Modeling the Energy Future: Ants, Birds and Dr. Strange
The engine behind the analysis in BloombergNEF's New Energy Outlook (NEO) is the New Energy Forecast Model, or NEFM. This week, Switched On speaks with Ian Berryman, modeling analyst for BNEF. He'll t...
29 Jan 202129min
In 2020 Vietnam Put Solar Panels on Everything
Vietnam had a boom in rooftop solar installations in December 2020 as installers raced to capture a generous feed-in tariff that expired at the end of the year. This week, Switched On speaks with Caro...
22 Jan 202123min
U.K.'s Climate Envoy on the Race to Net Zero
This week, Switched On speaks with Dr. John Murton, COP26 envoy for the U.K. government. During a conversation which was part of the BNEF Shanghai Summit on December 2, he and Veronika Henze, head of ...
8 Jan 202125min
Peak Oil and the Long Descent Down the Mountain
Electric vehicles, plastic alternatives, electrification of industrial processes – and more – are set to cut into demand for oil. In fact, we may have already reached a peak for the amount of oil prod...
18 Dec 202027min
Fake Meat, Real Food
Startups and food industry giants alike are working to improve the taste, texture, and appearance of alternative proteins, or fake meat. If they can get it good enough there is a huge market out there...
11 Dec 202028min
Greasing the Way to Sustainable Transport
The renewable diesel market is set to triple in the next four years. Increasingly stringent environmental standards, and imperatives to reduce transport emissions, make this like-for-like replacement ...
4 Dec 202024min
Amazon, Walmart, and Microsoft Compete to Have the Least Impact
A net-zero target is achieved when a country or company balances out its greenhouse gas emissions with other activities that store, reduce or offset those emissions. So in the end, what you’re putting...
26 Nov 202034min
Airbus on Ambitions for Zero Emissions Flight
Airbus aims to have an electric airliner in service by 2035. As part of this, the company announced three electric concept planes in September that are targeted for demonstration by 2025. Today Switch...
18 Nov 202016min
