April 7th, 2011
PESD Working Paper #101 on Australia's black coal industry featured in Platts Coal Trader International
AnnouncementPlatts' most recent issue of Coal Trader International features PESD Working Paper #101 by Bart Lucarelli. The paper sketches the development of Australia’s export coal industry, from its shaky start in the aftermath of the Second World War amid a glut of cheap oil, to the "phenomenal success story" of today.
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April 4th, 2011
PESD researcher Gang He presented at the ESI international conference
AnnouncementGang He traveled to Singapore this past month to present for the Energy Studies Institute (ESI) at the National University of Singapore’s conference on "Policy Responses to Climate Change and Energy Security Post-Cancun: Implications for the Asia-Pacific Region's Energy Security". Read more »
February 9th, 2011
Morse speaks at State Department seminar on global development and climate change
Richard Morse discussed how to reconcile global development goals -- which often rely on coal -- with US climate objectives at a US Department of State event on February 10th. Read more »
February 8th, 2011
Wolak's climate op-ed featured in the UK Guardian
Op-ed: UK Guardian on February 5, 2011PESD Director Frank Wolak explain how the unknown price tag of carbon and uncertainty of US National climate policy are impeding on investments for oil substitutes.
January 20th, 2011
Wolak's comment to NYT's Room for Debate question: "Can the U.S. Compete with China on Green Tech?"
in the news: New York Times on January 19, 2011PESD Director Frank Wolak participated in the New York Times’ Room for Debate about whether the U.S. can compete with China on green tech and the obstacles facing American companies trying to win the front on clean energy in the global market.
January 3rd, 2011
PESD study on China's effort to restructure its coal market featured by Bloomberg and Platts
in the news: Platts on December 15, 2010Platts and Bloomberg News highlighted key findings from the recent PESD report, "Remaking the World's Largest Coal Market: The Quest to Develop Large Coal-Power Bases in China".
Morse debates the implications of US coal exports to China
in the news: Saint Louis Post Dispatch on December 27, 2010In the Saint Louis Post Dispatch's series on US coal, Richard Morse discusses economic and environmental aspects of exporting coal to China.








