Does It Really Matter Through Which Lens We View Energy Any More? December 4, 2021

A reader sent me an interesting energy article from the current issue of Foreign Affairs, January/February 2022. . The writers at the linked article look at the curent global energy picture through the lens of global warming; atmospheric CO2; and, renewable energy. 

However, if one reads the article through the lens of US energy dominance one reads a completely different story. 

I haven't read the article closely; I've scanned through it and read it more closely later. But I'm beginning to wonder: perhaps it no longer matter through what lens we read these types of articles. 

For Europe, their Plan A, now that they have shut down their nuclear plants and coal mines, is renewable energy. Europe and the UK have no Plan B, although the UK is talking about hydrogen power. But to my hydrogen, takes a lot of electricity. 

For America, we have Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, and so on. 

From December 2, 2021, just two days ago: "The US to become energy dominant ...."

Bottom line: no matter how you view it, or through which lens you are watching, the energy gap between the US and Europe is going to keep widening. 

By the way, it's interesting to see that we said the same thing back in 2013 -- eight year ago.