Table of Contents
Recommended reading, watching, listening for “How This Energy Transition Really Works” training course.
Energy as a technology vs. energy as a commodity
A conversation with Dr Doyne Farmer about complexity theory, energy transition
Exponential growth key to understanding clean energy revolution
Kingsmill Bond on clean energy race to the top!
How the 1920s help us understand the energy transition of the 2020s
Data Threads
Key Findings from IEA’s 2024 Renewables Report
Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2023
Share of electricity production by source – World, countries
Global Electric Vehicle Sales Analysis
Batteries and the Energy Transition
Deep dive reading, watching, listening about the energy transition
Theory
The Great Reallocation of capital from fossil fuels to clean energy
‘Tipping points’ negative and positive for natural world, clean energy systems
Tech adoption theory applied to EVs, with Colin McKerracher of BNEF
IEA’s net-zero roadmap update shows major energy transition step change
If not an orderly energy transition, then buckle up for the chaos of a disorderly one
Industrial Policy
How industries, governments negotiate energy and climate policies
China, US industrial policies and global energy transition competition
USA policy bombshell rocks clean energy world…Canada snoozes
UK energy transition policies offer plenty of lessons for Canada
Canada must step up its clean energy industrial policy or fall behind
Canada’s clean energy industrial strategy lags robust USA approach
Alberta has oil/gas industrial strategy and policy, but not for clean energy
General
Michael Liebrich on electrifying the global economy
Chris Nelder, energy transition rock star
Energy technology disrupting global economy
Energy transition, COVID-19, Russian militarism trigger global economic transformation
New energy security concerns accelerate global energy transition
The case for COVID-19 pandemic speeding up the energy transition
The Role of Gas in the Energy Transition: Using data and markets to curb methane emissions
Energy transition already affecting capital investment in oil and gas
Geopolitics
USA, China, Europe and the clean energy “arms race”
China, US industrial policies and global energy transition competition
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine blew up world’s energy economy
Battle of the giants: The EU and U.S. are concerned about China’s industrial overcapacity
Energi Talks Live! Kingsmill Bond on clean energy race to the top!
China rises and America is nervous
World Petroleum Congress fighting to redefine energy transition on its terms
Diversifying critical material supply chains minimizes geopolitical risks
Europe must simultaneously replace Russia’s fossil exports & accelerate its clean energy deployment
China
China leads the global energy transition by a big margin
What if all the cars in the world are made in China? With Michael Dunne
How North America gave away its clean energy tech lead to China
China has wide lead in nuclear power generation – report
United States
What’s it like to sit around the table writing the US Inflation Reduction Act?
Clean energy takes off in the United States
USA bombshell rocks clean energy world…Canada snoozes
US bill proposes charging ‘carbon pollution’ fee on imported goods
Europe
Post-invasion Europe: less dependence on Russian gas, but not enough progress
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine blew up world’s energy economy
Ukraine crisis must lead to faster green energy transition for Europe
United Kingdom
Is UK energy transition stalling?
Canada
Canadian Energy Regulator: Policy, technology change key drivers of Canada’s energy transition
Clean electricity is a huge competitive advantage for Canada
How Canadians (especially Albertans) think about the energy transition
Managing the energy transition: Pathways to Canada’s net-zero future
Net-zero emissions by 2050 requires a new approach
Alberta slowly adapting to energy transition
Can “innovation sandboxes” speed up Canadian energy transition?
