We choose to work with clients on projects that are consistent with what we believe

Climate change has been caused by man-made greenhouse gasses, with emission of carbon dioxide and methane the dominant causes.

Diagram of the Earth-Atmosphere Energy Balance

Science is sometimes hard to understand. This can be annoying.

Climate change will be a top challenge for the next generation. We have a responsibility to establish a foundation upon which our children will have a chance to build a carbon-free future.

March 2019 global strike in which more than one million young people demanded action to tackle the climate crisis. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer

Countries have the right to use their natural resources to pursue prosperity and secure energy security.

Dr Akinwumi Adesina speaking at 40th Anniversary of The Guardian Newspapers Lagos, Nigeria

“Africa will gain respect when it takes advantage of its vast natural resources to develop its economies and to transform the lives of the people." Keynote Speech by Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, speaking at the 40th Anniversary of The Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria.

Working towards the collective good requires an agreed definition of what the collective includes. And what it excludes. That’s been part of the problem so far.

Winning is relative. Same with losing.

How do we want to be rememembered? And by whom? We try to remember to ask ourselves that question often.

Three humpback whales in Alaska, synchronized diving. Photo By Barrett Hedges, BearHead Photography.

Whales remember.

Government policies to motivate reduction in demand for fossil fuels have different consequences, both intended and unintended, than policies to motivate reduction in supply of fossil fuels.

Not all oil and gas people are in favour of EVs.

We don't support greenwashing.

Greta Thunberg speaking at United Nations Climate Action Summit, New York, September 23, 2019

Neither does Greta. The "How dare you?" moment.

The free market sorts out good ideas from bad ones, but not always quickly. In the technology of energy transition, there are a few good ideas and many bad ones.

Sometimes there can be too many choices.

We tell our clients the truth as we see it. Some of our consulting engagements only last an hour.

A popular myth on the internet is that hippos have pink milk. That is not true.

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