Category Archives: Electricity

Utility Pricing: We Will All Have to Pay More

Posted on September 5, 2023 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Above-ground high-power lines in the Netherlands Below, I’m including two short paragraphs from an earlier blog (December 10, 2019) about the ignition of the wildfires in California: Both situations started with tinderbox conditions (whether metaphorical or more … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2023

Posted on April 25, 2023 by climatechangefork

 (Source: Houston Arboretum) This is obviously not my first blog titled Earth Day. Just put the title in the search box and start investigating. The day is unique for me on two levels: it celebrates our physical environment and commitments … Continue reading →

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Campus as a Lab Part 5: Learning from Global Efforts

Posted on October 4, 2022 by climatechangefork

As I mentioned in last week’s blog, NY Governor Kathy Hochul issued Executive Order 22 regarding environmental stewardship; it reflected the thinking that the state government should form an example of such stewardship for the rest of society. The title … Continue reading →

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Can we Advance the Transition to a More Sustainable Future?

Posted on August 23, 2022 by climatechangefork

Where are we now and how can we advance or accelerate the energy transition to a more sustainable future? I am now in Europe, and this is the last blog that I wrote before I left. In fact, I started … Continue reading →

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Changes Too Quick to Follow!

Posted on June 7, 2022 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Brooklyn College graduation at Barclays Center My summer break started last week. A day after Memorial Day we had our first in-person commencement ceremony since the start of the pandemic. It took place in the local Barclays … Continue reading →

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Back to the Energy and Population Transitions: Electrification and Brain Drain

Posted on February 1, 2022 by climatechangefork

In this blog, I will look at the ongoing global energy transition and the declining populations of rich countries around the world. I am specifically interested in attempts to redefine sustainable energy sources, as well as the ways in which … Continue reading →

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Managing the Energy Transition: Specifics

Posted on November 16, 2021 by climatechangefork

Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of ExxonMobil, may have asked, “what good is it to save the planet if humanity suffers?” (September 21, 2021) but this week, in the context of COP26, the current CEO of Exxon expressed a different … Continue reading →

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Universal Hydrogen Economy: Part 2

Posted on November 2, 2021 by climatechangefork

This week, we’re back to our discussion about the hydrogen economy. The Economist published a great summary of the related challenges we’re facing right now: Today’s hydrogen business is, in global terms, reasonably small, very dirty and completely vital. Some 90m … Continue reading →

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Universal Hydrogen Economy

Posted on October 26, 2021 by climatechangefork

My last 5 blogs have looked at global energy companies’ apparent green shift, questioning their objectives: where are they shifting? Last week, I promised that I’d address both this and the timing needed for the transition. To address the first … Continue reading →

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The End of Oil?

Posted on October 12, 2021 by climatechangefork

The UN COP26 is almost here: The latest round of global climate talks will take place from 31 October to 12 November 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Thousands of government delegates and people from civil society, business and the media … Continue reading →

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