Strategic Insights

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…

George Stephenson`s Rocket (1829) Locomotive Train with Track and conductor. Rural setting. Engraving from from Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. 49 Issue 291 August 1874. Railroad engraving. Steam powered engine.

The Energy Transition Is a Technological Revolution — with a Deadline

We are in the midst of a technological revolution, driven by the rapid cost declines and proliferation of renewable energy. The cost of solar PV energy has fallen by 80 percent in the past decade, wind energy by 65 percent, and batteries by 80 percent, with adoption of all three…