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Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad | The White House
The United States and the world face a profound climate crisis. We have a narrow moment to pursue action at home and abroad in order to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of that crisis and to seize the opportunity that tackling climate change presents. Domestic action must go hand in hand with U…
Big but affordable effort needed for America to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, Princeton study shows
Big but affordable effort needed for America to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, Princeton study shows
With a massive, nationwide effort the United States could reach net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 using existing technology and at costs aligned with historical spending on energy, according to a study led by Princeton University researchers.
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The cost of Decarbonization: how much green to go green?
The cost of Decarbonization: how much green to go green?
There is a lot of discussion about “decarbonization” to address the threat of Climate Change. This is the process of weaning the world’s economy away from carbon based energy (coal, oil and natural gas), and replacing it with non-carbon based renewables. This article attempts to cost out the pr
Why Deploying Climate Tech at Scale Is So Hard – Rocky Mountain Institute
Why Deploying Climate Tech at Scale Is So Hard – Rocky Mountain Institute
The science is clear. To combat climate change, we need to deploy trillions of dollars a year into new, gigaton-scale climate solutions. Some of these solutions involve existing, mature technologies, while others will involve technologies that are nascent or have… Read More