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Mckinsey – Peak energy, peak oil, and the rise of renewables

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An executive’s guide to the global energy system An interesting podcast. Government regulation drove the renewables to start with, but now it is the cheapest form of enegy.  In my opinion, without the government regulations giving renewables a chance, they might still be more expensive today, and that would be a great loss. Global energy demand is headed toward a plateau over the next ten to 20 years, as the world focuses on electrification, energy efficiency, and more service-driven economic growth. Mckinsey - Peak energy, peak oil, and the rise of renewables-the-global-energy-system

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An executive’s guide to the global energy system


Mckinsey - Peak energy, peak oil, and the rise of renewables


An interesting podcast. Government regulation drove the renewables to start with, but now it is the cheapest form of enegy. 

In my opinion, without the government regulations giving renewables a chance, they might still be more expensive today, and that would be a great loss.

Global energy demand is headed toward a plateau over the next ten to 20 years, as the world focuses on electrification, energy efficiency, and more service-driven economic growth.

Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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