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The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy
For a century, the geopolitics of energy has been synonymous with the geopolitics of oil and gas. However, geopolitics and the global energy economy are both changing.
In Saudi Shakeup, Economics Tops Counterterrorism
The latest big news out of the Middle East is that Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ousted the crown prince and installed his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman, in that position.
Qatar Crisis Shows Risk of Trump's Saudi Reset
President Donald Trump feels his recent trip to the Middle East was a great success, and the actions by Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies to isolate and punish Qatar this week were the first fruits of
How Trump Is Surrendering America's Soft Power
President Donald Trump's decision to remove the U.S.
Resolving the Inherent Uncertainty of Carbon Taxes: Introduction
Green Industrial Policy: Accelerating Structural Change towards Wealthy Green Economies
There are two major reasons for governments and societies to accelerate structural change in their economies and proactively shape the direction of the change.
The Evolution of Environmental Economics: A View from the Inside
This essay provides one economist’s perspective on the two-decade evolution of the field of environmental economics, by tracing it through personal reflections on the professional path that has led to
Designing and Updating a U.S. Carbon Tax in an Uncertain World
Frameworks for Evaluating Policy Approaches to Address the Competitiveness Concerns of Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Domestic carbon pricing policies may impose adverse competitiveness risks on energy-intensive firms competing with foreign firms that may bear a lower carbon price.
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