With the dramatic changes OPEC precipitated in the structure of world energy markets during the 1970s, energy became a central concern to policymakers throughout the industrialized West. This book ex-amines the responses of public officials in three leading European nations -- the Federal...

Arguments in favor of nuclear power have been revived in recent years especially in emerging economies like India. The proponents of the nuclear power have put three arguments to justify their demand. These are: (a) Nuclear energy is safer today due to induction of better and safer technology....

In 2015, two powerful styles of ecological thought were presented as alternatives to mainstream secular-progressive environmentalism. One was Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, which sees climate change as a moral problem exacerbated by consumerism, technocentrism, greed, and...

This study presents a comprehensive investment analysis framework comparing onshore and offshore wind projects with traditional and modular nuclear projects. We assess investment potential excluding and including government financial support, akin to the system implemented in France. Results...