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How do the institutions, investments and infrastructure that support fossil fuel production lock-in dependence on fossil fuels? What strategies can help societies shift away from such dependence? SEI addresses these questions through timely, policy-relevant research and communications.
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Perspective / Gas firms say they’re cleaner than coal and offer a low-carbon source of energy, but that’s just part of the story.
SEI working paper / This paper looks at economic aspects of the challenge of escaping carbon lock-in using a “brown-green capital” model.
Perspective / Should the UNFCCC, the WTO and others actively work to discourage countries from exploiting all their fossil fuel resources?
Perspective / The authors of a widely debated Nature Climate Change article on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline respond to a detailed critique of their analysis.
Journal article / This paper applies a simple economic model to gauge the potential impact of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline on global greenhouse gas emissions.
Perspective / Global demand for energy continues to grow, and despite rapid growth in renewable technologies, it is fossil fuels that still dominate the market.
