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Much of the world is backsliding on their climate commitments just when we need them to be increasing their ambition, but taking action when it’s difficult is the name of the game. Sources   Jan Rosenow, “ Is electrification happening fast enough? ” Bright Spots, June 14, 2026.   Valerie Volcovici, “ Gas plants for US data centers to be major source of climate change-linked emissions, report says...

The American Century is over and the Asian Century is rising rapidly. But much of the Western policy establishment still hasn’t noticed. Show notes   Episode 238 – Transition in Europe 2024 , Energy Transition Show, December 4, 2024.     Daan Walter, Sam Butler-Sloss, Antoine Issac, Kingsmill Bond, and Aditya Lolla, Electric Asia , Ember, June 11, 2026.    Kenneth Pomeranz, The Great Divergence: C...

Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is suddenly vogue again. But its business case is as bad as it’s ever been. So why now?  Show notes Nicola Clarke, “ 383 million tonnes of CO2 permanently stored underground, a new report shows ,” IEAGHG, November 17, 2025.   Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage , IEA.   Myles McCormick and Amanda Chu, “ Can Exxon build the world’s biggest carbon capture bu...

We’ve been told that we have to accept data centers being located in our communities and on our grids, and to suffer higher grid power costs and noise and disruption, and that the emissions from the data centers’ power plants are no big deal. But before we grant them social license to do those things, we ought to seriously consider our social priorities. Show notes “ Tucson Project Blue: data cent...

The Jevons Paradox explained how an effort to reduce energy consumption could actually result in increasing it. The Trump Paradox explains how an effort to kill the energy transition is actually accelerating it. Show notes Wikipedia contributors, “ Jevons paradox ”, Wikipedia, accessed May 13, 2026.   Energy Transition Show, “ Episode 269: Trump’s war on the energy transition ”, Energy Transition...

In this audio version of Nelder Notes #1, we give listeners some ideas on how to reduce their personal exposure to the costs and risks of the global energy crisis stemming from the 2026 war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Links Sam Meredith, “Oil markets are underestimating the risk of fuel shortages from Iran war, IEA chief warns” , CNBC, April 23, 2026.   BadAss Work Gear, “List...