FP: Is a Green World a Safer World?
David J. Rothkopf describes some of the potential geopolitical crises that could erupt as the world attempts to exploit greener sources of energy.
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David J. Rothkopf describes some of the potential geopolitical crises that could erupt as the world attempts to exploit greener sources of energy.
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Bret Stephens of The Wall Street Journal says if global warming really is the catastrophe the alarmists claim, the least they can do for its victims is not to patronize them while impoverishing them in the bargain.
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A recent climate change declaration poses significant challenges--and opportunities--for India.
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International Institute for Sustainable Development policy recommendations concerning trade and climate change.
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An IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates special report on development of the Canadian oil sands.
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Anne Applebaum writes that economic inventives rather than summit diplomacy will create the conditions necessary for a significant reduction in worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.
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The L'Aquila summit showed just how irrelevant the G-8 has become, as emerging economies demand more and more of a say at the negotiating table. But the new focus on common survival means that Western values such as human rights and democracy are being neglected.
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If President Barack Obama expected an obstacle-free path to reaching a global--or even a domestic--consensus on climate change then he was in for a surprise at the G8 meeting in Italy, argues a New York Times' editorial. Leaders from developing and industrialized countries differ on proposed reduction targets while a widespread skepticism about the United States' ability to implement substantive reform hangs over the president's negotiations.
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This report presents international energy projections through 2030, prepared by the Energy Information Administration, including outlooks for major energy fuels and associated carbon dioxide emissions.
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A policy brief by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University outlines priorities for U.S. energy policy.
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Two prominent--and iconoclastic--environmentalists argue that current efforts to tax or cap carbon emissions are doomed to fail and that the answer lies, not in making dirty energy expensive but, in making clean energy cheap.
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Companies want to help shape global warming legislation in Congress, figuring the right plan could help profits. Their support could be key to pushing it through.
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The days of freely dumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere are coming to an end, but how best to price carbon emissions remains in dispute. As the U.S. Congress debates the issue, Yale Environment 360 asked eight experts to discuss the merits of a cap-and-trade system versus a carbon tax.
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This Pew Center study takes a close look at the historical relationship between energy prices and U.S. production and consumption of energy-intensive goods. The authors suggest that energy-intensive manufacturers are likely to face only modest "competitiveness" impacts under a U.S. greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program.
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Executives and public policy makers should familiarize themselves with the technologies involved in carbon capture and storage (CCS) as they work toward reducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, McKinsey's Climate Change Special Initiative reports.
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In terms of world trade, U.S. global warming policy and its eco-tariffs are Smoot-Hawley on steroids, Peter Foster asserts.
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This op-ed discusses the relationship between emissions production, declines in income, and increases in unemployment.
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Time sits down with Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), for this fascinating Q&A.
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As the U.S. Congress takes on President Obama's call for a cap-and-trade system, Kevin M. Dempsey, a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf, argues that it should look toward Europe's experience. In the second part of his Globalist Paper, he explains the benefits of carbon auctions--and the complications they may create under WTO law.
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This op-ed says President Barack Obama's cap-and-trade program creates a tax on the working class.
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What are the implications of growing Pakistan-China commercial relations for the United States?
The Future of U.S. Special Operations Forces
Special operations play a critical role in how the United States confronts irregular threats, but to have long-term strategic impact, the author argues, numerous shortfalls must be addressed.
Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies
The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
The Power Surge
A groundbreaking analysis of what the changes in American energy mean for the economy, national security, and the environment. More
Two Nations Indivisible
A roadmap for the United States' greatest overlooked foreign policy challenge of our time--relations with its southern neighbor. More
Why Growth Matters
Two experts argue that despite myriad development strategies, only one can succeed in alleviating poverty in India: the overall growth of the country's economy. More