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Energy round-up: tectonic shifts
Energy round-up: tectonic shifts Photo credit: gnuckx Three things you shouldn’t miss this week Chart: Is the global economy becoming less energy intensive? Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2015 Article: Fossil fuel divestment is rational, says former Shell chairman – Mark Moody-Stuart is also worried about the lack of industry progress in addressing climate change. Article: BP sees ‘tectonic […]
The energy revolution will not be televised
The energy revolution will not be televised Three recent news items remind us that energy transitions take time, a lot of time–far too much time to be shrunk down into a television special, a few talking points, or the next big energy idea. For example, the complex management task of putting together the international fusion […]
Stouffville Corner
A new section of my site, Stouffville Corner, aims to provide a variety of write-ups on topics I consider to be of primary importance/ interest. The aim was to have my local paper, Stouffville Tribune, publish them on a weekly/bi-weekly basis to bring the issues to the consciousness of my local community (thus the name). […]
In Denial: We Pursue Endless Growth At Our Peril
James Steidl/Shutterstock In Denial: We Pursue Endless Growth At Our Peril A requiem for planet Earth As we’ve been discussing of late here at PeakProsperity.com, humans desperately need a new story to live by. The old one is increasingly dysfunctional and rather obviously headed for either a quite dismal or possibly disastrous future. One […]
Designed for the Future: Practical Ideas for Sustainability
Designed for the Future: Practical Ideas for Sustainability The Beddington Zero Energy Development in London, U.K. | View the gallery. From packing materials made of mushrooms to buildings engineered to cool and power themselves, sustainable design can play a key role in helping people adapt to a changing planet. That’s a central message of the new […]
Oil Industry Can No Longer Ignore Climate Action
Oil Industry Can No Longer Ignore Climate Action Global momentum towards action on climate change is building in the lead up to international negotiations, set to take place later this year in Paris. With the writing on the wall, some of the largest oil companies are banding together in order not to be left out […]
The Suits Are Flocking to Renewables
The Suits Are Flocking to Renewables Investors like the ‘predictability’ of clean energy. If you’re looking for revolutionaries, radicals and upstart disrupters, you wouldn’t generally search among a crowd of municipal bureaucrats, policy wonks and businesspeople, all suited up for a conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver. But the 350-odd delegates to the […]
Energy prices and consumer spending
Energy prices and consumer spending Among the disappointments in the 2015:Q1 GDP figures was weak consumption growth, which was a little surprising given the extra cash most consumers have on hand as a result of lower energy prices. I wanted to take a look at how the recent consumer behavior compares with what we’ve seen historically. The […]
Chinese energy figures suggest much slower growth than advertised
Chinese energy figures suggest much slower growth than advertised Last year China reported the slowest economic growth in 24 years, about 7.4 percent. But the true figure may actually be much lower, and the evidence is buried in electricity figures which show just 3.8 percent growth in electricity consumption. David Fridley, a staff scientist in the China Energy Group at […]
Peak oil, ten or so years on
Peak oil, ten or so years on This blog began seven years and almost a thousand posts ago, and I thought it a good time to take stock. Since the blog itself was inspired by the “peak oil” movement, and since it’s been ten years, by some measures, since the peak, I wanted to assess […]
Something To Consider Before Buying In To Rooftop Solar
Something To Consider Before Buying In To Rooftop Solar Green energy has moved to the forefront of the national conversation on energy production even as oil prices sit near decade lows. The simple fact that solar power and wind power now command so much attention speaks to how the country’s views on energy have changed. […]
Do Biofuels Still Have A Place In The Global Energy Mix?
Do Biofuels Still Have A Place In The Global Energy Mix? Less than a decade ago, biofuels were set to take the energy world by storm. They promised a low-carbon alternative to gasoline, while advances in algae technology were taking biofuels beyond the traditional soybeans and corn. In 2015, the contrast could not be starker. […]
Putting the Real Story of Energy and the Economy Together
Putting the Real Story of Energy and the Economy Together What is the real story of energy and the economy? We hear two predominant energy stories. One is the story economists tell: The economy can grow forever; energy shortages will have no impact on the economy. We can simply substitute other forms of energy, or do […]
From Firewood To Fracking – 250 Years Of Energy Sources
From Firewood To Fracking – 250 Years Of Energy Sources With EIA forecasting $250/bbl crude oil in the next 20 years, one wonders how long before ‘muscle’ or ‘firewood’ returns as the world’s major energy source? Source: @MaxCRoser
John Michael Greer: The God Of Technological Progress May Well Be Dead
John Michael Greer: The God Of Technological Progress May Well Be Dead But society is unwilling to consider that As we often state here at Peak Prosperity, the narratives we hold are immensely important. The stories running our heads influence everything from our beliefs to our values to our actions. Which is why it’s so […]
