Degree, Harvard University; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Formerly: Programme Head, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria; Director, Science and Technology Programme and Task Force on Energy and US Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations, US; Professor of Law and Director, Programme on Energy and Sustainable Development, Stanford University; nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution. Author: academic articles, policy articles, books.
As the world grapples with high transition costs and limited time, the pendulum has swung from ambitious corporate commitments towards increased regulation and disclosure requirements. Th...
At the mid-point in the “decade of action” on sustainable development, growth in the emissions that cause climate change is slowing. Despite that good news, the world remains way off trac...
After years in a wilderness of neglect, fears of energy security are back. Policy-makers and geopolitical strategists are worrying, again, about familiar problems – such as Europe’s exces...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine precipitated a global energy crisis, which puts energy security and affordability on top of the agenda, particularly in Europe.
Alarm bells are ringing about the future of the energy transition. These bells are getting loudest just as the world contemplates shifting away from oil—the commodity for which dependence...
In this year of climate summits – the White House event in April, the climate-focused G7 in June, the UN High-level Dialogue on Energy in September and culminating with COP26 in November ...
On July 1, Mexicans head to the polls to select their next president. While it has become fashionable to wall Mexican matters away from American politics, in reality the Mexican election ...
Tsunamis of innovation, anxiety, and opportunity are now washing over the world’s energy system. New technologies have transformed the global markets for oil and gas. The United States is...
The way energy is produced, distributed and consumed around the world is undergoing fundamental change of almost unprecedented proportions. This is commonly referred to as the “energy tra...
What would a US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement mean for the emissions that cause climate warming?
What a difference a year makes. Just 12 months ago, in March 2015, oil prices had dropped to $50 –about half of what a barrel fetched the summer before. Oil producers were hurting, but th...
