The Program on Energy and Sustainable Development is part of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Innovation
Scholarly Publications
Norway's Evolving Champion: Statoil and the Politics of State Enterprise
May 2010
Executive summary:Statoil was founded in 1972 as the national oil company (NOC) of Norway. Along with Brazil's Petrobras, Statoil today is a leader in several technological areas including...
Innovation in China's Energy Sector
March 2007
The performance of China's national system of innovation has improved since reforms began in 1978, but reform impact by sector is not well characterized.
Electricity Restructuring and the Social Contract
May 2003
The electricity sector is a major contributor to air and water pollution. Electricity also supplies vital services to modern societies-it literally powers economic growth.
News
Stanford course provides opportunity for students to see textbook methods in action
October 2015
The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) and Office of International Affairs (OIA) launched a pilot collaboration last year to provide a rigorous, immersive teaching and...
PESD Director Frank Wolak travels to the White House for the Energy Innovation Conference
May 2010
At the request of the Kauffman Foundation, PESD director Frank Wolak compiled a list of state and local regulatory barriers that restrain the commercialization of technologies that would reduce the...
- Regulatory Barriers to Lowering the Carbon Content of Energy Services
- The White House Blog: Advancing Energy Innovation through Cross-Sector Partnerships
- Kauffman Foundation: State and Local Regulatory Hurdles Can Slow Clean Energy Innovations
- Department of Energy Announces $60 Million for Small Business Clean Energy Innovation Projects
Victor to teach political economy of energy class again this winter
October 2008
PESD Director David Victor will be teaching "The Political Economy of Energy Policy" in the upcoming winter quarter.
Old Events
Climate Policy Instruments in the Real World
September 7, 2010
The Program on Energy and Sustainable Development in collaboration with Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and Stanford Law School hosted a special conference on Climate Policy...
2010 MIIS International Trade and Investment Conference: Opportunities and Strategies in Emerging Economies
March 12, 2010
PESD researcher Richard K. Morse to speak on the "Carbon Markets: Developing Countries & the Next Clean Development Mechanism" panel.
Electricity and the Human Prospect Conference
December 8, 2004
During the 20th century electricity spread from tiny islands of experimental service to become the world's most important energy carrier.
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