Over the past few months I have been deeply involved with my colleagues in the Shell Scenario team preparing a new scenario that illustrates a …
Crossing the Antarctic Circle
Visiting Antarctica is something most travellers there only ever do once, but over the last two weeks I have had the privilege of visiting the …
A CCS gold rush?
Later this year, the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C will be released and it is very likely to put great emphasis on the importance of …
It’s all in the numbers
One of the noteworthy features of the 160+ nationally determined contributions (NDC) submitted to the UNFCCC following the adoption (and now ratification) of the Paris …
Closing another technology door?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have now released 2017 temperature data, showing the year to be the third warmest on record, but also the …
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 …
Biofuels in Antarctica
As you enjoy the Christmas festivities, perhaps toast the people on the South Pole Energy Challenge (SPEC). In mid-November, my friend Robert Swan and his …
