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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Back From China
In a previous blog (December 3, 2012) I described a common exercise that I give to students to highlight the important skill of scenario building: In the table below I ask undergraduates from my course (General Education – no prerequisites) … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged 1992, 2012, China, CO2 emissions, Developing Countries, Economic Growth, Economy, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, GDP, generation, Hong Kong, India, indicator, Shanghai. Beijing, Shenzhen, Urban Development, urban population, US, World Bank, Xian
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Vacation Notice
This week I am taking a break from the blog, so there will be no post. Please do come back next Tuesday, when I promise to continue our discussions.
The Drop in Oil Price and What it Means
The test of any major transition is in its response to a sharp perturbation. Often such disturbances come in the form of a major war. Fortunately, the present global energy transition is being tested in a much more peaceful manner. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptation, Biofuel, BP, Cap and Trade, Carbon Tax, Cars, Clean Energy, Climate Change, crude oil, Economics, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, End of Now, Energy, Energy Consumption, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Future, Gas, Global Warming, hybrid car, Hydroelectric, Hydropower, Market, Market Prices, Oil, oil price, oil prices, Photovoltaic, Power Plants, Prediction, Renewable, SEIA, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Sustainable, Technology, Wind, wind power
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Predicting the Future and its Impacts
In the last blog (June 30th) I started to investigate the impact of the recent large drop in global oil prices on the global energy transition from fossil fuels to sustainable energy sources. The sharp decline in oil prices has … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptation, Agua Caliente Solar Project, Arizona, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, crude oil, Electric Cars, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Sources, Energy Storage, energy transition, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Future, global energy transition, Global Warming, Goldman Sachs, Niels Bohr, Oil, oil price, oil prices, Photovoltaic, Power, Power Plants, Renewable, S&P, Science, Solar, Solar Energy, stock market, stocks, stuttering energy transition, Sustainability, Technology, Transition, US, Wind, wind farm, Yuma
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