"If something is profitable, it will be done," says Martin Wolf of the Financial Times. We explore how profits will drive the energy transition and how and where water from the Colorado River is used.
Topics covered include:
- How profits have led to higher energy market share for natural gas and renewal energy
- What is hindering a faster transition to renewables
- What is contributing to a water shortage in the southwestern U.S,. and how will it be resolved
- Why big infrastructure projects often aren't the best solution to solve a problem
- Why some regulation is helpful
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Show Notes
The market can deliver the green transition by Martin Wolf—The Financial Times
Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River by David Owen—Penguin Random House
Economics may take us to net zero all on its own by John Burn-Murdoch—The Financial Times
The Gregor Letter by Gregor Macdonald—Substack
The Inflation Reduction Act: Here's what's in it—McKinsey & Company
Can Western States Agree on the Future of the Colorado River? by Matt Vasilogambros—Pew
A matter of priorities by DeEtte Person—Know Your Water News
Average monthly water prices in the United States as of July 2022, by selected state—Statista
Election to Designate AMA for the Douglas Basin—Arizona Department of Water Resources
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