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September 20, 2023 Martina Jakubchik-Paloheimo, _Queen's University, Ontario_ The decision of the people of Ecuador to halt oil extraction in the Yasuní is a trend-setting precedent of
global importance and a victory that Canadians should build upon. January 27, 2023 Michael Walls, _UCL_ Any new wealth will create new social, economic and political tensions. January 13,
2023 Michael R. Hudec, _The University of Texas at Austin_ When mud, fluids and gases erupt at the Earth’s surface, they hint at what’s happening underground, allowing scientists to build a
more comprehensive 3D view of what’s going on inside our planet. September 3, 2021 Omowumi Iledare, _University of Cape Coast_ Nigeria’s new petroleum law will make its petroleum industry as
competitive and attractive to investors as its peers. June 9, 2021 Scott L. Montgomery, _University of Washington_ When announcing financial penalties on Russia earlier this year, Biden
hinted at the prospect of ‘further’ sanctions. An energy scholar explains what Biden may have meant. January 24, 2021 Thérèse Rebière, _Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM)_ and
Isabelle Lebon, _Université de Caen Normandie_ Republicans claim that Biden’s clean-energy program would mean massive job losses in the oil-and-gas sector. The figures cited are not
supported by the facts. October 9, 2018 Melba K. Wasunna, _Strathmore University_ A major constraint that prevents Kenyans from benefiting from the oil sector includes the lack of
specialised training or technical skills April 13, 2018 James Renwick, _Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington_ New Zealand has ruled out new permits for offshore oil and gas
exploration as a step towards a transition to a carbon-neutral future. April 6, 2018 Stephen Nugent, _Goldsmiths, University of London_ A mythical Amazonia of lost tribes or lost cities is
easy to challenge on a factual basis, but such objections appear rather feeble in the face of the power of cliché. February 27, 2018 Ralph Sims, _Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University_
Natural gas is touted as a “bridging fuel” to displace coal while moving to a low-carbon economy. In New Zealand, this is shortsighted and could lead to stranded assets and hold back
renewables. November 6, 2017 Georgios Michas, _Technological Educational Institute of Crete_ As global demand for energy and mineral supplies increases worldwide, the number of man‑made
earthquakes is expected to rise. That increases the importance of understanding connection between the two. May 28, 2017 Robert Hecky, _University of Minnesota Duluth_ There are large
amounts of methane and carbon dioxide dissolved in the deep waters of lake Kivu - if disturbed they could cause a catastrophe. April 3, 2017 John Richard Underhill, _Heriot-Watt University_
and Patrick Corbett, _Heriot-Watt University_ Expect millions – not billions – of barrels. November 28, 2016 Michael John Laiho, _Durham University_ The region’s reserves are in very deep
water and won’t be tapped into any time soon. June 3, 2016 Gregory Brew, _Georgetown University_ OPEC has been declared dead in recent months as the group of oil-exporters has been unable to
agree on a plan to stabilize the market. But was it really ever alive in the first place? February 2, 2016 James Henderson, _University of Oxford_ When you pick apart the strange economics
of global energy markets, it becomes clear how the incredible power of Riyadh can take other countries to the brink. September 7, 2015 Jeremy Lind, _University of Sussex_ Oil and gas
exploration could transform economies and improve lives in Africa, but this is not happening. People living in rural areas are the most excluded from the benefits. March 17, 2015 Duncan
Depledge, _Royal Holloway University of London_ As the ice recedes and technology for recovering resources in extreme conditions improves, the Arctic could become the theatre for future
global conflicts. Here’s the story so far.