This seems highly plausible. Robert Harris’s Fatherland, probably his best novel, is a brilliant exploration of this idea

I picked up Brett Christophers’ The Price is Wrong again because I am going to be podcasting about it with Prof. Melissa C. Lott, PhD and Joseph Majkut next week. I still don’t think the central thesis is right, but there’s no denying that Christophers can deliver a compelling argument

UN Secretary-General António Guterres says limiting global warming to 1.5 °C means "cutting global production and consumption of all fossil fuels by at least 30%" by 2030. For the G7 countries, it means a 60% cut in oil and gas by 2035. youtube.com/live/e377HTuwB…

Dropping congestion pricing and then putting up taxes to pay for it is just an incredible 1-2 punch of bad decisions

Excellent statement from Citizens Budget Commission on the madness of putting up taxes on New Yorkers to scrap congestion pricing

John Paul Getty's advice to young people seeking success: "Go to bed early. Rise early. Read at least one book a week. Strike oil".

Quick maths problem: how much would it cost to do it using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel?

Next week Prof. Melissa C. Lott, PhD and I will be talking to Brett Christophers about The Price Is Wrong for the Energy Gang podcast. What would you like us to ask him?

At LaGuardia for an early start. Staff are telling people who have paid for Clear that they have the option of using the regular line because it’s faster

This is a really interesting technology. We have diesel-electrics for ships and locomotives. Now Ram is offering the equivalent in a truck. Gets round range anxiety, and avoids the big drawback of most hybrids: having to carry an ICE drive train

2040 AI electricity demand forecasts: