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Historical Perspective on Energy Transitions
Van Vactor, Samuel A. - 2018
Mankind has relied on fossil fuels for a stunningly short time. Until the Industrial Revolution wood, wind, and water – renewables - were the primary energy resources. Home heating and cooking was done from a family hearth using mainly wood. If someone wanted to move about they walked, rode...
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Historical Energy Security Analysis of EU Countries
Matsumoto, Ken'ichi - 2016
A secure energy supply is important for all countries. This is especially true for EU countries for geopolitical reasons and because of ongoing reforms in energy markets. This study aims to understand how the energy security of EU countries has evolved by applying three energy security...
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Possible Determinants of Peak Oil Demand
Lynch, Michael C. - 2018
Peak oil demand has become the hot new topic for oil market analysts but as always, runs the risk of being subject to superficial analysis, just as peak oil supply was. The primary arguments come from climate change activists who believe fossil fuel consumption must drop sharply and from...
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Current and Future Challenges Facing the European Union's Energy System
Tulloch, Daniel J. - 2016
The EU energy system is in the middle of a period of profound change. Financing the transition to a low-carbon EU economy is expected to require $2.2 trillion by 2035, requiring substantial private capital. However, investors are hesitant to commit capital due to many challenges facing the...
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The Decarbonization of Natural Gas and Europe's Energy Security
Liakopoulou, Liakopoulou - 2021
The purpose of this working paper is to delineate the correlation between decarbonization and security of supply, and to assess the sequential effect of these notions on the EU’s external gas relations. It first discusses the contribution of the gas sector to the EU’s decarbonization...
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Addressing Gaps in a Liability Regime for the Energy Sector
Ivanenko, Vlad - 2014
increase efficiency of some liability regimes …
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The Impact of Liberalization and Environmental Policy On Financial Risk-Return Profiles of European Energy Utilities
Tulloch, Daniel J. - 2014
We examine the impact of liberalization, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and security of supply legislations on …' risk-reward tradeoff. Specifically, liberalization and energy efficiency policies impact financial return and volatility in …
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Turning the Gaze Towards Asia : Russia's Grand Strategy to Neutralize Western Sanctions
Salameh, Mamdouh G. - 2014
Russia's intrusion into the Ukraine in February 2014 and the ensuing annexation of the Crimea have been prompted by … energy and geopolitical factors. The energy factors are that 50% of Russia's gas and oil supplies to the European Union (EU …) are piped through the Ukraine. It is in Russia's energy interests to make sure that the gas and oil pipelines transiting …
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The Socio Economic Impacts of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Developing Countries : The Case of Bangladesh
Amin, Sakib - 2016
Subsidies have become a crucial topic nowadays for many developing countries due to the fluctuations in international fuel prices. Many developing nations (both importers and exporters of fossil fuels) are trying to phase out subsidies due to the burden it exerts on the fiscal budget. Many...
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