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IMF Fossil Fuel Subsidies Data: 2023 Update

Global fossil fuel subsidies hit $6.7 trillion in 2024. Only 11% were explicitly undercharging for supply. 89% were implicitly undercharging for biosphere damage including pollution costs. In contrast, the global renewable transition is estimated to cost around $1 trillion to $2 trillion annually, meaning subsidy redirection could fully fund the green shift. According to research […]

The Incredible Inefficiency of the Fossil Energy System

The shift from primary energy to useful energy is the fundamental game-changer of the energy transition. Rather than fixating on replacing total primary energy inputs, which are currently inflated by massive fossil-fuel waste heat, the core of the transition is to generate clean, highly efficient useful energy — which ultimately reduces to motion and heat. […]

Canada’s Oil Pipeline to Nowhere Tripling Costs Could Have Built HVDC Across the Country

Was any part of the approval process of the Alberta dilbit Trans Mountain Pipeline to Nowhere informed by independent expert economic, engineering, environmental, scientific… review in the best interests of all Canadian FSTs, humanity, humanity’s planet – healthcare – welfare – future…? As this article summarizes, a better option for less money is an HVDC […]

Universal Ownership: Why environmental externalities matter to institutional investors

Many indicators regarding the health of the world’s environment remain firmly in the red. Trends such as climate change, water scarcity, air pollution, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation all continue to threaten humanity’s finite stock of natural capital and the ability of the world economy to provide sustainable growth and prosperity for all. Is it […]

Sustainable Reality: Analyzing Risk and Returns of Sustainable Funds

The conclusions of this report are based on independent expert data. The conclusions are not extracted from the ether, anecdotes, non-professional literature written or reviewed by self-declared experts… and presented as the truth by some self-interested, self-absorbed, greedy, ignorant… Fossils. The study compares the performance data of  UNSDG|SR|ESG funds with traditional funds from 2004 to […]

Guidance Note of the UN Secretary-General on Democracy

Core democratic principles are outlined in this note. Some of the more important procedures to develop, maintain, improve… democracies are described. The following are identified as essential elements of democracy: Democracy is government by and for the citizens Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms are written into constitutions Freedom of association: citizens have the […]

50 Cognitive Biases PowerPoint

Cognitive Biases: Are internal logical fallacies that occur as systematic errors in thinking that appear when people process and interpret information in the world around them. The human brain uses heuristics, mental shortcuts, to make fast decisions without exhaustive analysis. These shortcuts often produce predictable misjudgments. A person feels or perceives something inaccurately. IEPRDF can […]

Existential Risk: Diplomacy and Governance

To transition successfully to SE3LLC, the existential risks described in this publication must be eliminated. No new technology is needed to make the transition. A coordinated worldwide plan and effort is required. The transition will only be better with the ongoing development of sustainable evolutionary and revolutionary technologies. Following  is a more comprehensive and organized […]

Astonishing Things You Never Knew about Fossil Fuels from Bill McKibben

Some astonishing facts about the fossil fuels delivery system presented in this article are: 40% of the world’s shipping delivers fossil fuels around the world to be burned. There are much more than 100,000 delivery containers circling the globe continuously. Added to the container ships are endless networks of pipelines, trucks, trains…; this network is […]

The Dirty Dozen: Meet America’s Top Climate Villains

Who are The Dirty Dozen? The Woke-Washer: Mike Wirth, Chairman of the Board & CEO of Chevron The Ringleader: Darren Woods, Chairman of the Board & CEO of Exxon ExxonMobil The Enabler: Jamie Dimon, CEO of Chase Bank The Financier: Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock The Kingpin: Charles Koch, Chairman & CEO of Koch Industries The Obstructionist: Mitch McConnell, […]

170 Daily Actions to Transform Our World

This UN comprehensive list of 170 daily actions is divided into 17 useful SDG Groups. A subset of this list is:   The Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the World The SDG Groups are humanity’s ever growing to-do list to transform our world into a just, secure, sustainable planet, a clear roadmap for a better future […]

The Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the World

The transformation to a just, secure SE3LLC requires the cooperation, participation, dedication… of all citizen – shareholders all of the time at home, school, work, play… This UN article provides some important starters that will accelerate the transition while inspiring us all to be better together than we ever imagined that we could be apart. […]

Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector

1 Summary The Net Zero 2050 transition represents a fundamental structural optimization of the global energy architecture. Traditional energy models rely on raw primary energy inputs rather than delivered useful energy, creating a massive misinterpretation known as the Primary Energy Fallacy. Because thermal fossil combustion loses approximately 63% of its initial energy to unwanted heat […]