Tag Archives: China

Our Energy Problem Is a Quantity Problem

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Gail Tverberg

(This post consists of a short overview article I recently wrote for Transform, a magazine for Environment and Sustainability Professionals, plus six related Questions and Answers.) Reading many of today’s energy articles, it is easy to get the impression that our … Continue reading →

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Gail in China Report #3

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Reverse Engineer

Greetings Finite Worlders!  Gail is on her 1 month lecture tour of China. She’s unable to access WordPress from China, but does have access to email, so she’s sending me updates to publish here on OFW.  My Byline/About appears at … Continue reading →

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Why World Coal Consumption Keeps Rising; What Economists Missed

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Gail Tverberg

A primary reason why coal consumption is rising is because of increased international trade, starting when the World Trade Organization was formed in 1995, and greatly ramping up when China was added in December 2001. Figure 1 shows world fossil … Continue reading →

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Energy Leveraging: An Explanation for China’s Success and the World’s Unemployment

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Gail Tverberg

If an employer wants to maximize profits, it will want to leverage its use of high-priced energy sources.  From an employer’s point of view, there are basically three kinds of energy, from most to least expensive: Human energy Petroleum energy Everything … Continue reading →

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Climate Change: The Standard Fixes Don’t Work

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Gail Tverberg

World leaders seem to have their minds made up regarding what will fix world CO2 emissions problems. Their list includes taxes on gasoline consumption, more general carbon taxes, cap and trade programs, increased efficiency in automobiles, greater focus on renewables, … Continue reading →

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