The Program on Energy and Sustainable Development is part of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Climate change
Scholarly Publications
Industrial Organization of the Chinese Coal Industry
December 2011
China’s annual coal production, at 3.24 billion tonnes (Gt) in 2010, accounted for nearly half of the global total. In this comprehensive analysis of China’s coal value chain, Jianjun Tu examines...
Improved stoves in India: A study of sustainable business models
August 2011
Abstract:Burning of biomass for cooking is associated with health problems and climate change impacts.
Other Publications
Reports of the Demise of Carbon Pricing are Greatly Exaggerated
August 2018
AbstractPoliticians in a number of jurisdictions with cap-and-trade markets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or carbon taxes have argued that the evidence is in and the conclusion is clear:...
Retail Pricing to Support the 21st Century Distribution Grid
November 2017
Abstract As an increasing number of California households install solar panels, the current approach to retail electricity pricing makes it harder for the state’s utilities to recover their costs....
News
PESD researcher Gang He presented at the ESI international conference
April 2011
Gang He traveled to Singapore this past month to present for the Energy Studies Institute (ESI) at the National University of Singapore’s conference on "Policy Responses to Climate Change and...
Morse speaks at State Department seminar on global development and climate change
February 2011
Richard K. Morse discussed how to reconcile global development goals -- which often rely on coal -- with US climate objectives at a US Department of State event on February 10th.
PESD to be at the United Nations Climate Change Conference Cancun
November 2010
Through an invitation by the International Emissions Trading Association, PESD researcher Richard Morse will be presenting PESD research findings on carbon markets.
Events
Beyond Climate Policy: Reconciling Climate Change and the “Coal Renaissance”
November 4, 2011
Richard Morse was the featured speaker at the UT Energy Symposium on November 3rd. His talk, entitled, “Beyond Climate Policy: Reconciling Climate Change and the ‘Coal Renaissance’”, analyzed...
Addressing the 'Coal Renaissance' in a Post-Kyoto World
June 13, 2011
On Monday, June 13, 2011 at 4:15 p.m.
Energy Working Group: China's Shifting Priorities and 12th Five-Year Plan
January 12, 2011
"Shifting Priorities: Energy, Efficiency, and Sustainability in China's 12th Five-Year Plan"
Projects
Instruments of Energy and Environmental Policy
Instruments of Energy Policy, hosted by the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, brings to Stanford four notable researchers...
English