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The country, and the world, have been losing diesel refining capacity for many years and can’t just ramp up production to fill the shortages.
The resumption of fighting, paired with the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, complicates regional strategy and energy policy for the Gulf powerhouse.
Japan is one of the countries most affected by restrictions placed on one of the world’s most important choke points.
A century ago, Americans barely ate soy. Now it’s everywhere in people’s diets, even in places they don’t look or expect.
Energy transfer is the secret ingredient that makes iced tea a particularly refreshing drink on a hot day.
Energy is meant to improve people’s lives. Often cost prevents residents from making the most of that opportunity, so they cut back on energy use to be able to pay the bills.
Moving servers into the ocean does not make underlying environmental challenges disappear. And it creates new concerns as well.
Oil companies are making massive profits and stockpiling cash, and holding off on changing their investment plans.
Cooking gas and diesel fuel are among the oil products whose supply levels have been affected already. Here’s why to expect long-term shortages.
The ongoing war in Iran has created an expanding zone of risk for shipping, including for Saudi Arabia’s strategy of redirecting oil exports away from Hormuz.
There is no single thermostat setting that is right for every person or every home. And there are other easy, low-cost steps that can help keep everyone comfortable when hot weather sets in.
Iraq has pursued friendly relations with many countries who are themselves at odds. The strategy has lots of upside for war-torn Iraq – but holds key risks as well.
Setting a price for power might seem straightforward, but in reality it’s extremely complicated – and residential customers have very little influence in the decision.
There are opportunities at every level of the US energy market to save consumers money – if governments, companies, communities and individuals choose to act.
Electric utilities don’t make money from selling power to customers, but instead profit from investments in power plants, wires, substations and other equipment.
Permanently installing a heat pump system in a building is expensive. But new window units can deliver many of the benefits with far less cost and go with renters when they move.
China’s national government policies on energy and economic development are changing pastoral life on the Tibetan Plateau.
Even as they create and enable expansive virtual worlds, data centers are physical buildings in real communities around the nation and the globe.
Generating solar power requires a lot of land – but which land should it be? And what else can be done on that land?
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Industry Fellow, Environment and Planning, RMIT University
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Lecturer in International Studies, University of Washington
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor in Sustainability, The University of Western Australia
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Climateworks Centre Country Lead, Australia, Monash University
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines