By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 13 May 22
Solar panels on the Werkspoorfabriek, a large industrial warehouse, in Utrecht Germany can shift its entire electricity system onto solar, wind and batteries by 2030 for less than 1% of its GDP. And the countryâs entire energy system can go 100% clean energy by 2035 for less than what it spends on fossil fuels. In 10-15 years, Germany can change everything, permanently ending the era of dependence on expensive, volatile fossil fuel extraction, and leading the way for Europe to do the same. At RethinkX, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine prompting European governments in particular to radically rethink their …
Solar panels on the Werkspoorfabriek, a large industrial warehouse, in Utrecht Germany can shift its entire electricity system onto solar, wind and batteries by 2030 for less than 1% of its GDP. And the countryâs entire energy system can go 100% clean energy by 2035 for less than what it spends on fossil fuels. In 10-15 years, Germany can change …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 21 Apr 22
Source: Good Food Institute Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine is about to set in motion a chain of feedback effects leading to a sudden, rapid escalation of global political instability. Various UN agencies, and now the IMF, have warned of social unrest at a similar scale to the âArab Springâ events in 2011. What few understand is the role of key technology disruptions in driving these processes, and helping us solve for them. A new era of unrest  In addition to being the worldâs top oil and gas exporter, Russia is the worldâs largest wheat exporter, and Ukraine the fifth. Together Russia and …
Source: Good Food Institute Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine is about to set in motion a chain of feedback effects leading to a sudden, rapid escalation of global political instability. Various UN agencies, and now the IMF, have warned of social unrest at a similar scale to the âArab Springâ events in 2011. What few understand is the role of key technology disruptions …
How Energy Disruption Led to Russia-Ukraine Crisis â and How the Crisis Will Accelerate Disruption
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 14 Mar 22
Industry in Russia Conventional analysts are looking at the Russian invasion of Ukraine through the lens of military strategy and geopolitical rivalry. But the invasion and its geopolitical consequences can only be properly understood in the context of wider transformations in the global economy, driven by disruptions unfolding across every major sector, namely, energy, transportation, food, information and materials. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is, in other words, symptomatic of a much wider process: the economic and military unwinding of the age of extraction as an entirely new system emerges. Six years ago, RethinkXâs co-founders Tony Seba and James Arbib …
Industry in Russia Conventional analysts are looking at the Russian invasion of Ukraine through the lens of military strategy and geopolitical rivalry. But the invasion and its geopolitical consequences can only be properly understood in the context of wider transformations in the global economy, driven by disruptions unfolding across every major sector, namely, energy, transportation, food, information and materials. The …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 31 Jan 22
The JP Morgan Asset and Wealth Management Annual Energy Paper is one of the most influential publications among global investment and business leaders in the energy sector. But JP Morgan Chaseâs 2021 Annual Energy Paper is a deeply flawed piece of work that promotes some serious misinformation about the clean energy transformation, reinforcing the mistaken belief â often promulgated by fossil fuel companies â that it will be slow, expensive and require onerous state intervention. Coming from JP Morgan Chase â the worldâs fifth largest bank, and the largest lender to fossil fuel industries – the paper informs the …
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The JP Morgan Asset and Wealth Management Annual Energy Paper is one of the most influential publications among global investment and business leaders in the energy sector. But JP Morgan Chaseâs 2021 Annual Energy Paper is a deeply flawed piece of work that promotes some serious misinformation about the clean energy transformation, reinforcing the mistaken belief â often promulgated …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 10 Nov 21
During COP 26, as he was on route to the G20 summit, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had an extraordinary message. Civilization could collapse âlike the Roman empireâ, he warned, âunless we get this right in tackling climate change.â  âHumanity, civilization and society can go backwards as well as forwards and when they start to go wrong, they can go wrong at extraordinary speed,â he said.  The UK Prime Ministerâs recognition that civilizations can experience a life cycle of growth and collapse is a milestone. But understanding whatâs really driving the risk of going âbackwardsâ is crucial to navigating our …
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During COP 26, as he was on route to the G20 summit, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had an extraordinary message. Civilization could collapse âlike the Roman empireâ, he warned, âunless we get this right in tackling climate change.â  âHumanity, civilization and society can go backwards as well as forwards and when they start to go wrong, they can go …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 6 Oct 21
It’s often thought that clean energy represents a transition from cheap, abundant fossil fuels to expensive, scarce renewables. In this analysis, we will explore how this fear has it exactly backwards: in reality, the clean energy disruption will usher in a fundamental transformation in the way we produce energy, one that can revolutionalize the specific energy and labour relations that have historically generated episodes of resource scarcity under fossil fuels. In part 1, we saw how the fear that mineral shortages will derail the clean energy disruption is largely unfounded, and that while the risk exists, it can be mitigated …
It’s often thought that clean energy represents a transition from cheap, abundant fossil fuels to expensive, scarce renewables. In this analysis, we will explore how this fear has it exactly backwards: in reality, the clean energy disruption will usher in a fundamental transformation in the way we produce energy, one that can revolutionalize the specific energy and labour relations that …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 4 Oct 21
Itâs often believed that the clean energy disruption could be fundamentally constrained by resource scarcity in the form of insurmountable raw materials and mineral bottlenecks. Increasingly, some argue that it entails a net decrease in the energy available to societies, and therefore warn of an unavoidable decline in material prosperity in coming decades.  In the following two-part series, we will address some of the most notable perspectives that uphold this mythology. Doing so, we will show that if societies make the right choices â and thatâs a big âifâ â the clean energy disruption can represent a fundamental break with …
Itâs often believed that the clean energy disruption could be fundamentally constrained by resource scarcity in the form of insurmountable raw materials and mineral bottlenecks. Increasingly, some argue that it entails a net decrease in the energy available to societies, and therefore warn of an unavoidable decline in material prosperity in coming decades.  In the following two-part series, we will …