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Nuclear is only a small part of the answer to climate change
14 Aug 2023

Nuclear is only a small part of the answer to climate change

by Simon Taylor | posted in: China, Economics, Energy, International affairs | 0

Nuclear has a role to play in providing reliable carbon-free electricity, but in the US and Europe it is likely to be too expensive to have more than a small role. * As I have written two books about nuclear … Continued

China, construction, energy, nuclear power, UK, US
The beginning of the end of the oil age
7 Apr 2021

The beginning of the end of the oil age

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Economics, Energy, International affairs | 0

Some people who know me don’t believe it, but as a child I wasn’t interested in international politics. But, like most people in Britain in the 1970s, I knew the name of the Saudi oil minister, because he was a … Continued

energy, Geopolitics, global, oil, OPEC, USA
Ten years after Fukushima
8 Mar 2021

Ten years after Fukushima

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Energy | 0

What happened? At 14.46 on 11 March 2011, the largest earthquake ever to hit Japan started in the Pacific Ocean about 72km (45 miles) from the Japanese coast. Occurring in fairly shallow waters, the earthquake caused a tsunami with a … Continued

energy, Japan, nuclear power, risk
The importance of infrastructure
1 Mar 2021

The importance of infrastructure

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Energy | 0

People paid to worry about bad stuff happening concluded long ago that one way to destroy the USA as a functioning state would be to explode a high altitude nuclear weapon above the country; the resulting electromagnetic pulse (EMP) would … Continued

Electricity, energy, infrastructure, risk management
Should oil companies invest in renewable electricity?
14 Feb 2021

Should oil companies invest in renewable electricity?

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Economics, Energy | 4

Oil and gas companies have few skills that are transferable to electricity generation and risk wasting a lot of their shareholders’ money. * “Peak oil” used to refer to supply but in recent years has come to mean the year … Continued

Climate change, energy, oil, renewables, strategy
Why an abrupt tightening of climate change policy may be our only hope
2 Feb 2020

Why an abrupt tightening of climate change policy may be our only hope

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Energy | 0

To spend time with climate scientists and energy economists these days is to take part in an increasingly tortuous mental conflict. Outwardly, scientists, policy analysts and academics hoping to influence policy must remain positive and optimistic, while keeping a strong … Continued

Climate change, energy, Insurance, risk management
Natural gas is not (yet) a global commodity
12 Oct 2014

Natural gas is not (yet) a global commodity

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Economics, Energy | 2

A global commodity, in economic or investment terms, is a standardised, homogeneous good that sells for the same price everywhere, subject to transport costs and tax. Oil is the classic global commodity. A chart from the IMF World Economic Outlook, just … Continued

commodities, energy

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Simon is a member of the finance faculty group at Cambridge Judge Business School. From 2008-18 he was the first Director of the University of Cambridge Master of Finance (MFin) degree, and he is now Director of the University's Global Executive MBA. An economist and former equities analyst at JPMorgan and Citigroup, he teaches on financial markets and institutions, infrastructure finance and the world financial system. He is a Fellow in Economics at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. His book on nuclear power in the UK was published in March 2016.

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