Monthly Archives: January 2026

Change in Leadership: Energy Financing

During my pre-retirement life, I was focused on teaching and doing research into how to improve the odds of a global shift to sustainable energy from reliance on fossil fuels. The objective in many of these activities was to lower … Continue reading

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Changes in Leadership: Energy

July 4th, this year, marks the 250th birthday of the US. I will return to this issue repeatedly in the coming year. This blog and the next few, will focus on energy. This week’s focus is the connection between energy … Continue reading

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A Tipping Point in the Energy Transition: Decoupling the Increase in GDP from the Decrease in Carbon Emissions

Last week’s blog tried to summarize President Trump’s actions at the start of his second term to formalize his denial of climate change. It ended with the observation that his denial stands in contrast to the major progress that was … Continue reading

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Back to Climate Change: The Year with Trump

(Source: Visual Capitalist) Shortly after President Trump’s inauguration for his second term (January 20, 2025), The New York Times (NYT) started to include a weekly section titled “The Week In Trump.” I started to collect these sections on February 14th, … Continue reading

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