Category Archives: Energy markets

Booming Solar Industry Has An Unresolved Waste Problem

Solar panels have a roughly 15 year life. Where do they go to die? The answers now are not very good.

Insurers Signal Fallout From Sanctions On Russia

UK maritime insurers are daring to speak up about the way they have become Russian sanctions collateral damage.

The Grid Needs A $20 Trillion Upgrade To Support Energy Transition

Inadequate grid capacity all over the globe raises doubts about the viability of green energy plans, at least at scale.

The West Continues to Devour Its Own

The knives are increasingly coming out for Hungary, which is the only country in the EU willing to speak up about the ongoing insanity of the bloc’s positions regarding Russia and China.

How Declining Population Growth Might Portend a Future of Increasing Resource Scarcity

Slowing and stallling population growth could actually increase resource demands.

Here’s Why Oil Flows Can Only Be Redirected, Not Stopped

At least over the time frame of the sanctions against Russia, oil demand had looked inelastic.

The Decline In Coal Appears To Have Been Exaggerated

Carbon reduction promises get thrown out the window as countries like the UK, Australia, and China embrace king coal.

More American Cities Considering Free Public Transportation

In fits and starts, the idea of free public transportation is getting more of a following in the US.

U.S. Shale Production Is Set For A Rapid Decline

Much tighter shale markets look baked in by year end. That would produce a lot of knock-on effects.

Could a Far-Right vs Centre-Left Showdown Be the Future of British Politics?

Amid global pressures, a centrist Labour government could face a far-right opposition, with no true reformists in sight

China and the Revenge of the Sanctioned

How US ham-handed use of force and misreadings of key players’ interests, allowed China to suddenly take a leadershp role in the Middle East

Is The U.S. Preparing To Punish OPEC?

Has the US still not worked out that there are some parties it can’t push around, and OPEC might be one of them?

US Efforts To Turn Farm Animal Poop into Biofuel Spark Concerns

Manure biofuel seems to be taking off despite red flags such as explosions and environmental damage.

Turkiye Has Its Own Russiagate as Election Heads to Runoff

In run-up to the vote the opposition candidate claimed (without evidence) that Moscow was interfering in the election.

The EU Looks Doomed to Repeat its Russia “De-Risking” Strategy with China

Plans are lacking, but that hasn’t stopped Brussels before.