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Why $40 per barrel is no cause for complacency

February 20, 2009March 19, 2018 By David StrahanNo Comments

By David Strahan and Gary Kendall of SustainAbility These days it is comforting to have one thing not to worry about. As the world teeters on the edge of a full-blown depression, and business is crushed between slumping sales and seized-up credit markets, at least the oil price is in retreat. (more…)...

Channel 4 News interview: London oil summit

December 19, 2008 By David StrahanNo Comments

My interview on Channel 4 News on 19 December, about the London oil summit, can now be seen on You Tube. Click on 'read more'. The segment starts about one and a half minutes into the recording. (more…)...

Pipe dreams

December 3, 2008 By David StrahanNo Comments

First published in the Guardian, 3 December 2008. An old friend was once memorably described as a sixties liberal with Catholic guilt – you can just imagine the internal contortions. I got the same impression of grinding gears while reading the International Energy Agency’s latest long term forecast, the World Energy Outlook 2008, published last month. (more…)...

The end of the road for hydrogen?

November 27, 2008 By David Strahan3 Comments

A shorter version of this article appeared in New Scientist magazine on 26 November 2008. Whatever happened to the hydrogen economy? At the turn of the century it was the next big thing, promising a Jetsons-style future of infinite clean energy and deliverance from climate change. (more…)...

Why the oil price slump is bad news

October 26, 2008 By David Strahan2 Comments

First published in The Independent on Sunday, 26 October 2008 Once again Gordon Brown has energy policy all wrong. Even before OPEC announced an output cut of 1.5 million barrels per day, the prime minister had denounced the move as "absolutely scandalous", fearing it would force the oil price higher just as the world slides into recession. (more…)...

Green fuel for the airline industry?

August 14, 2008 By David Strahan8 Comments

Published in New Scientist on 13 August 2008 IF YOU have become addicted to the fly-cheap philosophy espoused by budget airlines over the last decade, it could be time to rethink your travel plans. (more…)...

Oil price respite will be brief or unpleasant

August 10, 2008 By David StrahanNo Comments

First published in the Telegraph, 9 August 2008 With the oil price apparently in full retreat, it is tempting to breathe a sigh of relief. (more…)...