This is a critical year for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The ‘rule book’ wasn’t agreed at COP24 in Katowice, so the focus of …
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Stock, flow and cobalt. Issues for the EV transition.
In Shell’s recently released Sky Scenario, around 1 billion electric passenger vehicles (EVs) could be on the roads as early as the 2040s. These 1 …
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Not all roadmaps follow viable roads
There is certainly concern in the academic community that the world is following an emissions pathway which will result in overshoot in comparison with the …
What can really be done by 2050?
The calls for action are becoming louder and bolder as the weeks continue to countdown towards COP21 in Paris. Perhaps none have been as bold …
Energy reality meets Climate Reality
In its enthusiasm to spread the word about the rapid uptake of renewable sources of energy, the Climate Reality Project recently circulated the picture below. …
The hairdryer conundrum
Last week the UK media put a lot of effort into reporting on the EU ban on the sale of the most powerful vacuum cleaners and …
A very different pathway forward
During a future energy workshop that I attended recently the audience heard from Professor Jorgen Randers, from the Center for Climate Strategy at the Norwegian …
The Burning Question: A review
There are many books and thousands of reports on climate change, carbon economics, energy transformation and the like, but few encapsulate the issue as well …
Mixed messages on energy and climate issues
The Easter break provided a good opportunity to catch up on some recent climate stories, but the current messages delivered by the various media and …
The green economy: blessing or curse?
The above was the title of a panel debate hosted by the UK newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, late last week. There is a short write …
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