Strategic Insights
Energy after Fire
We need energy sources fit for an era of work demand, not heat demand. Fortunately, thanks to the rapid growth and cost decline of solar, wind, and electrification, “firepower” faces inexorable decline.
Q&A: Six Charts for Six Solutions to the Battery Mineral Challenge
Our recent webinar received many more questions than we could cover. Here are more answers in the form of six charts — one for each of our six solutions.
Why Efficiency Matters: Unlocking Benefits Beyond Climate for All
Energy efficiency is critical to make climate action faster, cheaper, more equitable, and more widely beneficial for the planet.
We Can End Our Dependence on the Newly Mined Minerals That Go into EV Batteries. Here’s How.
Conversations around the EV battery supply chain tend to center on the perceived dearth of available minerals, the vulnerability to disruption, and the lack of transparency. While it’s important to highlight the challenges facing the supply chain, it’s equally — if not more — important to focus on what’s going…
The Race to the Top in Six Charts and Not Too Many Numbers
There is a global race to the top to lead the energy technologies of the future. As in past technology waves, the great powers are vying to reap the benefits of new technology ahead of their rivals and to export these technologies and expertise to the rest of the world.