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Jeremy Wakeford
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Wakeford is an independent economist specializing in energy and sustainability, and chairs the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) South Africa, a think-tank researching and advising on the implications of global oil depletion for South Africa. Jeremy@aspo.org.za |
Energy Matters - Jeremy Wakeford
Can Malawi leap-frog the fossil fuel age?
Malawi represents an interesting case study in energy transitions and also helps to put South Africa’s energy challenges in perspective. Our northern neighbour has barely begun to enter the fossil fuel age but, unless it discovers oil, it is...By: Jeremy Wakeford
17 May 13
Energy Matters - Jeremy Wakeford
The dynamics of energy transitions
One of the defining features of the twenty-firsy century will be a transition from fossil fuels to other energy sources. To try to understand how this process might unfold, scholars have turned to past energy transitions for clues.By: Jeremy Wakeford
12 Apr 13
Energy Matters - Jeremy Wakeford
Twilight of the industrial metabolism
Human socioeconomic systems have evolved over thousands of years in concert with a changing natural environment. Every society is sustained by flows of energy and materials and can, thus, be seen as having a ‘socioeconomic metabolism’ akin to...By: Jeremy Wakeford
08 Mar 13
Energy Matters - Jeremy Wakeford
The oil price outlook – 2013 and beyond
The price of crude oil on international markets dominates financial news headlines for good reason: it’s the world’s most-traded commodity. With a multitude of complex and dynamic factors at play, there is a great deal of uncertainty...By: Jeremy Wakeford
08 Feb 13
Energy Matters - Jeremy Wakeford
Conventional oil peaked in 2008 – IEA
In November, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its annual World Energy Outlook (WEO) for 2012. For the most part, the international financial press seized on one element of the report – the prediction that the US will grow its oil...By: Jeremy Wakeford
18 Jan 13
Energy Matters - Jeremy Wakeford
Airlines struggle with energy turbulence
News of airline carriers experiencing financial headwinds has been coming thick and fast of late. There are two main reasons for this: stalling global economic growth and the heavy burden of three-digit oil prices. The outlook for both of these...By: Jeremy Wakeford
09 Nov 12
Energy Matters - Jeremy Wakeford
Coega refinery a costly cul-de-sac
National oil company PetroSA recently renewed its media blitz promoting Project Mthombo, its proposed giant oil refinery at Coega, in the Eastern Cape.By: Jeremy Wakeford
26 Oct 12
Energy Matters - Jeremy Wakeford
Hydroelectricity powering on
Hydroelectric power is one of the oldest and best established sources of renewable energy, and world hydropower capacity has been growing at a steady rate of about 3% a year since the 1960s. The bulk of hydropower is generated on a large scale...By: Jeremy Wakeford
21 Sep 12
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