Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:59:22 +0000
The primary energy fallacy is the assumption that all of the energy in all of the oil, gas and coal we burn today must be replaced. We don’t need to replace it, we need to replace the unwasted energy services.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 19:45:23 +0000
Hydrogen and fossil fuels dwarf renewables in BC’s pension fund. Its claim to be “The Investment Manager of Choice for British Columbia’s Public Sector” doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:05:10 +0000
If you are only burning a few hundred gallons a year for a data center drawing 100 MW 24/7/365, the cost and carbon debt of fuel for your generators is not material.
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:35:00 +0000
The remarks of Secretary General Antonio Gutterres in a speech to the UN General Assembly called out fossil fuel companies for “scrambling to expand production and raking in monster profits.”
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:05:01 +0000
The term “just transition” emerged from the 1970s North American labor movement to become a campaign for a planned energy transition. It includes justice and fairness for workers through united future visions about economic and climate action. These days it’s incredibly contentious.
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2023 18:53:12 +0000
What might the path to 100% clean energy look like following the Inflation Reduction Act?
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:52:28 +0000
Biofuels are fit for purpose, and we have a lot more resources for them than the requirements. Arguments against them are mostly specious, biased, or based on very stale data.
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:35:07 +0000
As we look to the possibilities of 2023, how might agricultural production unite with cleantech to improve food security around the world?
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:05:19 +0000
China spent $546 billion of 2022’s $1.1 trillion USD global green investment, but China is getting about a trillion USD in value out of its investment.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2023 19:39:59 +0000
At the coal face of a conference that involved governmental figures, academics, logistics customers and OEMs, the detailed technical conversations are almost all about how battery electric trucks will work in the coming decades.