Pope Leo & Senator Whitehouse Call For Climate Action
Climate change was the topic of a special mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV this week and a talk by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.
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How Has U.S. Energy Use Changed Since 1776?
In 2024, the United States consumed about 94 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) of energy, a 1% increase from 2023, according to our Monthly Energy Review. Fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and coal—accounted for 82% of total U.S. energy consumption in 2024. Nonfossil fuel energy—from renewables and nuclear energy—accounted for the other … [continued]
What A Dream I Had!
No, this is not a story about a Simon and Garfunkel song. It is a story of a dream I had this morning in the precognition interstices between deep sleep and wakefulness. That is a place in our sleep cycle characterized by researchers as REM sleep, named for its rapid … [continued]
Our Problem Politically: We No Longer Focus On The Greater Good
As I started reading Steve Hanley’s latest article, the first paragraph hit me. “The same insurance companies that are refusing to insure homes in many areas of the US because of climate related risks are doubling down on insuring LNG terminals that will make global heating worse,” he wrote. It triggered … [continued]
Chinese Solar PV Market More Than 3 Times Bigger Than US & EU Markets Combined
I was scrolling through the latest Snapshot of Global PV Markets report from the International Energy Agency’s Photovoltaic Power Systems Program (IEA PVPS) and I noticed the following chart. China has been the largest solar PV market far and away for several years now (I’ll come back to that later … [continued]
Where Does Tesla Face the Most Sales Risk: China, USA, or Europe?
For more than a decade, the #1 EV story was Tesla’s growth story. It was extremely hard to believe that Tesla sales growth would stop anytime soon. And maybe it won’t in the bigger picture of this decade. However, there were signs a year and a half ago that Tesla … [continued]
How The West Was Lost
What we used to think of as “The West” and Western thought is under attack and being pushed back all around the world, especially in America.
China’s EV Export Era Is A Bigger Geopolitical Move Than We Normally Acknowledge
It’s clear to anyone following the global EV market — the Chinese EV market is much bigger than any other EV market (it accounts for about 50% of the global EV market all by itself), Chinese EV producers now absolutely dominate their home market, and some of those Chinese EV … [continued]
Survey Shows Significant Differences in EV Life & Interests in China, Germany, & USA
Looking through Deloitte’s 2025 Global Automotive Consumer Study more closely today, some things jumped out at me on differences between the Chinese, German, and US EV markets. We already covered the obvious one from China being a more mature EV market — many more people plan to buy a BEV … [continued]
Oil Consumption Growth Trends in China, India, & USA — Is 2025 Forecast Accurate?
The US Energy Information Administration put out an interesting article today. The headline focused on growth of oil consumption in India compared to China — “India to surpass China as the top source of global oil consumption growth in 2024 and 2025.” I sat looking at the chart for several … [continued]
