Sarah Pettem

Global energy consumption is changing. Natural gas has grown to 21% of the global total primary energy supply, which is beneficial for the environment compared to emissions of other fossil fuels. Gas provides flexibility for electricity…
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Determining whether Canada’s falling exchange rate is a result of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) persistent output despite falling oil prices may seem an unnecessary case of playing the blame game. However,…
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The Conference of the Parties (COP) conferences have been frequently labelled failures, as a post-Kyoto agreement has yet to be designed. The Lima conference in December 2014 is set to be no different, with delegates admitting that no…
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Earlier this year, following Russia’s annexing of Crimea and the recent increase in tensions following the transport of Russian military into Ukraine in November 2014, much of the developed world enforced sanctions against Russia, including…
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Scotland’s recent referendum on independence resulted in a distribution of forty-five percent for and fifty-five percent against . While unsuccessful, Scotland’s bid for independence may have given hope to other regions with desires for…
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