Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:45:05 +0000
If you believe some negative stereotype about a group and their risk profile, ditch it. It’s wrong, and it doesn’t apply to the person sitting at the other end of the Zoom call.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 20:06:01 +0000
I urge people thinking about Flyvbjerg’s work who are asking themselves, “But what about this critically important aspect of project success?,” to not assume that it isn’t covered deeply, well, and in context of other factors.
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:00:45 +0000
Together, global powers can pursue mitigation and decarbonization solutions, adapt to the realities of climate change, and proactively address the risks of disrupted weather cycles and degraded land, water, and ocean systems.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:35:42 +0000
Woke or not, Kentucky is behind a new green steel factory that supports President Joe Biden’s goal for offshore wind development in the US.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:35:38 +0000
Absurdly predictable. Absurdly well predicted. Absurdly impactful. Ignored by virtually everyone. Gray rhino. But climate change isn’t a gray rhino risk anymore.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 17:35:28 +0000
The Breakthrough Effect report pinpoints 3 super tipping points that could help lead the world away from a climate disaster.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 22:30:18 +0000
Rail requires a lot more tunnels, and as the data shows, any time you are digging tunnels, fat-tailed risks abound and projects operate more slowly.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:30:32 +0000
Will the small modular nuclear reactor community be able to find an optimized point on the physics vs modularity curve? I don’t think so, and discussed it with Bent Flyvbjerg, global megaproject expert.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:45:17 +0000
Gray rhinos are about the strategic perspective of what is important to do, and black swans are about the tactics of dealing with it most effectively and efficiently. Gray rhinos say focus on big issues like climate change, and black swan awareness help us deliver climate solutions.
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:45:06 +0000
Discussions at the World Economic Forum are heavily linked to the climate crisis. Yet activists are wary that greenwashing will take precedence as chief executives of oil and gas companies banter with global leaders.