Heavy transport’s critical role in the net zero energy transition
Fossil fuel alternatives for trucks are essential if we want to reach zero net emissions by 2050. Here are the challenges and opportunities for the transformation of this sector.
Tyler Cowen is Professor of Economics at George Mason University and also Director of the Mercatus Center.
He received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1987. His latest book, The Great Stagnation: How America Ate the Low Fruits of Modern History, Got Sick, and Will Finally Feel Better, was a world best-seller. New York Times.
He was recently named in an Economist poll as one of the most influential economists of the past decade and last year Bloomberg Business Week dubbed him “America’s Hottest Economist.” Foreign Policy magazine named him one of its “Top 100 Global Thinkers” of 2011.
His last book, An Economist Gets Lunch, studied the economics of food. He also co-writes a blog.
