IP (industrial production) growth in China slowed again in September to just 5.7% I keep on thinking we've hit the (mini-) cyclical low, and I keep on being wrong.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Chinese pollution can be seen from space
Friday, October 9, 2015
Sea level rise accelerating
The annual rise in the sea level has increased.
By my calcs, the annual rise in the last few years has jumped from 3.31 mm/yr to 6.
You can read more here.
By my calcs, the annual rise in the last few years has jumped from 3.31 mm/yr to 6.
You can read more here.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Solar sparking utility tension
This intriguing chart came from the third part of an article in CleanTechnica about the way the grid needs to change. It's obvious why electric utilities are worried. But it also means that the rest of us can breathe a sigh of relief, because it implies emissions will peak soon. The percentage of new capacity is exhibiting a class s-curve, which will take it to 100% or more within the decade.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Disruptive technologies: EVs
An interesting article about how EV sales are likely to grow. Different kinds of buyers buy a new technology at different stages, but--and this is key--once the S-curve has bent upwards, the shift is extremely rapid. Norway is a good example of this: EV sales are 26% of total car sales now, but a year ago they were just 15%. Elsewhere we haven't reached the lower flexion point, but it is surely just two or three years away.
Read the rest of the article here.
Read the rest of the article here.
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