Energy
Energy
FSI researchers examine the role of energy sources from regulatory, economic and societal angles. The Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (PESD) investigates how the production and consumption of energy affect human welfare and environmental quality. Professors assess natural gas and coal markets, as well as the smart energy grid and how to create effective climate policy in an imperfect world. This includes how state-owned enterprises – like oil companies – affect energy markets around the world. Regulatory barriers are examined for understanding obstacles to lowering carbon in energy services. Realistic cap and trade policies in California are studied, as is the creation of a giant coal market in China.
Scholarly Publications
The Politics of Energy and Climate Change in Japan under Abe: Abenergynomics
August 2018
Under what we call Abenergynomics, Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō has used energy policy to support the growth objectives of Abenomics, even when the associated policies are publicly unpopular,...
Energy Efficiency in the Japanese Transport Sector
December 2013
Phillip Y. Lipscy and Lee Schipper examine energy efficiency in the Japanese transportation sector since the 1970s.
The Fukushima Disaster and Japan's Nuclear Plant Vulnerability in Comparative Perspective
May 2013
We consider the vulnerability of nuclear power plants to a disaster like the one that occurred at Fukushima Daiichi.
Other Publications
A Silk Road for the Twenty-First Century?
November 2016
In an analysis piece for CSIS, Shorenstein APARC Distinguished Fellow Thomas Fingar examines the geopolitical, economic and developmental considerations of Xi Jinping's call for China and the...
Shorenstein APARC Center Overview 2013-2014
November 2014
Shorenstein APARC's center overviews provide detailed information about Shorenstein APARC's mission, history, faculty, financial support, organizational structure, projects, and programs.
New Channels Dialogue 2014 Final Report
April 2014
In the inaugural year, the Stanford-Sasakawa Peace Foundation New Channels Dialogue focused on energy issues.
News
Experts Gather to Share Findings, Brainstorm Approaches, and Spur Further Research on China’s Belt and Road Initiative
March 2020
The Stanford Center at Peking University (SCPKU), the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), and the APARC China Program jointly hosted a workshop on China’s Belt and Road...
Visiting Southeast Asia Expert Explores Political Behavior and Institutions in Vietnam
September 2018
A Q&A with Paul Schulerby Thom HolmeThe start of a new academic year is always filled with excited anticipation by all of us at Shorenstein APARC.
Events
Second Conference on "The Political Economy of Japan under the Abe Government"
April 23, 2019
Second Conference on "The Political Economy of Japan under the Abe Government"March 1 - 2, 2019Philippines Conference RoomSponsored by: Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Japan Foundation...
Abenomics in the 7th Year: Has it Worked?
February 7, 2019
The event is sponsored by the Japan Society for Promotion of Science andthe Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. When the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan regained the power led by...
Fukushima Accident and Its Aftermath
January 28, 2019
Plese note: we're no longer accepting RSVPs for this event. Eight years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.
Projects
A New Cold War?: Sharp Power, Strategic Competition, and the Future of U.S.-China Relations
Trade conflict has exploded. The media is rife with stories of China’s unfair trade practices, cyber theft, IP theft and forced technology transfers.
English
Understanding Muslim Minorities in Asia - The Inter-relationship of Socio-economic Status, Identity, and Politics
The objective of this seminar series is to explain the forces and factors behind the persistent decline in the social, political, and economic status of many Muslim minorities in Asia—including in...
English
From Crisis to Opportunity: Japan's Post 3-11 Disaster Experience and Energy Reform
After Japan was hit with the triple disaster of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster on March 11, 2011, a variety of urgent policy and economic issues came to the fore....
English
Multimedia
One Year After Japan’s 3/11 Disaster: Reforming Japan’s Energy Sector, Governance, and Economy
August 2016
Videos and presentations from the conference "One Year After Japan’s 3/11 Disaster: Reforming Japan’s Energy Sector, Governance, and Economy" on Feb. 27, 2012.
The United Nations at 70: A Conversation with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
June 2015
Video from the event "The United Nations at 70: A Conversation with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon" moderated by Ambassador Kathleen Stephens. The event was co-sponsored by the Walter H.
One Year After Japan’s 3/11 Disaster: Reforming Japan’s Energy Sector, Governance, and Economy
February 2012
In the year following Japan’s 3/11 triple disaster of the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear incident, fundamental issues in Japan’s political economy are being debated.
