Energy Geopolitics
Attack on Saudi oil facilities: Consequences and solutions
As expected, oil markets started Monday trading with an unprecedented
jump in prices following the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities which
wiped nearly five percent...
Energy and Poverty
Energy and poverty are intertwined. In the
last ten years India according to the United Nations (UN) 2019 Multidimensional Poverty Index, lifted over 270 million...
Rethinking Energy Sector Reforms in a Power Hungry World
Every country aspires to provide reliable, affordable, and sustainable
electricity to its citizens. Yet during the past 25 years, some countries made
huge strides, while others...
Aramco’s IPO: A bell weather of Saudi balancing between East and West
Saudi Arabia’s planned awarding of mandates for the
management of an initial public offering (IPO) by its national oil company
Aramco is likely to serve as...
Syria and Lebanon: Energy Challenges and Chances Remain High
Syria's energy landscape is slowly taking
form after eight years into the conflict. Despite the fact that the Islamic
State (IS) terrorist organization has lost control...
Rummaging through trash to find clean energy
Landfills around the world are filling up. In 2016, humanity generated
over 2 billion tonnes of waste. In the next 30 years, that figure is...
Renewable Energy is a Brewing Geopolitical Catastrophe
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) “the world will spend $US 162 billion subsidizing renewable
energy (mainly solar and wind.” This money could be...
Three priorities for energy technology innovation partnerships
Authors: Jean-Baptiste Le Marois
and Claire Hilton*
Governments around the world are setting increasingly ambitious climate
targets while at the same time pursuing challenging national policy goals...
Iran’s huge energy subsidies: supporting or battering the economy?
In one of its latest reports dubbed “World Energy Outlook 2018”, the
International Energy Agency (IEA) has allocated a section to fossil-fuel
subsidies. The IEA has...
Helping a warming world to keep cool
Authors: Chiara Delmastro and John Dulac
Heatwaves this summer that have left many Europeans sweltering highlight
the growing demand for air conditioning in a warming world....