20 Min.
Is There a Global Energy Crisis? Money For the Rest of Us
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- Geldanlage
With oil, natural gas, coal, and gasoline at the highest prices in eight years, we consider if there is an energy crisis due to an over-reliance on renewable energy sources.
Topics covered include:How high have prices risen for oil, gasoline, natural gas, and coalWhy rising energy prices is a multifaceted problem as illustrated by coalHow the global energy mix has changed for power productionWhy investment capital is flowing to renewable energy projects rather than fossil fuel projectsWhy a clean energy transition leads to more volatile fossil fuel pricesHow higher oil prices lead to greater adoption of electric vehiclesHow renewable energy combined with battery technology will create lead to energy on-demand solutionsThanks to Egnyte and Policygenius for sponsoring the episode.
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Show Notes
US coal prices jump to highest level since 2009 by Myles McCormick—Financial Times
China’s Energy Crisis Complicates Its Plans for Climate Announcements Ahead of COP26 by Sha Hua and Keith Zhai—The Wall Street Journal
China’s Coal War With Australia Fuels Shortage at Home by Chuin-Wei Yap—The Wall Street Journal
China’s Coal Shortage Threatens Farmers in India and Truckers in South Korea by Jiyoung Sohn in Seoul and Vibhuti Agarwal—The Wall Street Journal
The Gregor Letter
President Jimmy Carter - Report to the Nation on Energy (Video)
Share of renewables, low-carbon sources and fossil fuels in power generation, World 1990-2019—IEA
Oil 2021: Analysis and forecast to 2026—IEA
Coal—IEA
Statement on recent developments in natural gas and electricity markets—IEA
Renewable energy firms warn of difficult conditions amid slow winds by Jasper Jolly—The Guardian
Global EV sales rise 80% in 2021, as automakers including Ford, GM commit to zero emissions: BNEF by Robert Walton—Utility Dive
Everyday Driver
In 1900, Ladies’ Home Journal Publishes 28 Predictions for the Year 2000 by Josh Jones—Open Culture
Here’s what’s in the infrastructure bill that Biden signed today By Emily Cochrane, Christopher Flavelle, and Alan Rappeport—The New York Times
Battery Storage in the United States: An Update on Market Trends—U.S. Energy Information Administration
Metals may become the new oil in net-zero emissions scenario by Lukas Boer, Andrea Pescatori, Martin Stuermer, Nico Valckx—Vox EU, CERP
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With oil, natural gas, coal, and gasoline at the highest prices in eight years, we consider if there is an energy crisis due to an over-reliance on renewable energy sources.
Topics covered include:How high have prices risen for oil, gasoline, natural gas, and coalWhy rising energy prices is a multifaceted problem as illustrated by coalHow the global energy mix has changed for power productionWhy investment capital is flowing to renewable energy projects rather than fossil fuel projectsWhy a clean energy transition leads to more volatile fossil fuel pricesHow higher oil prices lead to greater adoption of electric vehiclesHow renewable energy combined with battery technology will create lead to energy on-demand solutionsThanks to Egnyte and Policygenius for sponsoring the episode.
For more information on this episode click here.
Show Notes
US coal prices jump to highest level since 2009 by Myles McCormick—Financial Times
China’s Energy Crisis Complicates Its Plans for Climate Announcements Ahead of COP26 by Sha Hua and Keith Zhai—The Wall Street Journal
China’s Coal War With Australia Fuels Shortage at Home by Chuin-Wei Yap—The Wall Street Journal
China’s Coal Shortage Threatens Farmers in India and Truckers in South Korea by Jiyoung Sohn in Seoul and Vibhuti Agarwal—The Wall Street Journal
The Gregor Letter
President Jimmy Carter - Report to the Nation on Energy (Video)
Share of renewables, low-carbon sources and fossil fuels in power generation, World 1990-2019—IEA
Oil 2021: Analysis and forecast to 2026—IEA
Coal—IEA
Statement on recent developments in natural gas and electricity markets—IEA
Renewable energy firms warn of difficult conditions amid slow winds by Jasper Jolly—The Guardian
Global EV sales rise 80% in 2021, as automakers including Ford, GM commit to zero emissions: BNEF by Robert Walton—Utility Dive
Everyday Driver
In 1900, Ladies’ Home Journal Publishes 28 Predictions for the Year 2000 by Josh Jones—Open Culture
Here’s what’s in the infrastructure bill that Biden signed today By Emily Cochrane, Christopher Flavelle, and Alan Rappeport—The New York Times
Battery Storage in the United States: An Update on Market Trends—U.S. Energy Information Administration
Metals may become the new oil in net-zero emissions scenario by Lukas Boer, Andrea Pescatori, Martin Stuermer, Nico Valckx—Vox EU, CERP
Related Episodes
346: Should You Buy an Electric Car or Truck?
What You Need to Know About Carbon Investing and its Effect on Climate Change
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
20 Min.