The fall in the value of oil has far reaching knock-on effects.
A Carbon Cost: Germany’s Energy Transformation
Germany is not on target to meet 2020 emissions targets, due in part to the setback of rapid denuclearization.
Turkey and Russia: Alliance or Battle Over Energy?
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Turkey and Russia form stronger bilateral ties with a new extensive energy deal, but is it sustainable?
Japan Vs. China: Oil and a Tale of Two Countries
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How the oil price drop has very different effects on China and Japan.
Texas & Germany: Energy Twins?
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Texas and Germany may hold the key to the future of the world’s energy markets.
Africa’s Electricity Divide
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Sub-Saharan Africa has some of the lowest rates of access to electricity in the world.
Sizing Up Nigeria’s Power Needs
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Which common appliance uses about as much electricity in a year as the average Nigerian does?
United States: Not Exceptional, But One Nation Among Many
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Americans’ attitudes about the U.S. role in the world have changed markedly.
U.S. Energy “Security” — Beware False Comfort
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Reliance on a phony form of “energy security” locks the U.S. into a world of diminishing returns.