Scenarios about 'energy markets'
The systems and mechanisms through which energy resources like oil, natural gas, coal, and renewables are bought, sold, and traded globally. Energy markets are influenced by geopolitical tensions, technological developments, environmental policies, and economic growth patterns, with price fluctuations having significant impacts on national economies and international relations. In alternate history scenarios, different energy market developments could dramatically reshape global power dynamics, technological trajectories, and environmental outcomes.
What If OPEC Was Never Formed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where oil-producing nations failed to unite in 1960, dramatically reshaping global energy politics, economic development, and international relations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.