The Curse of Black Gold: Vast Oil Find Puts Guyana on the Verge of Riches - or Failure
#International #World #OilPrices #FossilFuels #Energy

Guyana has always been one of South America's poorest countries․ But now that ExxonMobil has discovered a new oil field off the coast, the tiny nation could become one of the world's richest․ But will it be a blessing or a curse?

The Great Energy Debate: Is Nuclear Power the Solution to Climate Change?
#International #World #GermanEnergyRevolution #NuclearPhaseOut #SolarPower #FossilFuels #WindEnergy #RenewableEnergy

Paul Dorfman and Staffan Qvist both want to save the climate․ But one of them wants to rid the world of nuclear reactors while the other wants to build more of them․ We brought them together for a debate․

Reducing Reliance on Russia: Germany's Economy Minister Goes Shopping
#International #Germany #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Russia #Qatar #FossilFuels #NaturalGas #RenewableEnergy

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck traveled to the Persian Gulf over the weekend to negotiate liquid natural gas deals that can help reduce his country's reliance on fossil fuels from Russia․

A Few Sanctions and That Was It: Merkel's Legacy on Russia Casts a Shadow over Her Party
#International #Germany #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Russia #AngelaMerkel #VladimirPutin #RenewableEnergy #NuclearPower #NaturalGas #NaturalResources #Coal #GermanEnergyRevolution #FossilFuels #Ukraine #GermanForeignPolicy #ChristianDemocraticUnion #ChristianSocialUnion #SocialDemocraticParty

Angela Merkel knew how brutal Vladimir Putin could be․ But under her leadership, Germany became increasingly dependent on Russian natural gas․ Her energy policy errors are now weighing heavily on the country․

Economist Jim O'Neill on Russia: "The West Will Decide on Putin's Bankruptcy"
#International #Business #VladimirPutin #Russia #GermanEconomy #Globalization #FossilFuels #Energy

Jim O'Neill once coined the term BRIC to refer to the rapidly growing economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China․ In an interview, he discusses why the Russia of Vladimir Putin has failed to live up to expectations․

What If Vladimir Putin Cuts Off the Gas? German Industry Prepares for Worst-Case Scenario
#International #Business #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Russia #NaturalResources #NaturalGas #FossilFuels #GasPipelines #VladimirPutin #Ukraine

German industry and the government in Berlin are ill-prepared for a possible halt in supplies of natural gas from Russia․ A new emergency plan is being developed to prevent an economic meltdown if deliveries cease․

Ongoing Dependence on Russian Energy: The Natural Gas Continues to Flow
#International #Business #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Ukraine #Russia #VladimirPutin #FossilFuels #NaturalGas #Energy

The European Union promised to quickly wean itself off of Russian natural gas․ But the Commission is far behind its stated goals – with potentially serious consequences for this winter․

German Economy Minister on the Gas Shortage: "There Is a Black Hat, and Putin Is Wearing It"
#International #Germany #GermanPolitics #FossilFuels #WindEnergy #Coal #NaturalGas #GermanRussianRelations #VladimirPutin #Russia #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine

Germany is facing a potentially difficult winter due to natural gas shortages․ In an interview, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck talks about what Putin is trying to achieve and how Germany is seeking to dull the effects․

Anatomy of Germany's Reliance on Russian Natural Gas: Decades of Addiction
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The Americans warned Germany, as did the Eastern Europeans․ But Germany just continued buying more and more natural gas from Russia․ The addiction stretches back several decades, and it is full of misjudgments and errors․

A Global Shopping Tour: Where Will Germany Get Its Energy in the Future?
#International #Business #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Russia #GermanForeignPolicy #WindEnergy #OffshoreWindParks #FossilFuels #SolarPower #GermanEnergyRevolution #NaturalGas #NuclearPower #RenewableEnergy #Coal

Germany must not only free itself from Russian gas, but from fossil fuels altogether․ Where will those future energies come from?