Tag Archives: Energy

I’m no longer advocating for clean energy; here’s why.

Posted on July 26, 2017 by

My Finnish readers will already know that I announced some time ago that I’m done with energy/climate change discussions. I’ve been following the debate actively since about 2007 and have been writing about it since late 2010. I’ve written two … Continue reading →

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Why I support almost all measures to reduce CO2 emissions – in one graph

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

(Click here for a larger version of the image. Feel free to re-use as well.) Climate change is not the only environmental problem we’re facing, but it’s the most critical. Many people agree, but as we’ve tried to explain in … Continue reading →

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Two fallacies that explain A LOT about energy discussions

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

I’ve been following the energy discussions actively for a decade now. Despite some incremental improvements, the debate goes round and round much the same way as it did in 2007: everyone agrees in public that we need to quit fossil … Continue reading →

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Energy transitions: is everything different this time?

Posted on June 23, 2016 by

The debate about whether transition to low-carbon energy would be faster or slower than previous energy transitions somewhat misses the point. The real problem is whether this time everything is different and whether the low-carbon energy revolution will be complete … Continue reading →

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Songs from the Hungerland: reflections on Ecomodernism, history, and Nature

Posted on October 26, 2015 by

Songs from the Hungerland in response to 21.10.15 The Guardian opinion piece: The Brave New World of Ecomodernism During spring and summer 2014, I spent many nights under the Finnish sky. Early the next morning where the picture above was taken, I … Continue reading →

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Finnish version of “Climate Gamble” now out!

Posted on February 25, 2015 by

A shortish treatise on climate change and nuclear power, Uhkapeli ilmastolla – vaarantaako ydinvoiman vastustus maailman tulevaisuuden? (Climate Gamble – is anti-nuclear movement endangering the world’s future?) is now in press and can be pre-ordered here. The book discusses the state of climate … Continue reading →

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Graphic of the Week: How fast has low-carbon energy been built?

Posted on January 19, 2015 by

This data, and other evidence, make it puzzling how one of the most common refrains against using nuclear power to combat climate change is still that it is too slow. Surely, those people cannot be saying that renewables are by implication far too slow? Continue reading →

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