Energy Supply Chain

Nov 8, 2024

Scope 3 Emissions Reporting Will Become a Key Responsibility for Supply Managers

Scope 3 is a science-based target initiative that organizations are employing to establish greenhouse gas emissions goals. By addressing GHG emissions, companies can identify opportunities to bolster their bottom line,…

Oct 26, 2021

The Increasing Role of Climate Change in Supply Chain Disruptions

Major supply chain disruptions due to weather-related incidents are on the rise, and one can’t dismiss these as a “once-in-a-century” event any more. The Texas freeze and Hurricane Ida severely…

Jul 9, 2021

Making Sense of the Post-Pandemic Economy… Will We Ever Return to “Normal”?

The first half of 2021 brought with it a wave of massive changes, as well as new disruptions that augmented the chaos surrounding the mass vaccinations in the United States. …

Aug 15, 2025

Sourcing Electricity Will Become Essential for our AI Economy

A recent post by David Shillingford on Linked In, draws attention to one of the most pressing issues facing our AI future. Electricity. AI experts travelled to China, and were…

Apr 28, 2026

Uncertainties Surrounding Forecasts for the Global Economy

A recent post by Jason Miller highlighted the current level of instability that surrounds not only the price of oil, but indeed the impact of recent events on the global…

Mar 7, 2024

Do Tariffs Really Impact China’s Global Supply Chain?

Co-authored with Clark Banach, PhD I recently had a fantastic discussion with Clark Banach, Program Director at Aletheia Research Institution and Futures Fellow at MERICS (Mercator Institute for China Studies),…

May 11, 2023

Shining a Light on the EV Supply Chain: A Poor Environmental and Human Rights Record

For years, the public has been going around buying electric vehicles, claiming that they are promoting “clean energy” and contributing to less global warming, feeling very smug about themselves. However,…

Apr 22, 2022

The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

A recent set of investigations by the Economist provides a realistic view of the likelihood of a smooth transition to a green energy economy. Big Picture Up Front: it won’t…

Mar 28, 2026

Global supply chains will remain fragile for awhile..

In earlier posts, as part of my book FLOW: How the Best Supply Chains Thrive, I predicted how the world would move towards increased on-shoring activity, including a “Pan American”…

Sep 1, 2025

Five Key Decisions to Revitalize US Critical Material Stockpiles

A report from the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy came out this week, and covers one of the most important elements involved in the energy industry today. published: HERE. …