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The New U.S. Role in Global Fossil Fuel Markets
December 11, 2012
As recently as 2007, the United States seemed headed towards ever greater fossil fuel import dependence, as domestic oil and natural gas production dwindled and consumption continued to grow.
Use of Improved Biomass Stoves in Karnataka and Maharashtra States, India: Understanding Factors Affecting Widespread Adoption
February 24, 2012
Burning of biomass in traditional stoves is associated with a host of ills among an estimated 2.5 billion people around the world, even though cleaner and more efficient technologies exist that...
California's Carbon Policy –2011 Silicon Valley Energy Summit
June 24, 2011
Richard Morse joined Michael Gibbs of the Cal EPA and Larry Goulder and Jim Sweeny of Stanford to discuss key issues in California’s carbon market and remaining challenges at the 2011 Silicon...
Energy Working Group: Modeling the World Steam Coal Market: To What Extent Does China Exercise Monopsony Power?
February 16, 2011
This EWG talk will highlight PESD's first analysis using our new coal model by demonstrating how it can be used to analyze the effects of China's import behavior on world thermal coal consumption....
Prospects and Bottlenecks for Clean Energy Cooperation
October 25, 2010
The Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia (ERINA) will host a seminar on the potential areas of cooperation between the U.S., Japan, and...
Energy Working Group: Heidi Hjaernet on the Petroleum Sector Management in Azerbaijan
October 19, 2010
Heidi Kjærnet will be presenting her paper "Petroleum sector management in Azerbaijan: A case study of the national oil company SOCAR".
The Missing Link: Constructing a Dynamic Pricing Plan for a Smarter Grid
June 9, 2010
PESD Director Frank Wolak will be delivering the keynote address at Agrion Business Network for Energy's panel discussion - The Missing Link: Constructing a Dynamic Pricing Plan for a Smarter Grid
Energy Working Group Talk: Suzi Kerr on Designing More Effective International Policy to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation
June 3, 2010
Visiting Professor Suzi Kerr will be presenting a paper she wrote with Arthur van Benthem, a graduate student at Stanford's Economics department.
Energy Working Group Talk: Energy Security and Cooperation in Northeast Asia
April 20, 2010
Associate Professor Jae-Seung Lee from Korea University, Division of International Studies will be leading the seminar on energy security and cooperation in Northeast Asia (including East Asia).
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.
SLAC Colloquium: Reconciling the Rapid Growth of Coal and CO2 Emissions in Global Energy Markets
March 23, 2009
PESD research associate Richard K. Morse will present "Reconciling the Rapid Growth of Coal and CO2 Emissions in Global Energy Markets."
Frontiers of Research on Low Income Energy
February 24, 2009
Workshop Focus With around 2 billion people using biomass as their primary energy source, and 1.6 billion people without access to electricity, there are many unanswered questions on how to best...
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.
The Commitment Problem and Governance: Insights from Natural Gas Export Projects
November 3, 2004
David Victor and Mark Hayes, of the SIIS Center on Environmental Science and Policy (CESP) will speak on their research into the problems associated with governing in countries with high levels of...
State-Level Electricity Reforms: Impacts on Technology, Institutions and Environment
April 7, 2003
Inaugural workshop of the joint IIM/A-Stanford study on electricity sector reforms in India.