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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
May 30, 2013
Fossil FuelsLast week, I blogged about a forthcoming paper in IO that argues that OPEC doesn’t have a significant impact on oil prices. In this post, Jeff Colgan, the author, offers a thoughtful response. A few …
May 23, 2013
Fossil FuelsWe all know that OPEC colludes to keep oil off the market and prices high. Or do we? There is actually remarkably little agreement on whether OPEC is any good at what it aspires to do. Does membershi…
August 5, 2011
I promised I’d post weeklyish reading lists on this blog. That was a month ago – hence the capital letters in this post’s title. In any case, here are some suggestions: If you didn’t read “Yemen …
February 7, 2011
Fossil FuelsA casual glance at the last few decades of history suggests that oil exporting states (Iraq, Venezuela, Iran, etc) have an unfortunate habit of getting involved in international conflict. A fascinati…