Why there is still life in the energy bull market

A green power initiative on the Galapagos Islands demonstrates how the renewable energy transition will need to be supported by fossil fuels for some time to come.

Galapagos wind turbines
The wind is blowing, but the wind turbines of Galapagos Ecological Airport are not turning
(Image credit: © Graham Prentice / Alamy)

Today’s missive comes to you from the remote Galapagos Islands out in the eastern Pacific, where two stories of energy initiatives reflect the broader realities of energy around the world.

We tell these stories with a specific question in mind: how much gas, so to speak, is left in the tank of this energy bull market?

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