17 News Items Found
August 5, 2021
Climate Change and Texas' Water Future
Groundwater has become exceedingly important for Texas and fundamentally underpins the state's growth, said Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy & Environmental Regulatory Affairs. But with its reliance on the "rule of capture" and the patchwork of local rules from various groundwater conservation districts, Texas' water future is uncertain.
Read more at the Texas Tribune. November 5, 2020
South Korean, Japanese Alternative Energy Ambitions Face Political Hurdles
“More forceful political opposition [will] come if a South Korean or Japanese energy transition were to drive electricity prices as high as those paid in Germany," which are well above those paid by industrial customers anywhere in East Asia, said energy fellow Gabriel Collins.
Read more at Petroleum Economist. April 6, 2020
Oil A Strategic Prize In 1940, Likely In 2040 Too
Current gloom notwithstanding, oil will likely remain the world’s most important energy resource for multiple decades, says energy fellow Gabriel Collins. Baker Institute blog: https://bit.ly/34fV3d1 via Forbes.
Read more at Forbes September 23, 2019
Attacks in Persian Gulf Could Put China in a Bind
China is especially vulnerable to instability in the Middle East, explained fellow Gabriel Collins.
Listen to the discussion on NPR's All Things Considered. August 14, 2019
TX Gas Regulator Registers Concern About Flaring
"If this is the start to them hammering down then they certainly wrapped the hammer in an awful lot of velvet,” fellow Gabe Collins said of the Texas Railroad Commission's response to record-high natural gas flaring in Texas.
Read more at Bloomberg.