Energy
The EU-Turkmenistan Energy Relationship: Difficulty or Opportunity?
EDC2020
This 4-page policy brief explains how the EU is facing a dilemma over developing relations with Central Asia’s gas behemoth, Turkmenistan
European Union, EnergyPosted: 2010-10-20
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
Russia-EU Cooperation on Energy Efficiency: Enthusiasm and Challenges Ahead
FIIA
This 7-page Finnish briefing paper considers the extent and significance of energy efficiency cooperation between Russia and the EU
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-24
Europeanising EU Energy Policy
ZEI
The text of a 13-page address by the European Commissioner for Energy on Europeanising EU energy policy
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-02
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
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
Russia's Oil Exports: Economic Rationale Versus Strategic Gains
CEIP
This 32-page US paper examines the rationale behind Russia's drive for new export markets for its oil
Energy, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-12-17
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
Saudi Arabia's Ailing Gerontocracy
Wilson Center
This US article analyzes the line to the Saudi crown
Governance & Politics, EnergyPosted: 2011-01-04
Seismic Shift: Israel's Natural Gas Discoveries
Washington Institute
A 3-page US policy brief assessing the significance of the recently-announced discovery of natural gas in the Leviathan offshore field
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
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
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
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
Iraq’s Petroleum Impasse
CEIP
A US article offering proposals for the optimization of Iraq's oil wealth
Governance & Politics, EnergyPosted: 2011-03-03
The Oil Food Price Spiral in the Middle East
Dayan Center
An Israeli analysis of the oil and food price relationship in the Middle East
Poverty & Hunger, EnergyPosted: 2011-03-14
Vulnerability and Bargaining Power in EU-Russia Gas Relations
FIW
This 71-page report contains three papers, each addressing selected issues concerning natural gas policy and security of gas supply in Europe
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2011-03-21
Oil Prices, Poor Countries and Policy Responses
ODI
A UK blog on the impact of rising oil prices on deveoloping countries
International Development, EnergyPosted: 2011-03-25
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
Playing with Power: The US role in Europe-Russia Natural Gas Politics
ICPS
A 4-page Ukrainian brief considering how the US helps Central and Eastern Europe in reducing dependency on Russian-controlled gas?
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2011-04-03
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
High Wire Act: Improving the Grid for Renewable Energy
WRI
This article explains how policies to help transmit renewable energy have not kept pace with renewable energy ambitions
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-04-14
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
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
The End of Nuclear Power?
FES
This 8-page German commentary discusses why it seems that an expansion of nuclear energy, widely discussed for several years now, is failing to materialise
EnergyPosted: 2011-05-15
High Wire Act: Improving the Grid for Renewable Energy
WRI
This article explains how policies to help transmit renewable energy have not kept pace with renewable energy ambitions
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-05-22
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
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
The “Social Cost of Carbon” and Climate Change Policy
WRI
A US commentary discussing the interaction between the social cost of carbon and climate change policy
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-07-20
Can Asia Make it on Non-nuclear Options Alone?
SIIA
A Singaporean commentary on the future place of nuclear energy in Asia
Multilateralization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: The First Practical Steps
UNIDIR
A 112-page study considering aspects of the challenge of how to manage global nuclear fuel cycles to make the benefits of peaceful applications of nuclear technology available to all states while reducing the risks of nuclear proliferation
Energy, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2011-07-28
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
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
Towards Global Energy Governance
SEF
This 12-page German policy paper focuses on the lack of global energy governance, analyses general requirements for a global energy regime and develops rules and strategies for an equitable access to sustainable energy on an international level
EnergyPosted: 2011-09-15
What Should We Learn from the Nuclear Crisis?
AJISS
A 4-page Japanese commentary setting out the lessons to be learned from the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, EnergyPosted: 2011-10-07
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 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
Natural Gas as an Instrument of Russian State Power
SSI
A 166-page US monograph providing an unbiased examination of: the scarcity of natural gas in the contemporary security environment; the salience of natural gas in Russia’s national security strategies; and, the natural gas pipeline politics in Eastern and Central Europe
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2011-11-02
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
Technology and Innovation Report 2011
UNCTAD
This 179-page report focuses on the role of renewable energy technologies (RETs) in responding to the challenge of reducing energy poverty while mitigating climate change
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-12-03
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
The High Cost of Wind Energy as a Carbon-Dioxide Reduction Method
Manhattan Institute
A 9-page US issue brief finding that if wind energy were to reduce carbon dioxide, the savings would be so small as to be insignificant and so expensive as to be impractical
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2012-01-14
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
Turkey and the Bomb
CEIP
This 34-page US paper analyzes Turkey’s nuclear programme
Defence, Terrorism & Security, EnergyPosted: 2012-02-21
Understanding China's Rising Coal Imports
CEIP
This 16-page policy outlook explains how China’s sudden move to import large quantities of coal could influence the global economy, geopolitics, and the environment
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2012-02-24
Why Fukushima Was Preventable
CEIP
This 50-page US paper argues that the Fukushima plant would have withstood the tsunami had its design previously been upgraded in accordance with state-of-the-art safety approaches
Energy, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-03-07
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
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
The EU's Energy Roadmap 2050: Targets without Governance
SWP
This 4-page German commentary setting out the issues influencing the future shape of Europe's energy sector
Energy, European UnionPosted: 2012-03-16
Japan’s Nuclear Energy Debate: A Year After the Fukushima Nuclear Crisis
IDSA
This 13-page Indian issue brief considers the future for nuclear energy in Japan
Energy, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-03-22
America's Shale Gas Boom - A Savior for Japan?
AJISS
A 3-page Japanese commentary on issues relevant to future US-Japanese cooperation in the energy sector
Energy, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2012-03-29
India Defies Oil Sanctions on Iran
BESA
This 3-page Israeli article endeavours to explain India's position on oil sanctions against Iran
Foreign Policy, EnergyPosted: 2012-03-30
Energy Consumption, Economic Growth and CO2 Emissions in Middle East and North African Countries
IZA
This 20-page discussion paper investigates the relationship between carbon dioxide emissions, energy consumption, and real GDP for 12 Middle East and North African Countries (MENA) over the period 1981–2005
Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2012-04-04
"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
Borrowing to Save Energy: An Assessment of Energy-Efficiency Financing Programs
RFF
A 53-page US report focusing on the issue of increased availability of debt financing for energy efficiency investments
Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2012-04-14
Understanding Unconventional Oil
CEIP
This 34-page US paper analyzes the shift to unconventional oils and identifies the policies needed to reduce the transition’s harmful effects
EnergyPosted: 2012-05-04
China and the Politics of Oil
FPRI
This 3-page US essay examines the implications of China's concerns over oil supplies
Energy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2012-05-08
Getting the Wind Up: Exploring Concern about the Adverse Health Effects of Wind Turbines in Australia and Europe
Mount Alexander Sustainability Group
This 24-page Australian report looks at the difference in the level of concern about adverse health effects from wind turbines in Australia, Denmark and Germany