Bryce: the Myth of the Energy Transition

The opening keynote by well-known broadcaster and analyst, Robert Bryce, proved a perfect foil to those that believe the lead acid battery is doomed to failure as alternative energy demand makes the technology obsolete.

The presentation challenged all the underlying assumptions behind what policymakers would like to have us believe will be a smooth and easy transition to sunlit uplands of an abundance of ‘new energy’.

Put simply if there were a choice between economic advancement, and climate change, the general public would vote with its feet and opt first to keep the lights on and industry running with whatever juice is needed.

For Bryce, the energy transition draws parallels with Hans

Christian Andersen’s tale of the The Emperor’s New Clothes. The energy transition is nothing more than a marketing phrase — a myth.

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