Angry, accusatory partisan exchanges over the Middle East war have dominated federal politics this week. But for most ordinary voters the issue remains “over there”.
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Trump aggressively supported fossil fuels. The Biden-Harris administration focused on replacing them with clean energy. Yet, data show the US oil and gas industries still thrived under both.
Slowing climate change means cutting fossil fuel use. Many oil- and gas-producing communities aren’t prepared for that future, as a former White House economic and climate adviser explains.
Pump prices are a big deal in a country still hooked on fossil fuels.
Emotions help shape opinion on energy sources. Understanding this can allow us to design better zero-carbon policies.
The Edmonton Oilers are more than a hockey team. In some ways, they symbolize devotion to a way of life − and one of Canada’s major industries.
A major report in the U.S. finds damning evidence of decades of deceit by American oil and gas companies. The situation in Canada is likely not much different.
Here are some cheaper, healthy alternatives to olive oil.
A spike in oil prices as a result of escalating Middle East tensions would not immediately affect Australia – but precautionary measures should be taken.
Carbon capture is turning the oil and gas industry into a critical player for mitigating climate change – while its products continue to heat up the planet.
The combination of the source of the CO₂ and its end use determines its environmental and economic benefits or consequences.
The deal is a global aspiration, not a legally binding agreement. But it should end the idea that burning carbon – in Australia and elsewhere – can continue on a significant scale beyond 2050.
Banning public funding for overseas fossil fuel projects will boost Australia’s climate leadership. But can it take the next step and do it domestically?
UAE will preside over talks to limit climate change – despite revelations it plans oil deals.
Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.
An analysis of past UN conference presidencies suggests the 2023 summit’s agenda would do more to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels.
Despite the perpetrators being tried and convicted, anti-Indigenous sentiment roiled the area for decades.
Decades of secrecy and industry influence in Alberta have created a crisis of liability in abandoned oil infrastructure which only a serious course correction can hope to fix.
An initial squeeze on demand for Russian oil due to western sanctions was temporary but the country’s oil industry might have bigger problems.
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine reprised the risks of energy weaponization, but the oil landscape today and energy security itself are changing.
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Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
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Director, Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and Research Professor, New York University
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Honorary Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Departmental Visitor, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California
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Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy, Occidental College
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Director and Lecturer, Extractives Baraza, Strathmore University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Professor of Geoenergy, Carbon Capture and Storage, Durham University
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Professor and Head, School of Business, Monash University
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PhD Candidate in Political Economy, King's College London
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Professor and Founding Fellow at the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance, Dalhousie University
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Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Management, University of California, Davis
