Hydrocarbons
topic on 4 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
Cheeky Pint 
the Knowledge Project 
the a16z Podcast 
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4 statements about Hydrocarbons, every show
Rowan: Apollo's climate investment policy permits financing hydrocarbons
“We're gonna make it better, not worse, but if that includes financing hydrocarbons, we're gonna finance hydrocarbons.”
Chamath: Hydrocarbons will perform poorly, oil more likely to hit $45 than $65
“I won't say the worst performing, but I think a very poor performing asset will be hydrocarbons. I just think that the trend in oil, Is inexorable and it's down. And the reason it's down is irrespective of your thoughts on climate change, the trends on electri…”
Long-range aviation, shipping, and chemicals will remain hydrocarbon-based for decades
“Fast aircraft, big aircraft, long, long range aircraft, hydrocarbons. Probably long range shipping would stay that way. Like LNG, it's just so cheap. It's gonna stay that way for a long time. Paints are gonna stay hydrocarbon based. Chemicals, pesticides, herb…”
Wolfe: Technological progress follows inevitable directional vectors independent of specific actors
“If you look at a directional arrow of progress in energy, you went from carbohydrates to hydrocarbons to uranium, and the undeniable arrow of progress there was more and more energy density per unit of raw material. When you discover the directional arrow of p…”