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January/February 2011
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
Thanks to technological advances, in the past few years, vast amounts of natural gas -- particularly shale gas -- have become economically viable.
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December 11, 2010
First Take
The UN climate meeting in Cancun took modest but important steps on a wide range of challenges. But the road ahead is still rocky, writes CFR's Michael Levi.
December 10, 2010
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Agreements
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December 3, 2010
News Release
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December 2, 2010
Must Read
First Copenhagen, now Cancun. The warmists are in disarray. This Greens demise is the perfect time for Australia to discuss the benefits of nuclear power, reports the Herald Sun .
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December 1, 2010
Video
Fatih Birol, chief economist of the International Energy Agency, speaks about the four major components shaping the current World Energy Outlook: oil, natural gas, China, and climate change.
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Dr. Fatih Birol discusses the International Energy Agency's latest evaluations of the end of cheap oil, the market for natural gas, the landscape of energy consumption and production in China and the implications on climate change of last year's failure in Copenhagen.
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November 30, 2010
The Guardian 's Tim Yeo says it's unlikely countries will sign up to binding limits on carbon dioxide unless growth can be decoupled from the use of fossil fuels
November 29, 2010
Op-Ed
Slate
Michael A. Levi warns not to buy into the apathy surrounding this year's climate negotiations.
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