Monthly Archives: August 2026

The Uncertainty Principle of the Global Economy: Stability and Turmoil

Figure 1 (AI through Gemini) Can you suggest a Picture that will reflect the uncertainty of the global economy? As labeled, the top picture was created by AI (the red label shows my prompt). The only writing consists of two … Continue reading

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Local Control of the Energy Transition: Who is Ready?

Figure 1 – Almost three-quarters of the global population live in countries that are net importers of fossil fuels – Fossil fuel exporters – Wikipedia Last week’s blog started to discuss attempts to shift the energy transition to take sovereignty into … Continue reading

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 Transition to Sovereign Energy

Figure 1 – Average price of a solar panel vs. global electricity generated from solar, 1975-2025 (Source: Pew Research Center) Figure 1 was taken from the Pew Research Center site that was discussed in last week’s blog (August 6, 2026), which … Continue reading

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Different Paths to an Energy Transition

 Figure 1 – AI-generated (Gemini) image response to a request for a picture of different ways for an energy transition The picture above does not mention climate change or any other trigger. Even so, the picture illustrates the full transition … Continue reading

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