24 Research Items Found
May 07, 2021
The authors explore how weak institutions and policy instability in Venezuela created “above ground risks” that can explain the nation's …
April 13, 2021
When it comes to climate change, the United States should compete, not cooperate, with rival China, which is likely to …
March 18, 2021
Nearly halfway through Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s term, his administration’s disdain for the petrochemical industry continues, writes Postdoctoral …
October 02, 2020
Energy fellow Jim Krane examines Saudi Arabia’s climate strategy and looks at the near-term actions that the kingdom and other …
July 28, 2020
Covid-19 has made even more salient the dual goals of economic growth and environmental sustainability. Ken Medlock discusses the importance …
Rachel A. Meidl, LP.D., CHMM, is the fellow in energy and environment at Rice University's Baker Institute. She was previously appointed deputy associate administrator for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, an agency of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation. Her …
Jim Krane, Ph.D., is the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy in Houston. He specializes in energy geopolitics, with a focus on oil-exporting countries and the challenges they face from energy …
November 30, 2021
The number of companies committing to net zero is growing, and at the same time, …
