Data That Matters October 2020

As of August 1, 150,500 deaths from Covid were confirmed in the US, with an additional ~70,000 from unknown causes. Continue reading →

Data That Matters September 2020

For people born in the 40s, the chance of earning more than their parents was ~90%. For people born in Continue reading →

Sailing Ships Return

Let’s be clear, these are sailing ships, not sailboats. Before we used fossil fuels for powering transportation, businesses around the Continue reading →

Data That Matters March 2020

Even despite Brexit, the UK economy is up ~20% in last decade while CO2 emissions are down 29%. Bug populations Continue reading →

Record Wind Power Growth

There may be a pause in wind power growth in 2020 because of coronavirus, but 2019 saw a 19% growth Continue reading →

Data That Matters August 2019

Fossil fuel subsidies are ~3.7 times greater than subsidies for renewable energy. The cost of gun deaths in the US Continue reading →

Wind Cheaper Than Gas

At least in the US, electricity from wind is now cheaper than electricity from natural gas ($20/MWhr). Subsidies skew such Continue reading →

UK Hits 2030 CO2 Targets Early

Congratulations to the UK. At least for the end of June, they reduced CO2 emissions to the levels targeted for Continue reading →