Episode 99: Jed Dorsheimer

Jed Dorsheimer is the Global Head of Sustainability Research at Canaccord Genuity, Co-founder and President of the Biophysical Economics Institute and host of the Hidden Joule Podcast. Jed is a leading commentator on: Sustainability/ESG, Allocation of Resources, Climate Change, and Systems Complexity. We discuss: Economic ROI (Energy Return on Energy Invested) Basics of Thermodynamics An example of something that “Tesla did Differently” What does “Sustainability” really mean? Does Nuclear Power get a bad rap? An example of a well-intentioned German Policy Failure The Current State of ESG and Life Cycle Analysis ESG Funds – Clean & Green?? Considering “Negative Externalities” Concentrated vs Diffused Energy Systems Jed’s minimum EROI Criteria for Sustainability ESG Scoring Rapid Fire