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Current History (2020) 119 (820): 317–322.
Published: 20 October 2020
...Michael T. Klare By transforming patterns of travel and work around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the transition to renewable energy and the decline of fossil fuels. Lockdowns brought car commuting and plane travel to a near halt, and the mass experiment in which white-collar...
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By transforming patterns of travel and work around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the transition to renewable energy and the decline of fossil fuels. Lockdowns brought car commuting and plane travel to a near halt, and the mass experiment in which white-collar employees have been working from home may permanently reduce energy consumption for business travel. Renewable energy and electric vehicles were already gaining market share before the pandemic. Under pressure from investors, major energy companies have started writing off fossil fuel reserves as stranded assets that are no longer worth the cost of extracting. These shifts may indicate that “peak oil demand” has arrived earlier than expected.
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Current History (2020) 119 (819): 270–274.
Published: 21 September 2020
... culture as central to national identity, the Kremlin has failed to adapt to the global transition toward renewable energy. But external actors such as the European Union could encourage change from within to develop Russia’s untapped potential as a green power, given its vast endowments of renewable...
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By examining how power is constructed and maintained in Russia with the help of hydrocarbons—oil and gas—this article shows why this system is detrimental to Russia in the context of global environmental, technological, and geopolitical changes. While promoting a hydrocarbon culture as central to national identity, the Kremlin has failed to adapt to the global transition toward renewable energy. But external actors such as the European Union could encourage change from within to develop Russia’s untapped potential as a green power, given its vast endowments of renewable resources.
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Current History (2017) 116 (794): 348–354.
Published: 01 December 2017
... Africa climate change adaptation renewable energy drought water resources floods agriculture population growth migration Paris Agreement Morocco Egypt Israel 348 The degree to which states are tolerant of local-level initiatives and mobilization will become only more important as...
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The degree to which states are tolerant of local-level initiatives and mobilization will become only more important as climate impacts intensify.
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Current History (2016) 115 (779): 114–116.
Published: 01 March 2016
...Miranda A. Schreurs The Germans have been early adopters of green standards, and the state has set ambitious renewable-energy targets. But industrial lobbies can still thwart regulations, as the Volkswagen scandal revealed. © 2020 Current History. All rights reserved. 2020 The Regents of the...
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The Germans have been early adopters of green standards, and the state has set ambitious renewable-energy targets. But industrial lobbies can still thwart regulations, as the Volkswagen scandal revealed.
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Current History (2014) 113 (764): 238–244.
Published: 01 September 2014
... Mongolia independence alliances mineral resources sovereign narrow-gauge wide-gaude relations inner kyakhta suzerainty seaports ports twitter downturn oyu tolgoi Ivanhoe Canadian POSCO Kazakhstan Genie coal self-sufficient supply national renewable energy Ulaanbaatar...
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Mongolian leaders have decided the nation must find ways to take care of itself, rather than rely on its neighbors.
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Current History (2014) 113 (760): 51–56.
Published: 01 February 2014
... Pamela Starr Pena Nieto Mexico reform Aztec tiger pacto Caldero PAN PRI Fox PRD incentives Mota president teacher union energy Federal Electoral Institute Obrador housing security 2013 51 President Enrique Peña Nieto s first year in office (he was inaugurated in Decem-ber...
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Most of Pen'a Nieto's legislative achievements remain incomplete, and they have been accompanied by serious missteps that must be rectified and oversights that can no longer be ignored.
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Current History (2014) 113 (760): 76–81.
Published: 01 February 2014
... University of California Jorge Lanzaro Uruguay left populist social democrat Mujica Vazquez labor institutionalization election authoritarianism economic growth gradualist batllismo energy telecommunications privatization Frente Amplio PA Broad Front Colorado party national...
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If the second term of the left in Uruguay lives up to its promise, complementing the first term's performance, the country will have developed a signature social democratic experience in the global South.
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Current History (2013) 112 (756): 265–270.
Published: 01 October 2013
... University of California Pavel Baev Russia Arctic trade territory energy militarization sovereignty cooperation Canada Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden continental shelf trade shipping 265 [P]olicies based on the delusional but popular perception of the Arctic shelf as a...
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[P]olicies based on the delusional but popular perception of the Arctic shelf as a ‘treasure chest’ of high-value resources that must be protected by military means have arrived at an inevitable dead end.
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Current History (2013) 112 (750): 26–32.
Published: 01 January 2013
... of California Mickael Klare maritime conflict territorial claims China Japan Philippines Vietnam South China Sea East China Mediterranean energy resources oil gas 26 What makes these disputes so dangerous . . . is the apparent willingness of many claimants to employ military...
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What makes these disputes so dangerous … is the apparent willingness of many claimants to employ military means in demarking their offshore territories and demonstrating their resolve to keep them.
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Current History (2013) 112 (750): 33–37.
Published: 01 January 2013
... Mickael Klare maritime conflict territorial claims China Japan Philippines Vietnam South China Sea East China Mediterranean energy resources oil gas 33 The dual forces of population growth and climate change will exacerbate pres- sures on land use, water access, and food security...
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The dual forces of population growth and climate change will exacerbate pressures on land use, water access, and food security.
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Current History (2012) 111 (744): 154–156.
Published: 01 April 2012
... Mullen India foreign aid development soft power energy resources China Maldives Iran Pakistan 154 PERSPECTIVE A country with the world s largest concentra-tion of poor people, itself still one of the world s largest recipients of foreign aid, gives out significant amounts of aid to other...
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Seeking global recognition, as well as access to resources and markets, one of the world's largest recipients of foreign assistance is boosting the aid that it distributes.
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Current History (2010) 109 (730): 329–335.
Published: 01 November 2010
... security globalization multipolarity UN Security Council United States NATO International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference Disarmament 329 For the near to medium term, the international community likely will confront the consequences of weaker global...
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For the near to medium term, the international community likely will confront the consequences of weaker global security governance in an increasingly insecure world.
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Current History (2006) 105 (695): 441–446.
Published: 01 December 2006
...David L. Goldwyn The energy dependency of the United States and its allies in Europe and Asia, combined with the growing dependence of rising powers such as China and India, is rapidly eroding American power and influence around the world. © 2006 Current History. All rights reserved. 2006 The...
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The energy dependency of the United States and its allies in Europe and Asia, combined with the growing dependence of rising powers such as China and India, is rapidly eroding American power and influence around the world.
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Current History (2004) 103 (677): 428–433.
Published: 01 December 2004
...Michael T. Klare With the global flow of energy assuming ever-growing economic and strategic prominence, oil and gas pipelines in the world today have become the major focus of international geopolitical competition. © 2004 by the Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved...
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With the global flow of energy assuming ever-growing economic and strategic prominence, oil and gas pipelines in the world today have become the major focus of international geopolitical competition.
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Current History (2003) 102 (662): 113–118.
Published: 01 March 2003
... concern. © 2003 Current History. All rights reserved. 2003 The Regents of the University of California United States Europe environment global warming emissions greenhouse effect Kyoto Protocol Bill Clinton George Bush energy 113 Although the dispute about climate change is...
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Although the dispute about climate change is overshadowed by the strain in European–American relations concerning war with Iraq, it may have been a factor in the growing level of distrust between the United States and Europe. Indeed, the dispute over global warming may mask a larger concern.
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Current History (2002) 101 (656): 271–277.
Published: 01 September 2002
... energy exploration Japan Korea petroleum pipeline Yellow Sea With its energy needs steadily growing,Northeast Asia will require ever-accelerating petroleum imports for its economic expansion and survival. Most of these imports will come from the same sources that sup- ply the United States and...
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Growing attention has been devoted in recent years to projected oil and gas pipelines that would link Russian gas fields in eastern Siberia and Sakhalin Island to China, Japan, and the two Koreas. By contrast, there is little awareness of the high economic and political stakes involved in the quiet struggle now unfolding in Northeast Asia over seabed petroleum resources, especially the conflict between China and Japan over the East China Sea.
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Current History (2002) 101 (653): 126–132.
Published: 01 March 2002
...Vaclav Smil Any realistic appraisal of global energy futures must begin with a comprehensive and balanced understanding of resources and their uses. What are the kinds and magnitudes of energy stores and flows available to supply the world's still-growing needs for fuels and electricity? And what...
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Any realistic appraisal of global energy futures must begin with a comprehensive and balanced understanding of resources and their uses. What are the kinds and magnitudes of energy stores and flows available to supply the world's still-growing needs for fuels and electricity? And what is the intensity and pattern of their use?
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Current History (2002) 101 (653): 105–125.
Published: 01 March 2002
...Paul L. Joskow The good performance of energy markets during the seven or eight years following the Gulf War masked many continuing and emerging energy policy challenges that derive from larger domestic and foreign policy issues. The changes in world oil, domestic natural gas, and electricity...
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The good performance of energy markets during the seven or eight years following the Gulf War masked many continuing and emerging energy policy challenges that derive from larger domestic and foreign policy issues. The changes in world oil, domestic natural gas, and electricity markets in 1999 and especially 2000 likely reflect the effects of ignoring some of these challenges.
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Current History (2002) 101 (653): 99–104.
Published: 01 March 2002
...Michael T. Klare The United States cannot increase its intake of foreign oil by 50 percent, as called for under the Bush energy plan, without involving itself in the political, economic, and military affairs of the states from which all this petroleum is expected to flow. This involvement may take...
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The United States cannot increase its intake of foreign oil by 50 percent, as called for under the Bush energy plan, without involving itself in the political, economic, and military affairs of the states from which all this petroleum is expected to flow. This involvement may take financial and diplomatic forms in most cases, but it will also often entail military action.