Vergent is fortunate to be in the position of speaking with businesses and communities every day on what they can do to accelerate their sustainability initiatives. Across the economy, organizations feel compelled to contribute something towards the global efforts to tackle climate changes. Some groups want to act to comply with regulations. Some are motivated […]
Unfortunately, many of the current approaches are dangerously misguided. Here is a simple critique of two of the more dangerous GHG reduction strategies: 1: Electrification of everything. Many electric utilities are pushing this with little opposition from state policymakers. The idea is to electrify building heating and transportation. The already-stressed power grid would somehow (through […]
If you’re involved in energy in any way, you’ve undoubtedly heard a lot about hydrogen recently. Hydrogen proponents will tell you that it can power our cars, businesses and homes and is the future of energy and the answer to our climate woes. Sounds great, doesn’t it? After all, hydrogen is the most abundant chemical […]