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Global energy realism / Ana Palacio, Project Syndicate, 10/12/2014http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/global-energy-policy-investment-by-ana-palacio-2014-12Energy has become a focal point of global policymaking. As falling oil prices grab headlines worldwide, US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping have signed a major climate-change deal, and October’s European Council decisions could signal real progress toward a serious European Union energy policy. This momentum should be maintained in the coming year, culminating in December’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris...