fall

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2010-07-12

U.S-Russia Strategic Partnership Against Nuclear Proliferation

CSIS, IFRI

This 29-page analysis identifies areas in which the US, Russia and the EU should cooperate closely to strengthen the nonproliferation regime

Energy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-07-04

OPEC Production and the Falling Price of Oil

CSIS

A US commentary on the implications of the apparent lack of a price response to the recent OPEC quota cut

EnergyPosted: 2008-10-31

The Energy Situation in the Western Hemisphere

CSIS

This 12-page US paper examines the failure of the Western Hemisphere to integrate energy policy

EnergyPosted: 2007-07-11

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

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

Water and Energy Futures in an Urbanized Asia

CSIS

This 65-page US report explores the complex simultaneous phenomena of rapid urbanization, resource management and the broader public policy challenges and opportunities in Asia

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2008-01-03

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

Growing Chinese Energy Demand: Is the World in Denial?

CSIS

A 16-page US paper estimating China's future energy demand

Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-11-02

Russian Energy Policy Towards Neighbours

CRS

A 23-page US report on Russia's energy policy towards its neighbours

EnergyPosted: 2007-12-06

The Japanese Nuclear Incident: Technical Aspects

CRS

A 16-page US report provides information on technical aspects of the nuclear incident, with reference to human health

Energy, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-04-04

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

Ethanol and Biofuels:Agriculture, Infrastructure and Market Constraints Related to Expanded Production

CRS

A 16-page US report outlining some of the current supply issues facing biofuels industries

EnergyPosted: 2007-04-03

U.S. Global Climate Change Policy: Evolving Views on Cost, Competitiveness, and Comprehensiveness

CRS

A 18-page US overview of evolving domestic views on salient aspects of U.S. Global Climate Change Policy

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-07-21

Russia's Natural Gas: Regional Dependence

CRS

A 4-page US report quantifying the extent to which European states and soviet-seccession states are dependent on Russian natural gas

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-01-16

Iran’s Threat to the Strait of Hormuz

CRS

This 23-page US report explains Iranian threats to the Strait of Hormuz, and analyzes the implications of some scenarios for potential U.S. or international conflict with Iran

Defence, Terrorism & Security, EnergyPosted: 2012-02-16

Unconventional Gas Shales: Development,Technology, and Policy Issues

CRS

A 53-page US report on the issues affecting the development of unconventional gas shales

Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-11-14

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

Renewable Energy: Background and Issues for the 110th Congress

CRS

A 37-page US report reviewing the background for renewables and describing the current congressional debate

EnergyPosted: 2007-09-10

Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power

CRS

This 46-page updated US report deals with concerns that expanding global access to nuclear power may lead to the spread of sensitive nuclear technology

Defence, Terrorism & Security, EnergyPosted: 2008-02-13

Nuclear Power Plants: Vulnerability to Attack

CRS

A 6-page updated US report on the security of nuclear facilities to terrorist attack

Defence, Terrorism & Security, EnergyPosted: 2007-08-31

The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation

CRS

A 17-page US report on the UAE's request for US cooperation in its civilian nuclear programme

Energy, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-04-10

Russia's Oil and Gas Challenges

CRS

A 20-page updated US report on the prospects for Russia's oil and gas industries

Energy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-06-19

Nuclear Energy in the Next Quarter Century: The IAEA's Role

Crisis Group

A speech addressing how the IAEA might need to adapt to deal with future challenges

Defence, Terrorism & Security, EnergyPosted: 2007-09-22

Wind Chill: Why Wind Energy Will Not Fill the UK's Energy Gap

CPS

A 50-page report criticising the UK Government's commitment to wind generation

EnergyPosted: 2008-07-09

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

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

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

EU Study for Energy Security of Supply: Updates on the Crisis Capability Index and the Supply/Demand Index

Clingendael

A 101-page updated study developing a model for reviewing and assessing European energy supply security on the basis of pre-agreed criteria

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-05-12

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

"A Cinderella Story?": Restructuring of the European Refining Sector

Clingendael

This 123-page energy paper analyses the current phase of restructuring of the European refining sector

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2012-04-13

Upping the stakes: Some lessons for the EU from the recent Russia-Ukraine gas crisis

Clingendael

An 8-page Dutch briefing paper calling for a new European approach to applying the lessons of tghe recent Russia-Ukraine gas crisis

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-03-27

Europe, the EU and Its 2050 Energy Storylines

Clingendael

A 62-page Dutch paper exploring some of the conditions under which energy policy will be formulated in and by the EU over the next 4 decades

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2008-01-17

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

Wind and Gas: Back-up or Back-out “That is the Question”

Clingendael

The focus of this 48-page study is to explore the effect that the deployment of a large share of wind energy has on the Northwest European power generation mix in the current market circumstances

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2012-01-12

Some Policy Challenges of a Global Nuclear Renaissance

Clingendael

This 22-page Dutch briefing paper discusses prospects and conditions for a global "Nuclear Renaissance". Prospects are triggered by energy security and climate change concerns, whereas conditions are focussing on building confidence meeting public concerns

Energy, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-08-05

Getting to Grips again with Dependency: Japan's Energy Strategy

Clingendael

A 70-page Dutch analysis of Japan's energy strategy

EnergyPosted: 2007-09-21

The EU's Policies of Security of Energy Supply Towards the Middle East and Caspian Region

Clingendael

A 34-page chapter examining the role of the EU in the GME region in respect of energy security

EnergyPosted: 2008-01-18

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

Putting Coal to the Test

Clingendael

A 14-page Dutch assessment of the role of coal-fired power in the Netherlands and wider Northwest European contexts

EnergyPosted: 2007-12-14

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

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

Russia: An Energy Superpower?

CIS

This US essay examines Russia's energy policy, its political dimension and the country's ability to meet its contractual supply obligations

EnergyPosted: 2008-01-30

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

More for Asia: Rebalancing World Oil and Gas

Chatham House

This 36-page UK programme report considers the implications of Europe and the United States being no longer able to rely on Middle East oil exports as global balances of demand and investment shift towards Asia

Energy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-12-17

Who Owns Our Low Carbon Future? Intellectual Property and Energy Technologies

Chatham House

This 78-page UK report examines two issues, patent ownership of climate-friendly technologies, and the rate of technology diffusion

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2009-10-03

Oil for Asia

Chatham House

A 12-page UK briefing paper examining the implications of the expansion of Asian national oil companies for international relations, development and the oil market

Energy, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-04-04

The Coming Oil Supply Crunch

Chatham House

This 38-page UK paper assesses the likelihood of an oil supply cruch and the implications for policy and the global energy picture

EnergyPosted: 2008-08-22

The 'Shale Gas Revolution': Hype and Reality

Chatham House

This 46-page UK report finds that the 'shale gas revolution' - responsible for a huge increase in unconventional gas production in the US over the last couple of years - is creating huge investor uncertainties for international gas markets and renewables and could result in serious gas shortages in 10 years time

EnergyPosted: 2010-09-29

The Arctic and Climate Change

Chatham House

The 6-page summary of an international law discussion group meeting held to discuss the Arctic and climate change

Energy, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-02-29

The Vulnerability of Energy Infrastructure to Environmental Change

Chatham House

A 12-page UK briefing paper highlighting the need for assessing the impact of a changing environment on us

Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-04-29

Less Smoke, More Mirrors: Where India Really Stands on Solar Power and Other Renewables

CGD

A 17-page US working paper assessing India’s proposed renewable energy standard

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-05-03

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

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

Global Prospects for Utility-Scale Solar Power

CGD

This 30-page US working paper estimates the price and global potential of solar-power technologies, while identifying deployment patterns that minimize costs

Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-03

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 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

Challenges to Globalizing Natural Gas

CFR

A US backgrounder discussing the factors inhibiting the globalization of natural gas

EnergyPosted: 2008-12-13

Eurasian Energy Security.

CFR

This 60-page US study addresses Europe’s overreliance on Russia as an energy supplier and proposes solutions to mitigate and eventually free Europe from its vulnerability in the energy sphere.

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-20

Prospects for Future Oil Production

CFR

Comments by the vice-chairman of Chevron Corporation on future world oil production

EnergyPosted: 2007-12-08

How Biofuels Could Starve the Poor

CFR

A 5-page US essay highlighting the food security implications of the boom in corn-based biofuels

Poverty & Hunger, EnergyPosted: 2007-04-21

Nuclear Energy: Balancing Benefits and Risks

CFR

A 56-page US report providing a factual and analytical background to the debate over the benefits and risks of nuclear power

EnergyPosted: 2007-04-20

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

International Carbon Emissions Trading and Strategic Incentives to Subsidize Green Energy

CESifo

This 24-page working paper examines strategic incentives to subsidize green energy in a group of countries that operates an international carbon emissions trading scheme

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2010-06-24

International Energy Technology Transfers for Climate Change Mitigation

CESifo

The aim of this 37-page working paper is to expand and refine the international energy technology transfer negotiating and analytic agendas and to reframe the issues.

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2008-11-11

International Energy R&D Spillovers and the Economics of Greenhouse Gas Atmospheric Stabilization

CESifo

This 30-page working paper explores how international knowledge flows affect the dynamics of domestic R&D sectors and the main economic and environmental variables

Energy, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2008-01-23

Energy Consumption, Economic Growth and CO2 Emissions in Middle East and North African Countries

CESifo

A working paper concluding that not all MENA countries need to sacrifice economic growth to decrease their emission levels as they may achieve CO2 emissions reduction via energy conservation without negative long-run effects on economic growth

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2012-03-09

Pipelines, Politics and Power

CER

A 63-page collection of articles dealing with the future of EU-Russia energy relations

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2008-10-20

Reciprocity will not Secure Europe's Energy

CER

An article examining the difficulties faced by Europe in seeking to secure energy supplies from Russia

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-07-26

Turkey's Role in European Energy Security

CER

An 8-page essay discussiong Turkey's crucial role in Europe's energy security

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-12-17

The Price of Energy Security

CEPS

A commentary on the dilemma facing Europe in balancing the needs of energy security and combating climate change

European Union, EnergyPosted: 2006-12-23

National and EU-Level Estimates of Energy Supply Externalities

CEPS

This 7-page policy brief presents an overview of the theoretical externalities associated with energy security measures and develops estimates for the size of the external costs of energy arising from energy insecurity

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-05-07

A Reinforced Obstacle to Democracy

CEPS

A 22-page working paper on the relationship between energy and democracy

Energy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-08-04

Learning from the Crisis: A Market Approach to Securing European Natural Gas Supplies

CEPS

This 4-page policy brief looks at a concrete proposal on how to use markets to secure against risks in European gas supplies. Its aim is to come up with a crisis response mechanism to gas disruptions, which is still missing in the current Directive 2004/67/EC concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-04-07

Watch the Price of Carbon!

CEPS

A 3-page commentary highlighting the environmental damage that would result from substituting pure carbon for hydrocarbon

Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-01-03

Looking for the Cure-all? Targets and the EU's New Energy Policy

CEPS

A 5-page policy brief examining the usefulness of long-term targets in the context of the EU's new energy policy

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-01-23

Kazakhstan and the South Caucasus Corridor in the Wake of the Georgia-Russia War

CEPS

This 6-page policy brief examines the political, strategic and energy supply issues involved with the South Caucasus Corridor project

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-04

Long-Term Energy Security Risks for Europe: A Sector-Specific Approach

CEPS

This 56-page paper aims to identify and evaluate existing and potential EU energy supply risks on the basis of a sector-specific approach.

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-03

The Case for a Gas Transit Consortium in Ukraine: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

CEPS

A 13-page policy brief arguing for a comprehensive and robust solution to the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-02

Russian-Algerian Cooperation and the 'Gas OPEC': What's in the Pipeline?

CEPS

A 7-page paper examining whether the Russian-Algerian gas rapprochement heralds a threat to the EU's energy security

EnergyPosted: 2007-03-21

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

Strategic Oil Stocks and Security of Supply

CEPS

This 20-page working paper reviews the legislation in force in the US and the EU on the use of strategic oil stocks as well as the emergency response systems of the International Energy Agency

Energy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-07-20

Escaping the Vicious Cycle of Poverty: Towards Universal Access to Energy

CEPS

A 33-page working paper showing that renewable energy sources – and especially small decentralised solutions – have huge potential for providing reliable, sustainable and affordable energy services for the poor, particularly in rural areas of developing countries

Energy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-03-13