Strategic Insights

Corporate Climate Action: Analyzing the Recent Surge of Climate Commitments

On the eve of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), the media buzz about corporate climate action is decidedly mixed. Optimism about the growing numbers of companies setting climate goals is tempered by disappointing news about the pace of many companies’ actions to achieve their goals. We are still creating…

Top View of Solar Panel Assembly Line with Robot Arms at Modern Bright Factory. Solar Panel Production Prodcess at Automated Facility

The Eight Deadly Sins of Analyzing the Energy Transition

The renewable revolution is advancing at remarkable speed. In fact, the speed of the renewable revolution has defied many leading energy commentators who have continuously underestimated its true trajectory. They have suffered from what statisticians call a systematic bias, that is, an error that…

Reality Check: The IEA Busts 10 Myths about the Energy Transition

There is as much naysaying about the clean energy transition as there are ways to accelerate it. The excuses spread by detractors, pessimists, and companies trying to protect their polluting businesses abound: “Wind and solar take up too much land. We don’t have enough critical minerals. The transition to clean…