Design our climate using a climate mitigation wedge strategy:
> Design our climate (The King's Centre for Visualization of Science, 2019) DOCs is a peer-reviewed simulation developed by a team of undergraduate students and faculty at The King's Centre for Visualization in Science. > A new tool to imagine getting to net zero emissions (Mast, The Tyee, 13 Nov 2019) > Stabilization Wedges (Carbon Mitigation Initiative, Princeton University) |
Energy transitions:
> Proposed EU-wide 'climate law' would set net zero carbon target by 2050 (Harvey and Rankin, The Guardian, 29 Nov 2019)
> The Germans fighting wind farms close to their homes (Deutche Welle, 26 Nov 2019)
> Germany moves to phase out coal (WBUR, 25 Nov 2019)
> An energy transition with a European touch (Solana, Project Syndicate, 22 Nov 2019)
> Why is Denmark the poster child for renewable energy? (Gorey, Silicon Repulic, 22 Nov 2019)
> Years after freezing new projects, China is back to building coal plants (Shih, Washington Post, 20 Nov 2019)
> Polls reveal citizens support for Energiewende (Entron, Clean Energy Wire, 21 Oct 2019)
> Germany's hysteria over cutting carbon emissions misses the point (Sharma, The New Federalist.eu7 Sep 2019)
> Government advisors give low marks for German Energy transition progress (Wettengel, Clean Energy Wire, 6 Jun 2019)
> Opinion: Why American shouldn't follow Merkel's lead on energy (Lane, Washington Post, 3 Jun 2019)
> Opinion - the greenprint: Checking up on Germany's transition to renewable energy (Turner, Globe and Mail, 1 Jun 2019)
> Germany: Angela Merkel's tarnished legacy on the environment (Buck, Financial Times, 29 Jan 2019)
> The spectacular success of the German Energiewende- and what needs to be done next (Mathews, energypost.eu, 10 Oct 2017)
> The reason renewables can't power modern civilization is because they were never meant to (Shellenberger, Forbes, 6 May 2019)
> Carbon crossroads: can Germany revive its stalled energy transition (Hokenos, Yale E360, 13 Dec 2018)
> Critics say German Energiewende is moving too slowly (Hanley, Cleantechnica, 23 Oct 2017)
> China's continuing green shift in electric power: evidence from 2016 (Tan and Mathews, energypost.eu, 17 May 2017)
> Why China is dominating the solar industry (Fialca, Climate Wire (Scientific American), 2016)
> China's energy in transition (Brookings Institute series)
> Proposed EU-wide 'climate law' would set net zero carbon target by 2050 (Harvey and Rankin, The Guardian, 29 Nov 2019)
> The Germans fighting wind farms close to their homes (Deutche Welle, 26 Nov 2019)
> Germany moves to phase out coal (WBUR, 25 Nov 2019)
> An energy transition with a European touch (Solana, Project Syndicate, 22 Nov 2019)
> Why is Denmark the poster child for renewable energy? (Gorey, Silicon Repulic, 22 Nov 2019)
> Years after freezing new projects, China is back to building coal plants (Shih, Washington Post, 20 Nov 2019)
> Polls reveal citizens support for Energiewende (Entron, Clean Energy Wire, 21 Oct 2019)
> Germany's hysteria over cutting carbon emissions misses the point (Sharma, The New Federalist.eu7 Sep 2019)
> Government advisors give low marks for German Energy transition progress (Wettengel, Clean Energy Wire, 6 Jun 2019)
> Opinion: Why American shouldn't follow Merkel's lead on energy (Lane, Washington Post, 3 Jun 2019)
> Opinion - the greenprint: Checking up on Germany's transition to renewable energy (Turner, Globe and Mail, 1 Jun 2019)
> Germany: Angela Merkel's tarnished legacy on the environment (Buck, Financial Times, 29 Jan 2019)
> The spectacular success of the German Energiewende- and what needs to be done next (Mathews, energypost.eu, 10 Oct 2017)
> The reason renewables can't power modern civilization is because they were never meant to (Shellenberger, Forbes, 6 May 2019)
> Carbon crossroads: can Germany revive its stalled energy transition (Hokenos, Yale E360, 13 Dec 2018)
> Critics say German Energiewende is moving too slowly (Hanley, Cleantechnica, 23 Oct 2017)
> China's continuing green shift in electric power: evidence from 2016 (Tan and Mathews, energypost.eu, 17 May 2017)
> Why China is dominating the solar industry (Fialca, Climate Wire (Scientific American), 2016)
> China's energy in transition (Brookings Institute series)
The greening of Copenhagen:
> What it takes to be carbon neutral - for a family, a city, a country (Birnbaum, Washington Post, 19 Nov 2019)
> In Denmark, brewery's departure offers a chance to go green (Sorensen, NY Times, 22 Feb 2017)
> Copenhagen's seawater cooling delivers energy and carbon savings (Gerdes, Forbes, 24 Oct 2012)
> What it takes to be carbon neutral - for a family, a city, a country (Birnbaum, Washington Post, 19 Nov 2019)
> In Denmark, brewery's departure offers a chance to go green (Sorensen, NY Times, 22 Feb 2017)
> Copenhagen's seawater cooling delivers energy and carbon savings (Gerdes, Forbes, 24 Oct 2012)
Climate change plans:
> China's climate change plan raises question (Wong, New York Times, 12 Nov 2014)
> China's climate change plan raises question (Wong, New York Times, 12 Nov 2014)
Energy cost of the fourth industrial revolution:
> China's data centers alone will soon use more electricity than all of Austalia (O'Dowd and Harper, WBUR, 13 Sep 2019)
> China's data centers alone will soon use more electricity than all of Austalia (O'Dowd and Harper, WBUR, 13 Sep 2019)
Carbon capture and reuse (CCU):
> Pulling CO2 out of the air and using it could be a trillion dollar business (Roberts, Vox, 22 Nov 2019)
> Guest post: Ten ways to use carbon and how they compare (Adlen and Hepburn, Carbon Brief, 7 Nov 2019)
> Pulling CO2 out of the air and using it could be a trillion dollar business (Roberts, Vox, 22 Nov 2019)
> Guest post: Ten ways to use carbon and how they compare (Adlen and Hepburn, Carbon Brief, 7 Nov 2019)
Energy storage technologies & strategies:
Geothermal energy:
Hydropower:
Innovative sources of energy:
Potential of renewables:
Transition when (as) we run out of fossil fuels:
Energiewende: transition of Germany's Ruhr valley, a coal-mining region, and part US mines (?) to a renewable energy center
What do Americans think about energy, renewable energy, sustainable energy & related policy?
Thoughts about how to change our energy system to a more sustainable, low-carbon system:
> A beginner's guide to the debate over 100% renewable energy (Roberts, Vox, 6 Feb 2018)
Is 100% renewable energy realistic? Here's what we know. (Roberts, Vox, 7 Feb 2018)
> 'Carbon taxes can be both fair and effective, study shows: Several different carbon-pricing approaches would help reduce emissions,
and some would be fair as well, researchers report' (Science Daily, 5 April 2018)
Is 100% renewable energy realistic? Here's what we know. (Roberts, Vox, 7 Feb 2018)
> 'Carbon taxes can be both fair and effective, study shows: Several different carbon-pricing approaches would help reduce emissions,
and some would be fair as well, researchers report' (Science Daily, 5 April 2018)