List of Energy Policy articles
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Then-Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida walks in front of Chernobyl’s nuclear power plant. Fumio Kishida’s Great Nuclear Leap
A decade after Fukushima, the Japanese prime minister is walking a fine political line to reengage with the carbon-free energy source.
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Steam rises from cooling towers at the Niederaussem coal-fired power plant during the coronavirus pandemic near Bergheim, Germany, on Feb. 11, 2021. Putin’s Energy War Is Crushing Europe
The big question is whether it ends up undermining support for Ukraine.
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A view of the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great on Unter den Linden avenue with its illumination turned off on July 27, 2022 in Berlin. Germany’s Energy Crisis Plan Contradicts Itself
The German government is desperately trying to conserve gas—and subsidizing its use.
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An excavator transfers imported iron ore at a port in Rizhao, China, on May 15, 2019. The Inflation Reduction Act Is the Start of Reclaiming Critical Mineral Chains
Green technologies depend on the supply of a few key resources.
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Pipe systems are seen at the industrial plant of Nord Stream 1. Moscow’s Gas Freeze Shows EU-Russian Trade Is Doomed
Russia is limiting supply in the hope of a short-term price rise.
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Demonstrators and activists attend a vigil in support of Ukraine near European Union headquarters in Brussels on March 22. How the Russian Oil Price Cap Will Work
Ignore the naysayers—the long-prepared plan is a smart way to slash the Kremlin’s profits.
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German politicians view a gas pipeline site Europe Can Survive a Bad Winter
The energy crisis may hit the global south worst.
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Recently constructed show homes are seen in England. You Have No Idea How Bad Europe’s Energy Crisis Is
Natural gas prices are 10 times the usual—upending industries, angering consumers, and panicking politicians.
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) and then-Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov take part in the inauguration ceremony of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (ICGB) gas pipeline, in Komotini, Greece, on July 8. Energy Is Pulling Bulgaria Back Into Russia’s Orbit
After a break with Moscow, the new caretaker government in Sofia is poised to realign with the Kremlin by signing a new contract with Gazprom.
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Exhaust emerges from the smokestack of a natural gas-fired power plant in Berlin. Southern Europe Gets a Taste of Power—Literally
Countries like Italy and Spain now rely less on Russian gas, and for once, they may bail out Germany.
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A view of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Ukrainians Brace for the Worst Around Zaporizhzhia
Fears are rising that Russia could stage a catastrophic accident at Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant.
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The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant seen from across the Dnipro river on Aug. 13. Protect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Before It’s Too Late
The Additional Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Convention offers a model, but the United States can’t denounce Russia until it embraces the norms it’s seeking to enforce.
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Steam rising off coal plants is seen at sunset. The sky behind is orange. Germany’s Frantic Push to Reduce Gas Consumption
As Russia weaponizes its gas exports, Germany is left scrambling to meet its needs—and reduction targets.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (right) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding on increasing import of Azeri natural gas. Will a New War Crash Europe’s Azerbaijani Gas Dreams?
Europe needs a serious Azerbaijan policy—and needs it fast.
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A signboard for TotalEnergies EP Myanmar is seen past a shuttered gate in Yangon on Jan. 22, after energy giants TotalEnergies and Chevron said they would leave Myanmar following pressure from human rights groups to cut financial ties with the junta since last year's military coup. U.S. Eyes New Energy Sanctions on Myanmar After Execution of Activists
Oil and gas are a critical economic lifeline for Myanmar’s military junta.
