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Wind, Coal, and the Cost of Environmental Externalities
April 2013
AbstractWe compare the cost of generating electricity with coal and wind in Chile’s Central Interconnected System (SIC).
Oil Scarcity Ideology in US National Security Policy, 1909‐1980
February 2013
AbstractOver the past century peak oil forecasts have had a profound influence on US national security policy. Unquestioned acceptance of a variety of oil scarcity forecasts, all of which proved...
Oil and Governance: State-owned Enterprises and the World Energy Supply
January 2012
National oil companies (NOCs) produce most of the world’s oil and natural gas and bankroll governments across the globe.
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...
Strategic Alliances Between National and International Oil Companies
October 2011
AbstractOil companies owned by national governments (“NOCs”) and oil companies with extensive international operations owned by diverse private investors (“IOCs”) constitute some of the largest and...
Bigger is Better: Avoided Deforestation Offsets in the Face of Adverse Selection
March 2011
Voluntary opt-in programs to reduce emissions in unregulated sectors or countries have spurred considerable discussion.
Australia's Black Coal Industry: Past Achievements and Future Challenges
March 2011
The world's largest coal exporter sits at a critical crossroads. In the decades following WWII, Australia's coal industry grew from a small, fractured sector to the biggest player in international...
The Policy Tightrope in Gas-Producing Countries: Stimulating Domestic Demand Without Discouraging Supply
February 2011
Executive SummaryNatural gas can offer substantial environmental, energy security, and convenience advantages over competing fuels such as coal and oil. Gas is relatively abundant in the world,...
The Future of South African Coal: Market, Investment, and Policy Challenges
January 2011
As the world's fifth largest coal exporter and a key swing supplier between the Atlantic and Pacific coal markets, South Africa is a crucial player in global markets. While the country has long...
Remaking the World's Largest Coal Market: The Quest to Develop Large Coal-Power Bases in China
December 2010
China's coal market is now in the midst of a radical restructuring that has the potential to change how coal is produced, traded and consumed both in China and the rest of the world. The...
On the State's Choice of Oil Company: Risk Management and the Frontier of the Petroleum Industry
December 2010
Conventional wisdom holds that oil sector nationalizations are rooted in political motives of the petroleum states, which perceive value in the direct control of resource development though a state...
Energy for Sustainable Development
September 2010
The majority of rural residents in China are dependent on traditional fuels, but the quality and quantity of existing data on the process of fuel switching in rural China are insufficient to have a...
Adverse Selection in an Opt-in Emissions Trading Program: The Case of Sectoral Crediting for Transportation
September 2010
Sectoral crediting mechanisms such as sectoral no-lose targets have been proposed as a way to provide incentives for emission reductions in developing countries as part of an international climate...
NNPC and Nigeria's Oil Patronage Ecosystem
September 2010
Nigeria depends heavily on oil and gas, with hydrocarbon activities providing around 65 percent of total government revenue and 95 percent of export revenues. While Nigeria supplies some LNG to...
COALMOD-World: A Model to Assess International Coal Markets Until 2030
September 2010
This paper introduces a tool to analyze the future developments of the international steam coal market, the "COALMOD-World" model.
The World's Greatest Coal Arbitrage: China's Coal Import Behavior and Implications for the Global Coal Market
August 2010
In 2009 the global coal market witnessed one of the most dramatic realignments it has ever seen - China, long a net exporter of coal, suddenly imported a record-smashing 126 Mt tons (103 Mt net)....
The History and Future of Indonesia's Coal Industry: Impact of Politics and Regulatory Framework on Industry Structure and Performance
July 2010
Over the past two decades, Indonesia's coal industry has transformed itself from being an unknown, minor player in Asia's coal markets to the world's largest exporter of steam coal.
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...
Adapting to Shifting Government Priorities: An Assessment of the Performance and Strategy of India's ONGC
April 2010
The state-owned company Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is India's largest company devoted to exploration and production (E&P).
Making Carbon Offsets Work in the Developing World: Lessons from the Chinese Wind Controversy
March 2010
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is the leading international carbon market and a driving force for sustainable development globally.
Cookstoves and Obstacles to Technology Adoption by the Poor
October 2009
Programs to distribute improved biomass stoves have traditionally been unsuccessful, despite enormous potential health and climate benefits.
Evolution of China's Coal Institutions, The
August 2009
Coal is the major primary energy which fuels economic growth in China.
Finesses and Game-Changers in Frontier Project Development: The Case of Carbon Capture and Storage
August 2009
Project development is particularly challenging in “frontier” environments where alternative technologies, conflicting laws and agencies, and uncertain benefits or risks constrain the knowledge or...
Real Drivers of Carbon Capture and Storage in China and Implications for Climate Policy
August 2009
The capture and permanent storage of CO2 emissions from coal combustion is now widely viewed as imperative for stabilization of the global climate. Coal is the world’s fastest growing fossil fuel....
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