Environmental and Energy Studies

Environmental Studies: Environmental policy, governance and management. Environmental justice. Environment and security. Sustainable development. Climate change. Environment, markets and democracy. Environment and livelihoods
Energy Studies: Sustainable energy policies and practices including on energy efficiency and renewable energy. Energy governance at the national and global level. Energy security. Future energy scenarios.

The politics of natural gas development in the European Union. The Geopolitics of Natural Gas

Goldthau, A.. The politics of natural gas development in the European Union. The Geopolitics of Natural Gas. Harvard Belfer Center / Rice University's Baker Institute, 2013.

Unit:

School of Public Policy (SPP)

Escaping the Valley of Death? Comparing shale gas technology prospects to nuclear and solar in Europe

Goldthau, A., and M. LaBelle. "Escaping the Valley of Death? Comparing shale gas technology prospects to nuclear and solar in Europe." Journal of World Energy Law and Business 7, no. 2 (2014): 93-111.

Unit:

Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG)

Rethinking the governance of energy infrastructure: Scale, decentralization and polycentrism

Goldthau, A.. "Rethinking the governance of energy infrastructure: Scale, decentralization and polycentrism." Energy Research & Social Science 1, no. 1 (2014): 134-140.

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Unit:

Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG)

Sorting fact from fiction on Europe’s shale gas ‘bonanza’

Goldthau, A.. "Sorting fact from fiction on Europe’s shale gas ‘bonanza’." Europe's World, no. Spring (2014): 78-84.

Unit:

Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG)

Success of CEE Put Energy Security on the Map, Anita Orban says

Submitted by Pakalkaite_Vija on Feb 27, 2014

Hungary's Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security Anita Orban, outlined Europe's search for an integrated solution to securing reliable energy supply at the Central European University on Feb. 25, taking attendees through a tumultuous decade of politics and policy.

European Energy Security: From Diversification Options towards the Integrated Energy Market

Date:

Tuesday, 25 February, 2014 - 17:00 - 18:30

Event type:

Lecture

Presenter(s):

Hungarian Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security, Dr Anita Orbán

Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG)

Building:

Nador u. 9, Monument Building

Room:

Gellner Room

Interview of Josh Poshaner with Andreas Goldthau on European energy security published

Submitted by thaler_philipp on Feb 6, 2014

Joshua Poshaner, visiting fellow at CEU's Department of Public Policy and Central European Correspondant for Interfax interviewed EPRG member Prof Andreas Goldthau on European energy security.

The interview, published on the website of Interfax, can be found here.

Aleh Cherp and Jessica Jewell publish article on securitzation of energy supply chains in China

Submitted by thaler_philipp on Jan 8, 2014

Professor Aleh Cherp and Jessica Jewell from CEU's Department of Environmental Scienes and Policy publish a co-authored article on the securitzation of energy supply chains in China in Applied Energy.

Calls open for the IAEE's 37th international conference

Submitted by thaler_philipp on Jan 2, 2014

Calls open for the IAEE's 37th international conference in NYC from June 15 to 18, 2014. Students may inquire about scholarships covering conference registration fees.

Low climate IMpact scenarios and the Implications of required Tight emission control Strategies (LIMITS)

Project status:

Ongoing

Duration:

Dec, 2013 - Sep, 2014

The LIMITS project focuses on the following questions: • What is the economic, technical and political feasibility of attaining stringent climate policies? • How can we jump start investments and innovation into clean energy technologies? • What is the role of policies in promoting mitigation and adaptation, recognizing the diversity of regional and national interests? • What is the role of technologies and their advancements to meet the change in energy infrastructure?