In Episode 3 I’m speaking with Mark Anielski, who specializes in the economics of well-being. Mark and I discuss a range of topics: including, how…
Comments closedAuthor: Michael LaBelle
Dr. Michael LaBelle is an associate professor and the Jean Monnet Chair in Energy and Innovation Strategies at Central European University. He holds a joint appointment between the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy and the Department of Economics and Business. His research is centered on energy governance, innovation strategies, and energy justice.
The longevity and position of coal mining in Poland is triumphantly displayed by the statues in front of the building of the Faculty of Geology,…
Comments closedOptimism, opportunity and options are propelling us into a renewable future where fossil fuels are more easily marginalized in the energy mix. But as we…
Comments closedThere are three worrying trends emerging in the renewable energy sector identified in three separate reports on the energy sector: 1) “at the global level,…
Comments closedWow. Today we’re launching (with the help of CEU and Ian Cook) a podcast called Energy and Innovation! So please take a listen. There’s some…
Comments closedThis is a short summary of an interview I conducted with Professor Stefan Bouzarovski, for the Energy and Innovation Podcast, with the first episode to…
Comments closedThere’s a century old quote of physicist and Nobel Laureate Wilhelm Ostwald that succinctly captures the link between innovation and energy. “If it were possible…
Comments closedIn 1841, ‘The National System of Political Economy’ was put forward by Friedrich List attempting to explain how Germany could overtake England in industrial development.[1]…
Comments closedThe US is getting ready to impose sanctions on Russia and companies building the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, running between Russia and Germany under the…
Comments closedEnergy can range from the excitement we feel zipping down a slide to the steam billowing from a coal fired power plant. We all have…
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