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Most of the world's energy is derived from fossil fuels: oil, coal and natural gas-limited resources that cannot supply the world's long-term energy needs. More importantly, fossil fuel combustion leads to air pollution and is the single most important source of the atmospheric greenhouse gases that are responsible for global warming. In addition, many poor countries lack affordable, easily accessible energy supplies. Thus, a major challenge facing the world today is developing clean and reasonably priced energy sources that are broadly available and efficiently used.

Woods-Sponsored Research Projects

• Biofuels Workshop
• Climate Change Project
• Energy Seminar
• Environmental Venture Projects
• Survey Research Illuminating American Public Opinion on Energy and Climate

Stanford Faculty with expertise related to 'Energy & Climate'

Problem-Solving Areas

Related Research Programs

• Atmosphere/Energy Program
• Carnegie Institution, Department of Global Ecology (at Stanford)
• Energy Modeling Forum
• Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program
• Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP)
• Jasper Ridge Global Change Experiment
• Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency
• Program on Energy & Sustainable Development
• Energy, Natural Resources and the Environment Program, Stanford Institute on Economic Policy Research
• Stanford Geothermal Program

Other Related Resources

• Stanford Story Bank - Environment & Energy