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Considering a Federal Program to Permanently Plug and Abandon Offshore Oil and Gas Wells
April 2022

Considering a Federal Program to Permanently Plug and Abandon Offshore Oil and Gas Wells

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Mark Agerton, Siddhartha Narra, Brian Snyder and Gregory B. Upton Jr.

Failure to properly plug and abandon (P&A) oil and gas wells in the United States at the end of their useful life can impose environmental costs and saddle taxpayers with cleanup liabilities.

ESG Investing and the US Oil and Gas Industry: An Analysis of Climate Disclosures
April 2022

ESG Investing and the US Oil and Gas Industry: An Analysis of Climate Disclosures

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Hon Xing Wong, Erin M. Blanton, Dr. Tim Boersma and Naomi Zimmermann

As climate change continues to unfold around the globe, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns are increasingly driving investment decisions.

Q&A | The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Global Energy Market Crisis
March 2022

Q&A | The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Global Energy Market Crisis

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Anne-Sophie Corbeau

In this piece, Anne-Sophie Corbeau, a global research scholar with the Center on Global Energy Policy, puts the current global gas crisis into perspective and answers questions about the current state of gas markets and the implications of a ban of all Russian energy products for gas markets.

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January 11, 2022

Fossil Fuel Giants and the Clean Transition

Laszlo Varro
Global Business Environment at Shell

Accelerating a global clean energy transition has never been more vital to curbing the worst impacts of climate change, but greenhouse gas emissions and the use of hydrocarbons continues to rise. 

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September 22, 2021

Making Sense of Soaring Gas Prices in Europe and Asia

Anne-Sophie Corbeau & Dr. Tatiana Mitrova
Global Research Scholar, CGEP & Non-Resident Fellow, CGEP

Currently, high gas prices are rippling throughout much of Europe and Asia. The spike has driven up the price of coal too and sent electricity prices for businesses and homeowners to record highs.

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August 03, 2021

Pushing the Private Sector

Mindy Lubber
President and CEO of CERES

Fossil fuel companies are under pressure from shareholders, citizens and the courts to shift their business models to reduce emissions or face huge financial consequences. There are now more than 1,500 large corporations with net-zero...