Gail Tverberg

Researcher writer at OurFiniteWorld.com
Contributor's Links: Our Finite World

Gail Tverberg is a researcher on subjects related to energy and the economy. Her background is as actuary, who did financial modeling for insurance companies, so she brings a different perspective to the question of how limits of a finite world affect the economy.

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Do The World’s Energy Policies Make Sense?
Friday, November 15, 2019 10:35 AM EST
The world today has a myriad of energy policies. Maybe it is time to step back and take a look. Where are we now? Where are we really headed?
In this article: OIL, XLE
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How Renewable Energy Models Can Produce Misleading Indications
Friday, October 25, 2019 3:29 AM EST
The energy needs of the world’s economy seem to be easy to model.
In this article: OIL
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Understanding Why The Green New Deal Won’t Really Work
Thursday, October 3, 2019 12:19 AM EST
The reasons why the Green New Deal won’t really work are fairly subtle. A person really has to look into the details to see what goes wrong.
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HH Our Energy And Debt Predicament In 2019
Thursday, September 12, 2019 2:48 PM EST
Many people are concerned that we have an oil problem. Or they are concerned about recession and the need to lower interest rates.
In this article: OIL, KOL, UNG, URA
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Debunking ‘Lower Oil Supply Will Raise Prices’
Thursday, August 22, 2019 2:36 PM EST
We often hear the statement, “When oil supply is lower, oil prices will rise because of scarcity”. Now, we are getting to see firsthand whether oil prices really do rise, as oil supplies become more scarce.
In this article: OIL
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EC Rethinking Renewable Mandates
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 2:46 PM EST
Powering the world’s economy with wind, water and solar, and perhaps a little wood sounds like a good idea until a person looks at the details.
In this article: UNG, USO, OILB, KOL
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ACGPF Accell Group NV Heerenveen
AMRC Ameresco Inc.
BGC General Cable Corporation
CCJ Cameco Corporation
COP ConocoPhillips
CVX Chevron Corporation
DTO DB Crude Oil Double Short ETN
FF FutureFuel Corp.
HASI Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
IWM iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund
JXI iShares S&P Global Utilities Sector Index Fund
MCQPF CAPSTONE INFRAS CORP
MIXT MiX Telematics Limited
NFYEF NEW FLYER INDS INC
OIL iPath B S&P GSCI Crude Oil TR ETN
PBW PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio
PW Power Reit
PW-PA Power REIT 7.75% Series A Cumul
SU Suncor Energy Inc.
TRSWF TransAlta Renewables Inc.
UCO ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
USO United States Oil Fund, LP
XOI NYSE ARCA OIL & GAS INDEX
XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation
YLCO Global X YieldCo Index ETF
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Latest Posts
Introduction To The “World’s Fragile Economic Condition”
I will be giving a presentation to a group of casualty actuaries on September 17 called “The World’s Fragile Economic Condition.”
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Supplemental Energy Puts Humans In Charge
Energy is a subject that is greatly misunderstood.
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Work Experience

Director of Energy Economics
Director of Energy Economics
February 2013 - Present (6 years 11 months)

Provide view of future energy economics, and how space solar will fit in.
Researcher
Our Finite World
November 2010 - Present (9 years 2 months)

Author of educational web site which offers a broad perspective on the challenges we are facing in energy, mineral extraction, food, population, climate, and financial areas, as we reach world limits. The focus of the site is on original research, particularly related to energy and the economy.
Contributor--Editor
TheOilDrum.com
June 2007 - September 2013 (6 years 5 months)

Helped select and edit articles appearing on the energy website, The Oil Drum. Authored many articles under the name "Gail the Actuary."

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago
MS
1968 / 1970
Mathematics

Publications

Our Finite World
Gail Tverberg
Gail Tverberg

Exploring how oil limits affect the economy.