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This report focuses on potential approaches that Europe might employ to diversify its sources of natural gas supply, Russia’s role in Europe’s natural gas policies, and key factors that could hinder efforts to develop alternative suppliers of natural gas. The report assesses the potential suppliers of natural gas to Europe and the short- to medium-term hurdles needed to be overcome for those suppliers to be credible, long-term providers of natural gas to Europe. The report looks at North Africa, potentially the most realistic supply alternative in the near term, but notes that the region will have to resolve its current …
View Full ResourceOur report analyses the relationship between biofuels and food security from the perspectives of biofuel policies, technology trajectories, prices and land. Each of these themes is discussed through a critical reflection on the relevant recent literature including policy documents, the conclusions of major research institutions and networks, individual academic contributions, specialist journals and business studies, in addition to civil society sources, particularly as regards databanks on biofuel investments and case studies. With regards to the most recent developments in policies and technologies, appropriate information can be found almost exclusively in non peer-reviewed sources. We retained them as far as they …
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The United States’ nuclear energy industry is in decline. Low natural gas prices, financing hurdles, failure to find a permanent repository for high-level nuclear waste, reactions to the Fukushima accident in Japan, and other factors are hastening the day when existing U.S. reactors become uneconomic. The decline of the U.S. nuclear energy industry could be much more rapid than policymakers and stakeholders anticipate.
China, India, Russia, and others plan on adding nuclear technology to their mix, furthering the spread of nuclear materials around the globe. U.S. companies must meet a significant share of this demand for nuclear technology, but U.S. …
View Full ResourceThe industry believes that safety is the key measure that should govern regulation of radioactive materials. Such an approach establishes controls on radioactive materials based on the potential for security risks and detrimental health effects if a radioactive material is used improperly. Stricter controls are placed on materials that generate more radiation.…
View Full Resourcehis article focuses on cultivated biomass converted into liquid trans- portation fuel, and all references to biofuels throughout refer to these circumstances unless specified otherwise. The overall approach is an analysis of alternatives comparing three distinct biofuels methodologies with con- ventional petroleum fuel to assess their relative costs and benefits. It begins by considering what energy security means in terms of fuel quality and supply, then builds an analytical framework of key parameters and evaluates how each of the biofuel methodologies fall short. Next it provides evidence that pursuit of biofuels creates irreversible harm to the environment, increases greenhouse gas …
View Full ResourceEnergy is essential to American economic success. Like capital, labor and land, energy is an economic input, or “factor of production,” that determines the speed and quality of economic growth. Countries grow either through more economic input or by using that input more efficiently. For example, when the size of a country’s workforce grows, so does its economic potential. But it’s not actually the number of workers that matter from an economic standpoint so much as the amount of work they are able to perform collectively. So improvements in education and technology that make workers more productive grow the economy …
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In recent decades, researchers and policy-makers have increasingly emphasized the importance of the complex relationships between water, energy and food (also called the WEF nexus) that are often overlooked in narrowly focused actions, investments and policies.
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has been engaged in research and policy development for water, energy and food security and more recently in the WEF nexus through its participation in international dialogues and commentaries. In order to further our work—including the practical application of the WEF nexus at the local, regional and national levels—we summarized key arguments, approaches, frameworks and lessons learned …
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Global energy trends are increasing demands for potential hydrocarbons in the South China Sea. As the global economy recovers from worldwide recession, demand for energy is steadily picking up speed, particularly among emerging economies in South and East Asia. Production is expected to keep pace, with just enough to satisfy global demand. Many of these countries will therefore want to develop new energy sources to ensure access to the fuel they need to promote their economic growth. Meanwhile, perennial instability in the Middle East and North Africa is encouraging these countries to diversify their supplies of oil. Energy resources from …
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