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?
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
How the oil price drop has very different effects on China and Japan.
Texas & Germany: Energy Twins?
Texas and Germany may hold the key to the future of the world’s energy markets.
Africa’s Electricity Divide
Sub-Saharan Africa has some of the lowest rates of access to electricity in the world.
Sizing Up Nigeria’s Power Needs
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
Americans’ attitudes about the U.S. role in the world have changed markedly.
U.S. Energy “Security” — Beware False Comfort
Reliance on a phony form of “energy security” locks the U.S. into a world of diminishing returns.