George Patrick Richard Benson
Strategist, writer, and researcher.
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This morning I awoke, as I do sometimes now, to check social media. Since getting on Bluesky recently, I've been reminded of when I first got on Twitter, over a decade ago, and felt "plugged in" to things happening all over the world. With the state
The concluding part to the history of BC energy policy, and the work ahead of government and industry in 2025.
What have we learned since January 6, 2021? And can it help us in 2024 and 2025?
In my last article, I wrote about both the why and the how of energy transitions at an extremely high level of abstraction. As I said then, our current, fossil fuel-based energy system is extremely inefficient and, furthermore, produces pollution that hurts us and the natural systems that we depend
Chrystia Freeland, Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, made a splash on October 7th with the endorsement of, and a high-level commitment to continue work on, investment guidelines related to sustainability. For those of us in the weeds, this is the Canadian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. Feds moving
The energy conversation in BC these days is not only dismal, but full of misinformation. Here's how we can better make sense of it.
In my time as an economic developer I’ve seen many mistakes and successes, I want to offer a few reflections and learnings to help others in the field.