Tag: economics
How Minor Metals Could Cause Major Electrification Bottlenecks
In the discourse around global electrification, much of the attention is mistakenly drawn to the purported shortages of primary metals such as lithium and cobalt. As I’ve argued extensively elsewhere, including in critiques of the flawed models by Michaux and Cathles, these scenarios vastly overstate scarcity due to extreme and … [continued]
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France’s €520/Ton CO₂ Problem: Hydrogen Is Too Expensive For Transport
At €520 per ton of CO₂ avoided, France’s hydrogen expenditures audit, Final Observations: Support for the Development of Decarbonized Hydrogen (translation by computer), reveals a stark economic reality, that decarbonized hydrogen produced via electrolysis remains stubbornly uneconomic, relying heavily on layers of public subsidies. This cost of abatement significantly exceeds … [continued]
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As ICE plans to move into Baldwin prison, residents hope jobs will stay
In Lake County — population 12,000 — a new ICE facility is opening in a shuttered private prison, promising to create hundreds of jobs in the poorest county in the state. Many residents have doubts about whether the jobs will last.
Women Live In Ways That Emit Less Carbon Than Men — So What?
A May 2025 study from the London School of Economics and Political Science reveals that women in France emit 26% less carbon than men with their diet and transport usage. Why does this matter? What difference does it make? It’s clear that mitigating climate change requires us to shift our … [continued]
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Pearson: Nation-building can’t come at expense of environment
Not all growth is progress and not all urgency is an excuse for irresponsibility