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In this blog series, Crude Accountability gives the platform to experts on energy, sustainability, human rights, and other topics to share their thoughts and views. Stay tuned for updates!

Exporting Gas, Exporting Emissions: The Externalization of Climate Costs through the Southern Gas Corridor

250: A reflection on the United States’ semiquincentennial of independence

Assessing Methane Emissions Policy and Climate Commitments in Azerbaijan’s Hydrocarbon Economy

Homeland Insecurity: Otay Mesa

Azerbaijan’s Post-Oil Economy and the Middle-Income Trap: A Comparative Analysis

Energy, Power, and Repression: Political Economy Insights from Azerbaijan

The EU’s Phase-Out of Russian Gas: Progress, Risks, and Security Implications

Europe’s Energy Interests and the Authoritarian Trade-Off

Graphic of Azerbaijan's natural gas pipelines to the EU, Russia, Georgia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan.

Baku’s “Gas Laundromat”: A Contradiction in Brussels’ Energy Strategy?

Pumpjacks in Kokzhide, Kazakhstan.

Breathing Toxic Air: What I Learned at Kokzhide

Russian pumpjacks in a winter field.

Balancing Act: Azerbaijan’s Energy Links to Russia and the Sanctions Regime

Azerbaijan’s Energy Paradox: Fossil Fuel Expansion vs. Green Commitments

Azerbaijani Gas Exports to Europe via Ukraine: Reality or Illusion?

Broken Climate Pledges: Azerbaijan Undermines COP29 Climate Goals with Increased Fossil Fuel Investments

Your Vote Matters: Insights on the 2024 U.S. Election

Ensuring Indigenous Participation at COP29: How to Amplify Voices on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

The Bonn Climate Meetings: Cornered Civil Society and Unsuited COP29 Leadership

Deciphering Greenspeak: Environmental and Human Rights Abuse in the EV Industry

Reflections on the 33rd EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum

Azerbaijan’s Green Energy Development Serves the Hydrocarbon Industry

The Middle Corridor: Insiders, Corruption, and the Aktau Port Modernization Project

Where is the Voice of BP? Amid international uproar, BP is silent about the arrest and torture of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu

The Middle Corridor: Repeating Colonial Practices of Prioritizing Profit Over People in Central Asia

From California to Kazakhstan, Communities Rise Up Against Chevron

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium: Russian and Western Accountability in the Oil and Gas Sector During Wartime

Beyond Oil: Azerbaijan and China Trade Relations

The Politics of Emissions Reporting: Russia Seeks International Legitimization of Its Claims to Sovereign Ukrainian Territory

Contributions to the Climate Crisis: The Unexpected Cost of Russia’s War in Ukraine

EU and Azerbaijan flags

Azerbaijan was rewarded without playing the game. Why name Azerbaijan a “reliable partner”?

Beyond Oil: Examining China’s Influence in Azerbaijan

Science and Advocacy—a Solid Partnership

Interview with a Scientist: How Satellite Imagery Can Increase Accountability and Mitigate Climate Change

Land of Fire in a World on Fire: Contextualizing Azerbaijan’s Oil and Gas Industry

Clear as Oil: Transparency of Chinese Projects in Kazakhstan

Нефть или вода?

Oil or gas?

Belt and Road: Taking advantage of Central Asian resources?

How can the Belt and Road Initiative and environmental interests be combined without conflict?

Is EIA still there?

Public Participation: Expectation vs Reality

Strategic Environmental Assessment: Slowly, but Surely

Is there a place for EIA in our lives?

Image shows stacks of gold coins

How to protect the environment with the help of the stock exchange

SEA: Forewarned is Forearmed

Image shows woman water protector holding a sign that says, "Protect water, climate and communities"

Enbridge: Profits Over People. Water Protectors: People over Profits. Biden: Profits Over People

Image shows President Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan

Empires of Anonymity: A Conversation with Casey Michel

The War in Nagorno-Karabakh Brought Multiple Violations of Freedom of Expression in Azerbaijan on and away from the Frontline

Precarious Future for Hydrocarbons – even beyond COVID-19

Economic Crisis in Azerbaijan: Delayed Reforms, Fluctuating Oil Prices, and the Pandemic

Azerbaijan: Responsible Government or Running for Revenge?

Turkmenistan is denying the coronavirus

The Coronavirus Pandemic and a Reprieve for the Planet – A Temporary or Permanent Improvement?

Global Oil Crisis Will Have a Dramatic Effect on Azerbaijan’s Budget

The Connection between Hydrocarbons and the Disappeared in Turkmenistan

What and Where Azerbaijan Spends on Defense

Azerbaijan signs international agreements but fails to meet their obligations

Azerbaijan spends unprecedented resources on lobbying

Azerbaijan’s 2020 budget remains vulnerable to external jolts

Corrupt and Flashy Events Disguised as Modernization in Azerbaijan

SOFAZ loses tens of thousands in the foreign real estate market

Azerbaijan scores the worst in the Corruption Perception Index during peak oil years

What does the SOFAZ 2018 statement reveal?

Azerbaijan: a rentier state

State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan: huge spending and overwhelming poverty