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Oil & Energy Prices

Economics & Global Affairs

Economics & Global Affairs

Oil and energy prices are pivotal in shaping global economics and geopolitics. We analyze market trends, supply chain dynamics, and their influence on energy security and climate change, and our research explores strategies for resilience, sustainability, and diplomacy in navigating energy markets.

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Trump 2.0 and its Impact on Climate Policy: A Conversation with Joseph Aldy

Mar. 10, 2025 by Robert N Stavins and Joseph E. Aldy

Article

Lessons from the 1970s Energy Crisis Can Help Prevent the Next One

Oct. 6, 2023 by Meghan O'Sullivan and Jason Bordoff
Article

Energy Agency Says Global Thirst for Oil Finally May Be Topping Out

Jul. 11, 2023 by Alvin Powell
Policy Briefs

The Price Cap on Russian Oil Exports, Explained

Dec. 5, 2022 by Catherine Wolfram, Simon Johnson and Łukasz Rachel

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Trump 2.0 and its Impact on Climate Policy: A Conversation with Joseph Aldy

Mar. 10, 2025 by Robert N Stavins and Joseph E. Aldy

Q&A

from Harvard Environmental Economics Program

Lessons from the 1970s Energy Crisis Can Help Prevent the Next One

Oct. 6, 2023 by Meghan O'Sullivan and Jason Bordoff

Article

from Wall Street Journal

Black and white photo showing cars line up in two directions at a gas station in New York City in 1973.

Energy Agency Says Global Thirst for Oil Finally May Be Topping Out

Jul. 11, 2023 by Alvin Powell

Article

from Harvard Gazette

silhouetted oil rigs against blue background

The Price Cap on Russian Oil Exports, Explained

Dec. 5, 2022 by Catherine Wolfram, Simon Johnson and Łukasz Rachel

Policy Briefs

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government

An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia

MIGHTY: Model of International Green Hydrogen Trade

Aug. 3, 2022 by Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez and Nicola De Blasio

Reports & Papers

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

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The West Can Cut Its Energy Dependency on Russia And Be Greener

May. 2, 2022 by Jeffrey Frankel

Article

from The Guardian

Energy Policies Can Be Both Geopolitical and Green

Apr. 29, 2022 by Jeffrey Frankel

Blog Post

from Views on the Economy and the World

Mexico’s Energy Reforms: A Blow to Realizing the Most Competitive and Dynamic Region in the World

Feb. 28, 2022 by Meghan O'Sullivan

Reports & Papers

from Brookings Institution

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