The decision of the people of Ecuador to halt oil extraction in the Yasuní is a trend-setting precedent of global importance and a victory that Canadians should build upon.
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Any new wealth will create new social, economic and political tensions.
When mud, fluids and gases erupt at the Earth’s surface, they hint at what’s happening underground, allowing scientists to build a more comprehensive 3D view of what’s going on inside our planet.
Nigeria’s new petroleum law will make its petroleum industry as competitive and attractive to investors as its peers.
When announcing financial penalties on Russia earlier this year, Biden hinted at the prospect of ‘further’ sanctions. An energy scholar explains what Biden may have meant.
Republicans claim that Biden’s clean-energy program would mean massive job losses in the oil-and-gas sector. The figures cited are not supported by the facts.
A major constraint that prevents Kenyans from benefiting from the oil sector includes the lack of specialised training or technical skills
New Zealand has ruled out new permits for offshore oil and gas exploration as a step towards a transition to a carbon-neutral future.
A mythical Amazonia of lost tribes or lost cities is easy to challenge on a factual basis, but such objections appear rather feeble in the face of the power of cliché.
Natural gas is touted as a “bridging fuel” to displace coal while moving to a low-carbon economy. In New Zealand, this is shortsighted and could lead to stranded assets and hold back renewables.
As global demand for energy and mineral supplies increases worldwide, the number of man‑made earthquakes is expected to rise. That increases the importance of understanding connection between the two.
There are large amounts of methane and carbon dioxide dissolved in the deep waters of lake Kivu - if disturbed they could cause a catastrophe.
Expect millions – not billions – of barrels.
The region’s reserves are in very deep water and won’t be tapped into any time soon.
OPEC has been declared dead in recent months as the group of oil-exporters has been unable to agree on a plan to stabilize the market. But was it really ever alive in the first place?
When you pick apart the strange economics of global energy markets, it becomes clear how the incredible power of Riyadh can take other countries to the brink.
Oil and gas exploration could transform economies and improve lives in Africa, but this is not happening. People living in rural areas are the most excluded from the benefits.
As the ice recedes and technology for recovering resources in extreme conditions improves, the Arctic could become the theatre for future global conflicts. Here’s the story so far.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University
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Professor of Carbonate Petroleum Geoengineering, Heriot-Watt University
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Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, University of Oxford
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Director and Lecturer, Extractives Baraza, Strathmore University
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Emeritus Professor, Energy and Climate Mitigation, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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PhD researcher, Durham Energy Institute, Durham University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Technological Educational Institute of Crete
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Emeritus, Biology Department and Large Lakes Observatory, University of Minnesota Duluth
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Lecturer in International Studies, University of Washington
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Senior Research Scientist at Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
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Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Professeur des Universités en économie, Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM)
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Professor of Development Politics and Economy & DPU Director, Faculty of the Built Environment, UCL
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Professeur de Sciences Economiques, directrice adjointe de la Maison de la Recherche en Sciences Humaines, Université de Caen Normandie