We present a simple model to account for the potential effectiveness of solar radiation management (SRM) in compensating for anthropogenic climate change.
Despite bipartisan interest in advancing American energy policy, comprehensive energy and climate legislation fell short in the Senate last year after passing in the House of Representatives in 2009.
The diffusion of enrichment and reprocessing (E&R) technologies can increase the risk of the proliferation of nuclear weapons in several ways.
India’s growth miracle has improved the lives and prospects of millions of people, but it is taking a toll on the country’s environment.
We examine the value of terroir—the set of special characteristics of a location that impart unique qualities to the wine produced.
With a focus on two sorts of regulation—renewable electricity and clean energy standards, and automobile fuel-economy standards—we analyze problematic interactions that arise when state policies are n
Recent national trends in investments in global energy research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) are inconsistent around the world.
African presidents have the subject of considerable scrutiny and superficial and largely irrelevant rankings over the past decade. The focus on African leaders has ignored alternative forums where Af
Africa can feed itself in a generation. It can achieve this by harnessing abundant technologies that are available worldwide, expanding internal regional markets and building rural infrastructure.
Dramatic growth in nuclear energy would be required for nuclear power to provide a significant part of the carbon-free energy the world is likely to need in the 21st century, or a major part in meetin
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