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A book by Rodney Garrard & Lars Schernikau
ROCK
HARD
TRUTHS
Energy, Risk, and the Limits of Narrative
The world runs on energy…
What happens when our stories lose touch with the systems that supply it?
real energy | real systems | real constraints
Physics and geology own the veto
Beyond the narrative
An energy strategy can look perfect on paper… but what happens when the lights go out?
- Targets do not generate electricity
- Models do not mine copper
- And the most convincing roadmap still has to survive contact with the physical world.
Rock Hard Truths asks what separates an energy future we can describe from one we can actually deliver bringing the conversation back to physical foundations. A more resilient tomorrow requires us to ask difficult questions about the world we depend on today.
01 / Energy
What powers the world?
Look beyond the promise to the energy and resources that make modern life possible.
02 / Risk
What are we overlooking?
Question the assumptions behind our choices—and the consequences when those assumptions fail.
03 / Narrative
Where does the story end?
Explore the point where compelling narratives meet physical constraints.
The authors
Rodney Garrard
Main author of Rock Hard Truth: Energy, Risk, and the Limits of Narrative. A re-insurance executive and geologist with a crisp interest and understanding of the physical world of energy.
Lars Schernikau
Contributing Author to Rock Hard Truth. Energy economist, entrepreneur, commodity trader and author. His work explores the practical realities of global energy systems.
In Rock Hard Truths, Rodney Garrard, with contributing author Lars Schernikau, examines how narratives, incentives and frameworks shape the energy systems we build, and whether those systems can perform when we need them most.