Running on Fumes
July 9, 2018
Dieter Helm— Fast-forward to 2050—almost thirty-five years from now. What will the world look like? How will technology have transformed our daily lives? Will it be a world of robots… READ MORE
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Why Oil Prices May Go on Falling – Forever
June 26, 2017
Dieter Helm— When the Saudis decided to draw a halt to the great shale oil boom in the United States at the end of 2014, they thought they could administer… READ MORE
Decarbonization and the Fossil Fuels – What Happens Next?
April 7, 2017
Dieter Helm— The simple answer is that if Paris is the best we can do to decarbonize the global energy system, the companies can relax and carry on as usual…. READ MORE
Digitalization: The Deadly Threat to Fossil Fuels
April 5, 2017
Dieter Helm— Decarbonization should eventually bring about the end of fossil fuels, but they face a much more immediate threat. That threat is digitalization. Everything digital is electric. The future… READ MORE
Trump Gets Lucky on Energy
April 4, 2017
Dieter Helm— The Trump narrative on energy is, like his on manufacturing, full of holes. But this might not matter much. What is going on in the oil and gas… READ MORE
The Struggle to Define Strong Sustainability
August 16, 2016
Dieter Helm— The trouble with strong sustainability is that it contains very little by way of guidance as to what we should do, except ‘preserve everything’. It is in essence… READ MORE
The Carbon Crunch: Why What We’re Doing Isn’t Enough
August 10, 2015
Dieter Helm’s The Carbon Crunch takes a look at the world’s failure to adequately address climate change and proposes pragmatic, much-needed solutions. The following excerpt is from the preface to… READ MORE
A Reality Check on the State of the Environment
July 1, 2015
As a reflection of the state of environmental debates in the United States, the Senate recently could not pass an amendment to the Keystone XL pipeline bill affirming that “human… READ MORE
Make Natural Capital the Heart of Earth Day
April 20, 2015
Dieter Helm— Earth Day is one of those great occasions when lots of people with goodwill and concern vent their frustrations at the destruction of our natural environment. They are… READ MORE
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