RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Fundamentals of a Sustainable U.S. Biofuels Policy
Policy Report, Jan 2010

Fundamentals of a Sustainable U.S. Biofuels Policy
Report, Jan 2010

Energy Forum Blog
Houston Chronicle

Carbon Solutions Presentations
Workshops I, II, and III

 Oil Futures: Role of Speculators
Report, Aug 2009

 Subpriming the Pump
Foreign Policy Article, 24Aug2009

U.S. Policy Options to Address Climate Change
Policy Report, Jun 2009

 Beyond Science: the Economics and Politics of Responding to Climate Change
Conference Report, Dec 2008

Drawing on Rice University's interdisciplinary expertise in environmental engineering, energy sustainability, economics, political science, history, geology, nanoscience, and anthropology, the Baker Institute Energy Forum has published several major studies on energy policy since its inception in 1996. Topics have included the political, social, and cultural trends in the Persian Gulf, Caspian Basin and Russia, the future energy needs of China, Japan, and Latin America, energy security, energy industry deregulation, emerging energy technologies, and U.S. energy policy.

Energy Forum studies, policy reports and working papers are available online and are distributed in printed copy to the Energy Forum mailing list of industry and government leaders. Energy reports are widely quoted in major newspapers and periodicals in the U.S., such as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the Financial Times, and are read by top government and energy industry leaders worldwide.

Energy Forum specialists are invited to present new public policy ideas at international conferences and many other public forums sponsored by other universities and think tanks, the United Nations, and energy industry groups. Baker Institute scholars continue to publish working papers in a wide variety of academic and public policy journals.

Publications

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Major Energy Studies & Working Papers

US Biofuels Policy Jan 2010	Russia & Caspian States May 2009	Global Energy Market May 2008	NatGas in North America Nov 2007	National Oil Companies Mar 2007	Energy Security US-China-ME Jul 2005	Geopolitics of NatGas Mar 2005	Energy & Nanotech. 2003-2005

• The Energy Dimension in Russian Global Strategy: The Influence of Russian Energy Supply on Pricing, Security and Oil Geopolitics Oct 2004

• The Role of Nuclear Power in Enhancing Japan's Energy Security Sep/Oct 2004

• Critical Issues in Brazil's Energy Sector Mar 2004

• Post September 11, 2001 Update:Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, and Religious Trends in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf and their Impact on Energy Supply, Security, and Pricing Sep 2002

• New Energy Technologies in the Natural Gas Sectors: A Policy Framework for Japan Nov 2001

• New Energy Technologies: A Policy Framework for Micronuclear Technology Aug 2001

• Japanese Energy Security and Changing Global Energy Markets: Analysis of Northeast Asian Energy Cooperation & Japan's Evolving Leadership Role in the Region May 2000

• China and Long-Range Asian Energy Security: Analysis of the Pol, Economic, & Technological Factors Shaping Asian Energy Markets Apr 1999

• Unlocking the Assets: Energy and the Future of Central Asia and the Caucasus: A Political, Economic, and Cultural Analysis Apr 1998

• The Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, and Religious Trends in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf and their Impact on Energy Supply, Security, and Pricing Apr 1997 

Relevant Books

Oil, Dollars, Debt, and Crises: The Global Curse of Black Gold Cambridge University Press (2009) Authors: Mahmoud El-Gamal and Amy Myers Jaffe Available at Amazon.com

Understanding and Addressing Suicide Attacks: the Faith and Politics of Martyrdom Operations Praeger (2007) Authors: Olivia Allison and David Cook Available at Amazon.com

Natural Gas and Geopolitics From 1970 to 2040 Cambridge University Press (Sep2006) Editors: David Victor, Amy Jaffe, & Mark Hayes Available at Amazon.com

Energy in the Caspian Region Palgrave Press (Mar 2002) Editors: Robin Sickles, Dov Lynch, Amy Jaffe, Yelena Kalyuzhnova Available at Amazon.com

Task Force Reports

Strategic Energy Policy: Challenges for the 21 st Century
Independent Task Force - the Baker Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations

Strategic Energy Policy Update
Edward L. Morse, Task force Chair; Amy Myers Jaffe, Task force Project Director

Strategic Energy Policy: Challenges for the 21 st Century
Baker Institute Policy Report No.15

Guiding Principals for U.S. Post-Conflict Policy in Iraq
Independent Working Group - the Baker Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations