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Our Energy Problem Is a Quantity Problem
(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
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged Argentina, China, economic growth, energy consumption, Turkey
1,749 Comments
Gail in China Report #3
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
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged China, coal, Daqing Oil Field, oil, Ordos, Petroleum University of China, Prof. Feng, Shale
187 Comments
Why World Coal Consumption Keeps Rising; What Economists Missed
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
Posted in Alternatives to Oil, Energy policy, Financial Implications
Tagged China, coal, economists, fossil fuel, India, international trade, Kyoto Protocol, oil leverage, recession
59 Comments
Energy Leveraging: An Explanation for China’s Success and the World’s Unemployment
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
Posted in Energy policy, Financial Implications
Tagged China, employment, energy, fossil fuels, oil, oil prices, recession, unemployment
116 Comments
Climate Change: The Standard Fixes Don’t Work
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
Posted in Energy policy, Financial Implications
Tagged carbon dioxide, China, climate change, CO2, CO2 emissions, coal, elasticity of oil supply, jobs, natural gas, oil supply
122 Comments