The Program on Energy and Sustainable Development is part of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Fossil Fuels
Scholarly Publications
Reference Dependence in the Demand for Gasoline
July 2019
Recent behavioral models of reference-dependent or context-dependent preferences have posited that consumers form reference points or consideration sets based on expectations.
Assessing the Impact of the Diffusion of Shale Oil and Gas Technology on the Global Coal Market
September 2016
A spatial equilibrium model of the world coal market is developed that accounts for coal to natural gas switching in the electricity sector in the United States and Europe, the potential for China...
Other Publications
The costs of fossil-free development
March 2017
Climage change is a serious global threat with impacts that are already being felt.
News
Events
Hubbert's Peak, The Coal Question, and Climate Change
April 24, 2009
AbstractAn accurate estimate of the ultimate production of oil, gas, and coal would be helpful for the ongoing policy discussion on alternatives to fossil fuels and climate change.
Projects
Fossil Fuel Markets and Governance
The vast majority of the world’s energy still comes from fossil fuels: oil, natural gas, and coal.
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