Abstract Over a billion people lack access to electricity, instead relying on kerosene and other dirty lighting sources, while grid expansion is not expected to keep pace with population growth…

Key Points Shale gas can meet a substantial portion of China’s gas demand. Shale gas development in China is financially viable. Competitive market and advanced technologies can accelerate shale gas…

As an industry intensively using fossil fuel, the power sector is naturally a focus of efforts to slow climate change. In March 2015, China started the third round of power sector reform with the…

Energy prices (for fuel and electricity) and energy price volatility impact wine prices. In the long run, we find a clear link between fuel and wine prices, implying that the two markets positively…

Key Points Drilling activities are very responsive to oil prices, while tight oil production is not very responsive. Tight oil production could decrease by 1.3-2.3 MMbbl/d (million barrels per day)…

Energy has been called the “golden thread” that connects economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability, but important knowledge gaps exist on the impacts of low- and middle-income…

This chapter examines six major global forces likely to influence forests and tree-based systems and considers their implications for poverty. The global trends discussed include: (i) growth in…

Achieving the SDG7 goal, among other things, requires doubling efforts in energy efficiency improvements. However, in Africa, the progress has been slow, proving difficult for the continent to achieve…

Abstract The coronavirus pandemic is having substantial impacts on the oil and gas industry. Following the plummeting of oil prices in March 2020, the future supply of tight oil in the United States…

Abstract The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 emphasizes the need for economies around the world to double their efforts in energy efficiency improvements. This is because improvements in…