By most estimates, global consumption of natural gas--a cleaner-burning alternative to coal and oil--will double by 2030. But in the areas of highest-expected demand--North America, Europe, China, and South and East Asia--the projected consumption of gas is expected to far outstrip indigenous supplies. Delivering gas from the world's major reserves to the future demand centers will require a major expansion of inter-regional, cross-border gas transport infrastructures.

To investigate the implications of this shift, PESD sponsored a joint project with the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy of Rice University on the Geopolitics of Natural Gas. The final results of the study have been published in Natural Gas and Geopolitics: From 1970 to 2040 .

Our newest research focuses on the future role of gas in the world's two largest countries, China and India. The work explores demand for natural gas in both of these economies in a range of different economic and policy scenarios through 2020.

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