The drive to decarbonize complicates corporate calculations on investment

The decarbonization trend will be litigated and played out next few decades. For now, decarbonization is not a sure bet. Expensive technical issues are abound including matching the energy density of oil. However, humans have a tendency figure out hard, technical things. The global politics of this type of shift is a whole other set of pitfalls and possibilities. Regardless of how it all turns out, this trend will impact your future in Raleigh, NC. The energy markets have their own set of goals, aspirations and driving forces that can impact your investments. Olde Raleigh Financial Group loves to keep eye on that horizon with conversations around geopolitical trends and how those trends might affect investment decisions. Please enjoy this interview with Confluence Investments analyst Bill O’Grady. Topics include: The future of energy, a carbon price, electric vehicles, ransomware and the chances The St. Louis Cardinals have of winning the pennant. Enjoy and keep trucking! Trev

• What is a carbon price and why do energy companies want one
• Update on the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline and why this is about the long-standing tension between Germany and Russia. The Biden administration has changed the U.S. Policy around it and we explore the implications
• On the margins: the price of Russian Oil vs U.S. Oil vs Middle East Oil and the dilemma of stranded investments in oil production
• The state of state-run oil companies and what does the depreciation of their currency play in the future of energy
• Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack, Uninsurable Risks and why it might hinder Bitcoin’s and Ransomware’s future
• Electric Vehicles, Fuel Cells, Nuclear Energy and the history of technical fixes to big problems
• Baseball

Read Full Interview Transcript at: https://olderaleighfinancial.com/stories-from-the-stacks-a-soundtrack-to-an-investment-advisors-life-episode-8-with-bill-ogrady/

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