By Ray Wills, Peter Newman AO, and Raphael Wellmann China’s latest NEV plan makes one thing clear: the future global car hierarchy is being decided at home, not in export markets. Less expected is the rapid rise of Thailand, which is following China’s playbook with striking success. Beijing’s new carbon‑peaking … [continued]
Scrolling through the 75th edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy from the Energy Institute this week, several things jumped out to me. If you’ve missed my previous coverage of the report, also see “Renewables, Led By Solar, Were Largest Source of Energy Supply Growth Globally in 2025” and “US … [continued]
JMK Research’s report on India’s fiscal 2026 renewable additions crossed my screen and forced a wider question. If India had just added 44.6 GW of solar in a single fiscal year and reached 150.26 GW of installed solar by March 31, 2026, what did the broader global league table of … [continued]
The second day of the People's Power Revolution was at the gov't TV and radio station PTV-4. (Photo by author)
Two events in recent American history remain seared in my memory. The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center claimed the lives of a distant uncle, Ramon Grijalvo, and an aunt, Marilyn Bautista—one of my grandfather’s relatives. The second unfolded just a month ago: the fifth anniversary commemoration of … [continued]
Last week, I started writing about blacklists from the US Military that were posted and retracted multiple times or leaked. As they did not stay official, it was a bit of a stop-start, and I was reluctant to finish the article. Like terrorism, these lists are likely intended to create … [continued]
One thing is clear: Either you are in lockstep with the US pro-fossil fuel energy policy, or you are the enemy and will pay the price. Created in the 1970s after the OPEC oil embargoes, the International Energy Agency was designed to collect data on who was producing oil and … [continued]
Google Gemini generated infographic comparing China’s large scale adoption of agricultural drones and the United States’ limited uptake, highlighting differences in land use, fuel savings, chemical reductions and policy choices.
China’s rapid adoption of agricultural drones is one of the most interesting examples of technological divergence between two major food producers. The contrast is striking. Chinese pilots are now treating an amount of land with drones each year that is larger than the total farmland base, which means multiple drone … [continued]
ChatGPT generated image of the planet’s maritime arteries glowing in space, illustrating how shared prosperity can become shared decline
The International Maritime Organization’s recent failure to adopt a global carbon-pricing mechanism for shipping is more than another bureaucratic delay. It is a demonstration of Garrett Hardin’s “tragedy of the commons” in real time, replayed on the high seas. The ocean is the world’s pasture and the atmosphere is the … [continued]
ChatGPT generated image: Idle LNG tankers queue off a hazy Asian coastline, a visual metaphor for weakening demand and oversupply in global LNG markets.
The current US administration is puffing out its chest and bleating about “energy dominance.” If anyone wonders what that means, now we have the answer. It means imposing your need to make a buck on countries that are striving to address the global heating phenomenon. In other words, it means … [continued]
From Abigail Ross Hopper, President & CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association October 21, 2025 To my friends, colleagues, and partners across the solar and storage industry, After nearly nine years leading the Solar Energy Industries Association, I have made the decision to step down as president and CEO, effective January … [continued]
