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A techno-optimistic view of our increasingly automated, urban, clean and low-carbon future
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Megaproject Export Flyvbjerg Talks How Big Things Get Done
Megaproject Export Flyvbjerg Talks How Big Things Get Done
2023 business book chart topper author and I talk infrastructure and energy projects
Michael Barnard
Nov 18
China Dominates Wind Turbine Market, Not US & Europe
China Dominates Wind Turbine Market, Not US & Europe
Western chauvinism about western turbine firms rears its ugly head with bad statistics
Michael Barnard
Nov 17
Wasted Money & Sunken Assets: Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Wasted Money & Sunken Assets: Fossil Fuel Subsidies
The world’s subsidies for fossil fuels have increased massively since 2009 G20 commitment to eliminate them
Michael Barnard
Nov 16
Claims That Carbon Pricing Shipping Will Lead To Air Freight Are Specious
Claims That Carbon Pricing Shipping Will Lead To Air Freight Are Specious
The cost multiplier of air freight over water freight is so high, carbon prices would have to be a million per ton
Michael Barnard
Nov 15
Ship Operators Are Going To Pay Carbon Prices On Fuels
Ship Operators Are Going To Pay Carbon Prices On Fuels
In 2023 the IMO agreed to put carbon pricing in place on shipping globally
Michael Barnard
Nov 13
Bill Gates’ Climate VC Gets Far Too Many Things Wrong
Bill Gates’ Climate VC Gets Far Too Many Things Wrong
The mistakes are due to basic failures of technical due diligence and clear bias
Michael Barnard
Nov 12
Paris Olympics Promised To Be Green But Did They Podium
Paris Olympics Promised To Be Green But Did They Podium
How did the Paris Olympic’s decarbonization efforts really stack up?
Michael Barnard
Nov 11
Heat Pumps, Hydrogen, Insulation, & Gas Networks — Expert Talks
Heat Pumps, Hydrogen, Insulation, & Gas Networks — Expert Talks
Jan Rosenow, European lead for RAP joins me on Redefining Energy — Tech to explain why hydrogen isn’t a solution
Michael Barnard
Nov 10
An Electric Port Is A Competitive Port & Competition Is Increasing
An Electric Port Is A Competitive Port & Competition Is Increasing
As bulks plummet, more ports will be competing for containers and decarbonization via electrification will help
Michael Barnard
Nov 9
Shutting Down Coal & Gas A Key Climate Solution
Shutting Down Coal & Gas A Key Climate Solution
Shuttering the worst coal and gas plants and proceeding to the least offensive is a productive strategy
Michael Barnard
Nov 8
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