BiophysEco

100% Renewables – A few remarks about the Jacobson/Clack controversy

The scientific debate about the feasibility of a full transition to renewable energy is suddenly becoming heated. Yet it may somehow be missing the point.
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Storage is the ‘holy grail’ of the energy transition – Or is it?

New research raises some crucial questions about the energetic performance of available energy storage options and their ability to support the transition to renewable energy.
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Is there such a thing as a “net energy cliff”?

New research outlines how energy resource depletion and declining energy return on investment (EROI) may affect prosperity.
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BiophysEco – The Biophysical Economics Policy Center

BiophysEco is an international think tank that works to support the emergence and promotion of biophysical economics in the public debate and the policy conversation, worldwide.
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What is Biophysical Economics?

Biophysical economics is the study of the ways and means by which human societies procure and use energy and other biophysical resources to produce, distribute, consume and exchange goods and services.
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Why does Biophysical Economics matter to the policy conversation?

Biophysical economics provides the theoretical and practical basis to understand how the economy really works and to make sense of the world’s economic situation and challenges.
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