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
China's Accession to and Implementation of International Environmental Accords 1978-95
February 1998
China’s performance in numerous environmental areas—emission of greenhouse gases, use of ozone-depleting substances, reduction of sulphur dioxide emissions, or exploitation of fishing grounds in...
Energy and Security in East Asia
January 1998
This study examines the likely security consequences of the continued growth in energy consumption in East Asia, and in particular:The dimensions of that growth which are likely to have an effect...
Proliferation and the U.S. Alliances in Northeast Asia
September 1997
This APARC discussion series clearly recognizes that the international and regional condi- tions of the post–Cold War era raise new and vexing questions about the future of the United States and...
Other Publications
Rural Development in China: New Challenges in a New Landscape
July 2003
The most important policy measures are those that improve the quality of rural Chinas human and physical resources and infrastructure that will provide the skills and abilities to rural residents...
Climate Change and China's Agricultural Sector: Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation
May 2010
Although China and the United States are the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, China’s emissions on a per capita basis are significantly lower than those of the U.S.: in 2005, per capita...
How China views US nuclear policy
May 2011
Article Highlights Although Chinese academics and military officers praised some aspects of the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review, they continue to view US nuclear policy with suspicion.
News
China Holds the Key to North Korea
December 2003
While demonstrating that the U.S. is willing to accommodate China's needs, the Bush administration must also prove to Beijing that Pyongyang's policies represent an immediate threat.
Radical vs. moderate Islam -- in Indonesia, a war rages
December 2003
Indonesia needs to build a modern society.
Events
Security and Economic Issues in India
February 12, 1999
This talk will look at the policy options for the Indian government as it deals with the slowdown of the Indian economy, sanctions following the nuclear tests, and internal security following the...
Energy and Climate Change in India
February 25, 1999
India is the fourth largest producer of carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion. At current growth rates, its emissions will surpass those of the US today by 2022.
Long-Term Power Options for India: Myths, Realities, and Insights
November 22, 1999
The history of Indian power sector is abound with myths like those that envisioned the big projects as "temples of modern India" some fifty years ago, to the recent characterization of the sector...
Projects
South Asia Initiative
Launched in 1999, the South Asia Initiative seeks to promote South Asian studies across Stanford University, to conduct policy-relevant research, and to convene conferences on topics related to the...
English
Causes of Japan's Economic Stagnation
Why has Japan's economy, once the envy of the world, fallen on such hard times, and why has recovery taken so long?
English
Introducing Power Pricing Reforms in India
This is a research study on how the transition to appropriate power pricing mechanisms in Andhra Pradesh might be managed.
English
Multimedia
Enhancing South Korea's Security: The U.S. Alliance and Beyond
March 2009
Two decades ago, South Korea appeared on the path to greatly increased security. The Cold War was ending, fundamentally improving South Korea’s regional security environment.
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.
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.
