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Fossil Fuel Imports Are Already Constrained

Gail Tverberg

This relationship makes sense because oil is used to a significant extent in growing today’s food, and shipping it to market. The reason why oil is disproportionately high in Figure 1 compared to Figure 2 is because a little over 40% of oil is shipped between regions. Special ships to transport the LNG.

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These are Canada’s 50 fastest-growing green companies of 2023

Corporate Knights

closed its doors in 2007. Global Food and Ingredients Growth rate: 102% Toronto-based, with a network of 500 farmers and four processing plants in Western Canada, Global Food and Ingredients is building a “farm to fork” producer of what it says are traceable, sustainable and plant-based food and dog-food products shipped to 37 countries.

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The war to electrify: America can do it

GreenBiz

Griffith was introducing a dramatic approach to slowing climate change and creating tens of millions of new jobs on U.S. billion barrels of oil, 3 billion gallons that feeds 250 million vehicles in our garages," in addition to gas stations, tanker trucks, refineries, pipelines, wells and petroleum tanker ships. Now picture "7.1

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Without a Climate Plan, Small Businesses Will Not Survive

We Mean Business Coalition

He explains how he’s looking for cost effective solutions that will save his business money, whilst also making it resilient to the shocks of a rapidly changing climate. The way I see it, cost increases are linked to the global energy crisis and the energy crisis is linked to climate change,” he said. Disruption to U.S.

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Advanced Economies Will Be Especially Hurt by Energy Limits

Gail Tverberg

Instead, we are told a “sour grapes” narrative: “We need to move away from fossil fuels to prevent climate change.” The narrative we hear from politicians and others is that Advanced Economies are moving away from fossil fuels to prevent climate change. The Great Recession of 2007-2009.

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Running Short of Tailwinds for the Economy

Gail Tverberg

It appears to me that the temporary rise in short-term interest rates between 2004 and 2006 ultimately caused the Great Recession of 2007-2009. In theory, both the buyer of a product (such as a vehicle), and the various organizations involved with creating the product and shipping it to the end user, will need debt to move the process along.

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Energy limits are forcing the economy to contract

Gail Tverberg

Close examination of the third line on Figure 1 shows that between about 1993 or 1994 and 2007, the consumption of middle distillates was rising relative to world population. Coal is much easier to ship and store than natural gas. Besides, burning fossil fuels will lead to climate change. They are terribly polluting.