Comments on: Cautionary Cleantech Metrics http://ecoworld.com/blog/2007/09/11/cautionary-cleantech-metrics/ Ed Ring's EcoWorld Posts Thu, 4 Dec 2008 21:32:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Clive Richardson http://ecoworld.com/blog/2007/09/11/cautionary-cleantech-metrics/#comment-37551 Clive Richardson Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:06:42 +0000 http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/2007/09/11/cautionary-cleantech-metrics/#comment-37551 Alternative energy policy has very little to do with any perception of energy scarcity. It is all about improved uses and utility of resources (global) supported by new currency opportunities. Traditional liquid fuel, energy organisations generally, are and will continue to derive improved market stability from the drive to include bio fuels as an increasing part of the global energy mix. It would not matter if there were hundreds and thousands of years of fossil energy to tap into inexpensively. At $70 USD per barrel of crude many alternative energy resources possess a nice feasibility statement; certainly sufficient (as we are seeing world wide) to promote new industry. The caution we should all be aware of is that we do not use our perceptions of market strength or corporate abilities to create a new wave of colonial styled activities. Promotion of this tiny fraction of world energy supply, despite some of the downsides highlighted above, should deliver a good degree of wealth redistribution that shifts least developed economic regions away from total economic dependency. It has to be said that simply dishing out grant aid is by no means acceptable and that there is a pressing need for many LDA economies to improve rural lifestyle opportunities. Certainly the Oil Palm industry impacts negatively on wildlife, society and land values. Regulation of the industry, in fact all bio fuels sectors, must reach a tipping point whereby the economy of regulation does not prevent utility of the most desirable order. These past years of policy driven changes have led to very interesting important considerations that are fuelling the minds of many. There is no downside to this; solutions abound there is room for accommodation of all perspectives. Investors and entrepreneurs of the right calibre will derive long term benefits, improved CRM, access to new currency, global market stimulation's and above all security for their blue chip long term traditional energy holdings. The sooner the executive of the USA moves to embrace Kyoto the better. However, USA political and business executives at the top end are always circumspect always seeking how to forge a "lead" role. With a brand new currency on the table it stands to reason that USA movements begin with ensuring that the states have a vital well established alternative energy platform, the muscle, before seeking to dominate the global platforms that are emerging. The absolutly wonderful synergies between all traditional energy resources and the bio fuel alternatives make for excellent futures; so invest like hell! Entrepreneurs resident in LDA's are having opportunity thrust upon them. Trees, wildlife, indigenous people; they never go too much in the way of past socio-economic-politial or trade driven expansions. Consideration, in this enlightened world, may amount to something more than lip service when there are good sound economic reasons for placing values. Thus far, the value from illegal logging, expansions of Oil Palm and Soya bean planatations and many other activities exceed the values of conservation or social concern. Change is disruptive, not desirable for everyone, yet there are imperatives that continue to drive processes for change. Damage mitigation is expensive, science is suspect, the bottom lines need to come down in order to attend to sustainability. Yet the picture is far from acid rain soaked gloom; there is a world wide audience well versed in conservation, recycling, community care and socially dersirable ambition. This is the result of a seismic shift of massive magnitude, the waves will roll for decades. Each day the future looks brighter more progressive more desirable. Yet as always, the disenfrancised, out of work, those who cannot change or lift thier heads from the grind of day to day life, snared in credit locks, curtailed in terms of opportunity or access to life styles poured out a monitor; feel the impending doom of their own demise, or lack of good fortune. Few, from the wealthy classes, fully realise the proximity of abject poverty. Those that place faith and funds with the promotion of alternative energies have an enlightened view. Alternative energy policy has very little to do with any perception of energy scarcity. It is all about improved uses and utility of resources (global) supported by new currency opportunities. Traditional liquid fuel, energy organisations generally, are and will continue to derive improved market stability from the drive to include bio fuels as an increasing part of the global energy mix. It would not matter if there were hundreds and thousands of years of fossil energy to tap into inexpensively. At $70 USD per barrel of crude many alternative energy resources possess a nice feasibility statement; certainly sufficient (as we are seeing world wide) to promote new industry. The caution we should all be aware of is that we do not use our perceptions of market strength or corporate abilities to create a new wave of colonial styled activities. Promotion of this tiny fraction of world energy supply, despite some of the downsides highlighted above, should deliver a good degree of wealth redistribution that shifts least developed economic regions away from total economic dependency. It has to be said that simply dishing out grant aid is by no means acceptable and that there is a pressing need for many LDA economies to improve rural lifestyle opportunities. Certainly the Oil Palm industry impacts negatively on wildlife, society and land values. Regulation of the industry, in fact all bio fuels sectors, must reach a tipping point whereby the economy of regulation does not prevent utility of the most desirable order. These past years of policy driven changes have led to very interesting important considerations that are fuelling the minds of many. There is no downside to this; solutions abound there is room for accommodation of all perspectives.

Investors and entrepreneurs of the right calibre will derive long term benefits, improved CRM, access to new currency, global market stimulation’s and above all security for their blue chip long term traditional energy holdings.

The sooner the executive of the USA moves to embrace Kyoto the better. However, USA political and business executives at the top end are always circumspect always seeking how to forge a “lead” role. With a brand new currency on the table it stands to reason that USA movements begin with ensuring that the states have a vital well established alternative energy platform, the muscle, before seeking to dominate the global platforms that are emerging. The absolutly wonderful synergies between all traditional energy resources and the bio fuel alternatives make for excellent futures; so invest like hell!

Entrepreneurs resident in LDA’s are having opportunity thrust upon them. Trees, wildlife, indigenous people; they never go too much in the way of past socio-economic-politial or trade driven expansions. Consideration, in this enlightened world, may amount to something more than lip service when there are good sound economic reasons for placing values. Thus far, the value from illegal logging, expansions of Oil Palm and Soya bean planatations and many other activities exceed the values of conservation or social concern. Change is disruptive, not desirable for everyone, yet there are imperatives that continue to drive processes for change. Damage mitigation is expensive, science is suspect, the bottom lines need to come down in order to attend to sustainability. Yet the picture is far from acid rain soaked gloom; there is a world wide audience well versed in conservation, recycling, community care and socially dersirable ambition. This is the result of a seismic shift of massive magnitude, the waves will roll for decades. Each day the future looks brighter more progressive more desirable.

Yet as always, the disenfrancised, out of work, those who cannot change or lift thier heads from the grind of day to day life, snared in credit locks, curtailed in terms of opportunity or access to life styles poured out a monitor; feel the impending doom of their own demise, or lack of good fortune. Few, from the wealthy classes, fully realise the proximity of abject poverty. Those that place faith and funds with the promotion of alternative energies have an enlightened view.

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