An ambitious cross-subsidy scheme has given rise to a new industry in renewable energy.

Asia-Pacific reporter Marcus Gee says that Japan's effort to control its energy use is impressive.

The Beijing International Renewable Energy Conference offers a background report on recent trends and perspectives on increasing the global renewable energy market share.

REN21, a global policy network, offers a global status report on renewable energy.

A UNDP report explores the lessons learned from international experience and UNDP-GEF projects on wind energy.

Dilip Hiro says that countries must handle rising oil prices with energy efficiency and alternative sources.

The defining feature of global energy markets remains high and volatile prices, reflecting a tight balance of supply and demand. This annual report by BP reveals data about world energy markets.

A report from the House Committee on Natural Resources says that "big oil" is stockpiling supplies and pocketing the profits.

With Washington facing increasing mistrust in Latin America, experts call for bolstering U.S. policy in areas such as energy security, migration, and poverty reduction.

A roundup of which countries produced and installed the most photovoltaic (PV) or solar cells, which convert the sun's light directly to electricity, in 2008.

Mounting gas prices have made energy a top presidential campaign issue. But prospects appear dim for any comprehensive policy reforms from Washington.

This working paper by Jeremy Carl, Varun Rai and David Victor discusses how India's continued economic success hinges on obtaining reliable and cost-effective energy supplies. Increasingly, those supplies depend on national and foreign delivery chains that are creaking and feared unreliable.

South Asia expert Bruce Riedel sees the continuing development of U.S.-India ties as a major accomplishment of President Bush, who has built on steps taken by his predecessor.

As India emerges as an important global player, its foreign policy seeks to balance the country's growing U.S. ties with national interests.

South America faces energy shortfalls at the same time that several countries have nationalized energy resources. Experts say a lack of cooperation on energy policy could hinder regional economic growth.

In this Newsweek article, David Victor writes that a large fraction of the world's oil patch is struggling with the same problem that bedevils Mexican President Felipe Calderon: how to make state-owned oil companies—which control about three quarters of the world's oil reserve—more effective at finding and producing oil. With oil output increasing only sluggishly, and demand still strong, oil prices are set to stay high for some time.

The solar energy you haven't heard of is the one best suited to generate clean electricity for generations to come.

Jeroen Van der Veer, the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, on global oil demand, the end of “easy oil,” and nationalized oil companies.

The Hoover Institution's Policy Review considers the pitfalls of subsidizing energy alternatives.

In this YaleGlobal piece, Amity Shlaes and Gaurav Tiwari examine entrepreneurship and oil wealth in various countries and how these factors relate to a country’s policy towards the U.S.  They find that there is indeed a significant positive relationship between the pro-US votes and the level of enterprise in a country, and that countries with oil tend to be less entrepreneurial as well as less friendly to the US. It seems clear that the US would benefit not only from helping countries strengthen education, the rule of law and free trade, but also from supporting the entrepreneurial culture of any country where the US has an interest.