ClimateWire: The past decade has seen a number of major shifts in global energy systems. After years of rising natural gas exports, the United States suddenly finds itself awash in domestic supply. The nuclear industry, which until a few years ago anticipated a "renaissance" of new construction, has found its growth checked by the aftershocks of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi disaster.
Consumption of fossil fuels continues to rise, meanwhile, despite heavy investments from both developed and developing countries...