Patrick Ophuls: âEnergy, Politics, and The Futureâ
Today, ecologist, political scientist, and author Patrick Ophuls joins Nate to discuss his new book, The Tragedy of Industrial Civilization and The Future of Politics.
Energy featured
Doing development differently: How Kenya is rapidly emerging as Africaâs renewable energy superpower
In 2021, 81% of Kenyaâs electricity generation came from the low carbon sources of geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar power.
Why Economic Models Neglect Energy, and Why Thatâs a Problem
As the Fed raises interest rates to fight inflation, the economic models they use include energy as a small part of the overall picture. Is that model flawed?
âThe Oil Machineâ and the Changing Climate
Released smartly in time for the COP27 climate change conference, the film âThe Oil Machine”, presents a stark picture of the imperative to cut our use of fossil fuels, in particular crude oil, but moreover of our utter dependency on the âblack goldâ for practically all aspects of modern civilization.
The Renewable Energy Transition Is Failing
We need a realistic plan for energy descent, instead of foolish dreams of eternal consumer abundance by means other than fossil fuels.
Future Heat Wave?
either attention to climate change will leave all else in the dust or climate change itself will leave us all in the dust, and how truly sad that would be!
Getting out of the food-energy-climate crisis
Finding a way out of this âpolycrisisâ requires a deep transformation in how energy and food are produced and distributed, with actions that challenge corporate control head on.
Colin Campbell Remembrance
Colin Campbell, the petroleum geologist who coined the term âpeak oil,â has died. He was a co-founder of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) in 2000 and the author of many articles and books on petroleum geology and oil depletion.
âWilful Ignoranceâ: Indigenous Delegation Incredulous At Bankersâ Attitude to Fossil Fuel Impacts
Indigenous delegates said they had been amazed at the âwilful ignoranceâ they encountered when demanding global banks cease financing new fossil fuel projects on their ancestral lands in what is today North America.
EROI of RE
Do renewable energy sources generate enough energy âprofitâ to make them worth continued investment? And is any energy profit large enough to run our modern world, as renewables displace fossil fuels?
Arthur Berman: âThe Devil is in the Dieselâ
On this episode, petroleum geologist Arthur Berman returns to discuss recent diesel shortages and go into depth on the importance of diesel and the complexity of getting it and other products from a barrel of crude oil.
UNEP: Meeting global climate goals now requires ârapid transformation of societiesâ
The world faces a ârapidly closing windowâ to meet the Paris Agreementâs goals, warns the latest âemissions gapâ report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).