Market Realities Continue to Mug Faddish ‘Energy Transitions’

Market Realities Continue to Mug Faddish ‘Energy Transitions’

Renewable has been the buzzword in the pop language of the energy sector. Two decades have passed since we were first told that weather-dependent wind turbines and solar panels would eclipse long-dependable and readily available coal, oil and natural gas as primary energy sources.

Energy Transitions and Ecological Security Risks

By Chloé Prendleloup, Ecological Security Fellow Download full PDF Read full briefer online Executive Summary As the world understandably focuses on accelerating the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, potentially negative externalities of this shift can be overlooked. This briefer outlines key ecological security risks linked to transitioning into renewables and out of fossil fuels. The objective is twofold. First, to unde…