Daniel Yergin’s Talks on the Major Trends in Energy Leave an Elephant in the Room
Here’s an article that summarizes a recent presentation on energy trends conducted by Pulitzer prize-winning author and energy analyst Daniel Yergin. About a year ago, I saw Yergin present at the University of California at Santa Barbara, and I appreciate his breadth of knowledge on the subject. But then, as again here, he barely touches on the many environmental issues, and he doesn’t mention climate change at all. That’s an enormous elephant in the room.
Of course, let’s keep in mind that he’s a consultant to the industry, and his clients are primarily the big oil companies. How much can we suspect they really want to hear about global warming, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, and the rest? I’m sure the consultants to the tobacco companies keep the discussion of lung cancer to an absolute minimum.