There is no question that present conditions are far from the most ideal environment for conducting energy transition, given the certainty of economic downturn and the inevitable calls for austerity which will follow that crash, but it is the environment we face.
As positive as the emergence of renewable energy and electrotech has been, they haven't been happening in a vacuum or without the involvement of societies, corporations, and institutions who benefit from the continued use of fossil fuels. From the perspective of the world of carbon, every advance by
If there is one good way to sum up the leap from petrostate to electrostate, it would be thinking of the shift in terms of transitioning from analog technology to digital systems.
The world is currently gripped in what may be the worst energy crisis in modern history so far. Trump’s war with Iran, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and increasingly expensive, less available, and erratic oil supplies have been sending shockwaves through the economy. As the crisis has