Chainergy

  • Where do greenhouse gasses come from? (Chapter 2: and now something really exciting BUILDING EMISSIONS!)

    And now for something really exciting: carbon emission from buildings It is actually very difficult to write something clever on emissions from buildings. The topic itself is, to most people, as interesting as watching the paint dry. And yet the amount of emissions connected with residential buildings amounts to an… Listen ⇢

    Where do greenhouse gasses come from? (Chapter 2: and now something really exciting BUILDING EMISSIONS!)

  • Coal is roaring back (or is it?)

    Coal has reached prices not seen since September 2008. Is this a good or bad news? Well, judging from the overall market conditions, it can be read in a number of ways. The good news is that, thanks to the rebound in demand post-pandemic, China has seen its energy consumption… Listen ⇢

    Coal is roaring back (or is it?)

  • Is Amazon paying its fair share of taxes in Europe?

    On the May 4th online edition of the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/04/amazon-sales-income-europe-corporation-tax-luxembourg) there was a story about how amazon is avoiding taxes by accumulating losses in its Luxembourg company, notwithstanding an explosion of Revenues soaring from roughly 33 euro billions to 44 Euro billion in a year. Notwithstanding this revenue performance, the… Listen ⇢

    Is Amazon paying its fair share of taxes in Europe?

  • Tax and decarbonization: Who is going to pay petrol tax?

    We need to decarbonise our economy. This is a fact, and there is little to discuss about it. The political will is finally there, and it is going to happen. What it is much less clear is how and who is going to pay for it. The issue of “how”… Listen ⇢

    Tax and decarbonization: Who is going to pay petrol tax?

  • The new years resolutions of the Chainergy coffee company

    So here we are in a new year. Time to celebrate the fat that our blue ball has done another circle around its star, yay! And as usual time to make new years’ resolution that we will fail to uphold. Right? Well, No. I hate new years resolutions. No one… Listen ⇢

    The new years resolutions of the Chainergy coffee company

  • And now for something completely different: the Brent Benchmark!

    And now, for something completely different: The Brent Benchmark!¨ It has been in  the news in the last few days that S&P Platt’s, the publisher of the Brent benchmark,(or as laymen call it, the price of oil) is thinking to add another crude to the calculation of the benchmark. And… Listen ⇢

    And now for something completely different: the Brent Benchmark!

  • Considerations on how to earn a living, kind of.

    Since the end of this year (which is possibly the shittiest I remember, on a general level. Personally, I had some worse) I decided to write a few lines about how to earn a living. I hope someone younger than me might get some help out of these. It’s one… Listen ⇢

    Considerations on how to earn a living, kind of.

  • Slow day? let’s talk about a woman in STEM, just for a change.

    So yes today is kind of slow. Between bad weather, sleeping clients, HR departments that keep on getting impressed by my qualifications but finding better candidates, I am having a bit of a hard time staying awake honestly. Also my daughter sleeping patterns, or lack thereof, does not help. I… Listen ⇢

    Slow day? let’s talk about a woman in STEM, just for a change.

  • Tesla, Carbon credits and a few questions.

    So Tesla has been, finally profitable for a year. That’s not a fiscal year (last fiscal was still in the red) however in the last 4 quarters it has consistently been profitable. Good news? Yes. The news is good because, for the first time in this quarter, the sales of… Listen ⇢

    Tesla, Carbon credits and a few questions.