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Notes from the Energy Transition
In defiance of Donald Trump’s disastrous climate and energy policies, the world is steadily transitioning away from fossil fuels towards clean energy. In this post, I want to highlight some recent reports and articles examining this trend. First, Ember, a … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment
Tagged renewable energy, fossil fuel, solar, solar energy, solar power, energy transition, strait of hormuz
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Five Times Faster
We’re not on track to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. While there has been some progress, it hasn’t been nearly fast enough. In the last two decades, the amount … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Economics, Environment
Tagged book review, clean energy transition, climate change, COP28, diplomacy, fossil fuel, nonfiction, Paris Agreement, UNFCCC
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Solar power is becoming insanely cheap
The cost of solar power has fallen by a factor of 5 since 2010, and it will keep falling for decades to come. That’s the gist of a May 14, 2020 blog post titled Solar’s Future Is Insanely Cheap (2020) … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment
Tagged decarbomization, fossil fuel, lcoe, ramez naam, solar, solar energy, solar power
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Video: What the Future of Energy Means for Canada
A link to this panel discussion cane across my FB feed and I wanted to share it here in a brief post. http://singularityucanadasummit.org/event/debate-future-energy-means-canada/ The context is Canadian but the perspective is definitely global. Really intelligent, though-provoking discussion about the energy … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Politics
Tagged Canada, climate change, decarbomization, Energy, Environment, fossil fuel, transportation
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