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A techno-optimistic view of our increasingly automated, urban, clean and low-carbon future
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The Electric Ferry Era Has Arrived
The Electric Ferry Era Has Arrived
70% of new ferry orders have electric drive trains
Michael Barnard
Jun 24
Hydrogen’s Latest Flop: California’s $269,000 Carsharing Fiasco
Hydrogen’s Latest Flop: California’s $269,000 Carsharing Fiasco
How taxpayers footed the bill for thirteen pointless Toyota Mirais
Michael Barnard
Jun 24
Electrifying the Río de la Plata: The Landmark Launch of Ferry China Zorrilla
Electrifying the Río de la Plata: The Landmark Launch of Ferry China Zorrilla
Buquebus’s Battery-Electric Ferry Connects Argentina and Uruguay in a Decisive Step Toward Sustainable Maritime Transport
Michael Barnard
Jun 23
Not Optional, Not Cheap: The SAF Surcharge
Not Optional, Not Cheap: The SAF Surcharge
How sustainable fuel mandates are making air travel pricier, slower-growing, and greener
Michael Barnard
Jun 22
Carney’s Canada: Pragmatism Meets Ambition in a Nation at the Crossroads
Carney’s Canada: Pragmatism Meets Ambition in a Nation at the Crossroads
How Mark Carney’s nuanced energy, housing, and climate strategies seek to navigate a divided Canada through economic uncertainty.
Michael Barnard
Jun 20
From Promise to Perpetual Subsidy
From Promise to Perpetual Subsidy
How Megaprojects in Canada and the Netherlands Turned Cost Overruns into Taxpayer Burdens
Michael Barnard
Jun 20
American Cars: Rejected by China
American Cars: Rejected by China
Inside the Political and Technological Collapse of a Once-Profitable Market
Michael Barnard
Jun 19
Stumbling Zombies of Hydrogen
Stumbling Zombies of Hydrogen
Why Plug Power, Ballard Power, and FuelCell Energy’s ongoing financial gymnastics can’t mask fundamental market flaws.
Michael Barnard
Jun 19
Idle Ships, Cleaner Skies
Idle Ships, Cleaner Skies
How Trump Became Maritime Shipping’s Unintended Climate Ally
Michael Barnard
Jun 18
Mineral Wars of the 21st Century
Mineral Wars of the 21st Century
Geopolitical Realities Reshaping Industrial Strategies in the West
Michael Barnard
Jun 18
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