Energy Industry Intel & Commentary
The signing of the 2015 Paris Agreement helped resurrect a global push to invest heavily in renewable energy. Much of the spending landed at the feet of wind and solar energy, which were seen as more mature technologies with less risk of failure.
Continue reading “The Real Cost of Solar Energy”
Propelled by sweeping policy, financial and lifestyle reforms being proposed to limit or mitigate its effects, climate change has become one of the major concerns of our time. In one way or another, it now touches virtually every aspect of our society, from our health and economy to our culture and values.
Continue reading “Measuring Climate Change—A Matter of (Un)certainty”
Political, business and environmental leaders across the globe are coming to grips with the flaws in their poorly conceived plans to deal with climate change through a renewables-centric energy transition. The fact is there’s always been a better way forward. It’s still true today.
Continue reading “Addressing Climate Change: A Better Way Forward”
The oil and gas industry is under pressure from some—including those attending events like the Conference of Parties (COP) annual meetings—to voluntarily phase out the production of hydrocarbons, which are blamed for contributing to climate change and environmental degradation. This is a misguided and dangerous ploy that the industry should reject out of hand.
Continue reading “The Politics of Climate Change”
A character in Oscar Wilde’s play Lady Windermere’s Fan famously defines a cynic as one who “knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.” When it comes to shaping public opinion concerning the carbon economy, it’s fair to say climate fanaticism—and the bleak lens through which it views the future—has had an abiding impact.
Continue reading “Climate Fanaticism’s Distorted Lens”
