One of the key talking points of the recent Climate Summit in New York was the carbon budget available for a transition that could limit …
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Can solar fuels ever be viable?
The idea of producing fuels from air, water and the sun has great appeal and the chemistry and technology to do so exists. Electrolysis (using …
Visiting Arctic Svalbard
Over the past 10 days I have had the opportunity to visit the archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean, travelling as far as 79.55 …
Timing for new technologies
Over the past fortnight I have been fortunate to present the Sky Scenario to a number of different audiences in Doha, Delhi, Singapore and Canberra. …
After San Francisco . . . .
In mid-September the climate change focused world turned its attention to San Francisco to attend, watch, listen and participate in the myriad of events surrounding …
Has climate change run its course??
A curious article appeared in the Wall Street Journal recently, written by Steven Hayward from the University of California, Berkeley, arguing that the climate change …
Carbon market developments in 2017
Looking back at my 2017 post on developments in 2016, it becomes clear that the past twelve months have been more consolidation than progress in terms …
Where can the world get the energy it needs?
A new tool from the Shell Scenarios Team provides new and unique insights Those who follow my blog postings will have noted that I regularly …
A new era for aviation?
The pressure to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the prospect of a world running largely on renewable electricity has sent research and development teams in …
Building a transition into Article 6
It would seem that transitions are all important at the moment and while many may be focussed on the latest ideas for Brexit, I am …
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