Michael Barnard

Contributor

Michael Barnard is a climate futurist, company director, advisor, and author. He publishes regularly in multiple outlets on innovation, business, technology and policy.

Coal

Fact check: Is Australian coal really cleaner than Indian coal? And does it even matter?
If India uses coal from Adani’s Carmichael coal mine in Australia, how much less CO2 will be emitted? And is this even relevant in a market that is shifting so rapidly to renewables?
Michael Barnard

May 15, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Soil carbon capture: Great loamy hope or bandaid?
What exactly is biological carbon capture and sequestration, and is it any sort of a viable climate fix? Reasonable questions, so here are some answers…
Michael Barnard

Dec 20, 2016

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Tesla’s pay-as-you-go supercharging: Good or bad for Tesla?
Now that the election is in the past, it’s worth returning to Tesla’s announcement to see what strategic values or challenges this would bring.
Michael Barnard

Nov 21, 2016

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10 reasons why Donald Trump might accidentally help climate action
Donald Trump might actually reduce US emissions, however unintentionally.
Michael Barnard

Nov 16, 2016

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EVs could cut global gasoline use by 2040
A tipping point has been reached in the last two years for electric cars. Almost half of all fully or partially EV sold in the past decade were sold in 2014.
Michael Barnard

Sep 7, 2015

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How wrong can a press release for an anti-wind rally be?
The answer: very. In this particular anonymous anti-wind media release Mike Barnard counts – and counters – 13 wind energy whoppers.
Michael Barnard

Jun 12, 2013

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Wind farm fear mongering: It’s enough to make you sick
New report reaffirms anti-wind propaganda such as that spread by Sarah Laurie might cause greater health impacts than wind farms themselves.
Michael Barnard

Apr 16, 2013

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Abandoned turbines: Another Madigan wind energy myth debunked
The latest quotable claim by anti-wind lobbyists is that 1 in 20 wind turbines worldwide are permanently inactive. It’s wrong, as usual.
Michael Barnard

Mar 6, 2013

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