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Energy, resources and environmental economics

Economics

Books on oil, gas, fracking, commodities, water, forests, climate policy and the material and energy basis of the economy, many by Vaclav Smil.

25 books on Energy, resources and environmental economics, 1 of them tier 1, recommended by 9 people including Mohnish Pabrai and Bill Gates.

25 books · 12 experts

Start here

  1. The Climate CasinoWilliam Nordhaus, 2013
  2. Markets for Clean AirA. Denny Ellerman, Paul L. Joskow, Richard Schmalensee, Juan-Pablo Montero, Elizabeth M. Bailey, 2000
  3. Crude VolatilityRobert McNally, 2017
  4. Merchants of Grain: The Power and Profits of the Five Giant Companies at the Center of the World's Food SupplyDan Morgan, 1979
  5. The Limits to GrowthDonella H. Meadows et al., 1979

The best books on Energy, resources and environmental economics 25

The Climate CasinoThe Climate Casino
T1 The Climate Casino
William Nordhaus · 2013
The Nobel case for pricing carbon and what a price should be.
Open Library
Markets for Clean AirMarkets for Clean Air
T2 Markets for Clean Air
A. Denny Ellerman, Paul L. Joskow, Richard Schmalensee, Juan-Pablo Montero, Elizabeth M. Bailey · 2000
The acid-rain programme: the one emissions market with a clean verdict.
Open Library
Crude Volatility
T3 Crude Volatility
Robert McNally · 2017
Argues price stability always required a swing producer or cartel.
Open Library
Merchants of Grain: The Power and Profits ofMerchants of Grain: The Power and Profits of the Five Giant Companies at the Center of the World's Food Supply
T4 Merchants of Grain: The Power and Profits of the Five Giant Companies at the Center of the World's Food Supply
Dan Morgan · 1979
Cargill, Continental and the private grain oligopoly.
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Limits to GrowthThe Limits to Growth
T4 The Limits to Growth
Donella H. Meadows et al. · 1979
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
Living Within LimitsLiving Within Limits
T4 Living Within Limits
Garrett Hardin · 1993
By the author of the commons essay; population and carrying capacity
Open Library
Recommended byCharlie MungerMohnish PabraiShane Parrish
Forest Resource Economics and FinanceForest Resource Economics and Finance
T4 Forest Resource Economics and Finance
W. David Klemperer · 1996
Standard textbook on rotation-age valuation and forest finance.
Open Library
Natural CapitalismNatural Capitalism
T4 Natural Capitalism
Paul Hawken · 1999
Resource productivity framed as an unpriced balance-sheet asset.
Open Library
Recommended byJoe Gebbia
Hot Commodities: How Anyone Can Invest ProfiHot Commodities: How Anyone Can Invest Profitably in the World's Best Market
T4 Hot Commodities: How Anyone Can Invest Profitably in the World's Best Market
Jim Rogers · 2004
The retail case for a commodity supercycle, from a practitioner.
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi OilTwilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy
T4 Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy
Matthew R. Simmons · 2004
The peak-oil case against Saudi reserve claims; wrong but influential.
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Bottomless Well: The Twilight of Fuel, tThe Bottomless Well: The Twilight of Fuel, the Virtue of Waste, and Why We Will Never Run Out of Energy
T4 The Bottomless Well: The Twilight of Fuel, the Virtue of Waste, and Why We Will Never Run Out of Energy
Peter W. Huber, Mark P. Mills · 2005
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Oil: A Beginner's GuideOil: A Beginner's Guide
T4 Oil: A Beginner's Guide
Vaclav Smil · 2008
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Carbon MarketsCarbon Markets
T4 Carbon Markets
Arnaud Brohé, Nicholas Eyre, Nicholas Howarth · 2009
International business guide to allowances, offsets and registries.
Open Library
Energy TransitionsEnergy Transitions
T4 Energy Transitions
Vaclav Smil · 2010
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
The QuestThe Quest
T4 The Quest
Daniel Yergin · 2011
Yergin's sequel on energy security, shale and the majors' changed position.
Open Library
Recommended byBill GatesMohnish Pabrai
World on the EdgeWorld on the Edge
T4 World on the Edge
Lester R. Brown · 2011
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
Under the Surface: Fracking, Fortunes, and tUnder the Surface: Fracking, Fortunes, and the Fate of the Marcellus Shale
T4 Under the Surface: Fracking, Fortunes, and the Fate of the Marcellus Shale
Tom Wilber Books on Science · 2012
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Making the Modern World: Materials and DematMaking the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization
T4 Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization
Vaclav Smil · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byBill GatesMohnish Pabrai
The BetThe Bet
T4 The Bet
Paul Sabin · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World
T4 The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World
Russell Gold · 2014
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiThe Barefoot Investor
The Green and the Black: The Complete Story The Green and the Black: The Complete Story of the Shale Revolution, the Fight over Fracking and the Future of Energy
T4 The Green and the Black: The Complete Story of the Shale Revolution, the Fight over Fracking and the Future of Energy
Gary Sernovitz · 2016
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
More from LessMore from Less
T4 More from Less
Andrew McAfee · 2019
Evidence that economic growth has decoupled from resource consumption
Open Library
“on how modern technological economies can build more outputs with less inputs”Marc Andreessen
Recommended byMarc Andreessen
Reinventing FireReinventing Fire
T4 Reinventing Fire
Amory Lovins
unverified
Recommended byBill GatesEv Williams
The Ultimate ResourceThe Ultimate Resource
T4 The Ultimate Resource
Julian L. Simon
unverified
Recommended byKevin Kelly
Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization
T4 Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization
Steven Solomon · 2010
Global history of water as the constraint on wealth and power.
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai

Experts 12

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Authors 3

Vaclav Smilwrote 3 books hereDaniel Yerginwrote 1 book hereJim Rogerswrote 1 book here

Recommenders 9

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Mohnish Pabrairecommends 12 books hereBill Gatesrecommends 7 books hereCharlie Mungerrecommends 1 book hereMarc Andreessenrecommends 1 book here
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Kevin Kellyrecommends 1 book here
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Shane Parrishrecommends 1 book hereEv Williamsrecommends 1 book hereJoe Gebbiarecommends 1 book here
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The Barefoot Investorrecommends 1 book here
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