Naomi Klein & the Letdown of the Leap Manifesto: Politics Doesn’t Trump Physics, Nor the Economics of Collapse (part 2/3)
Politics can be egalitarian when going up Hubbert’s Curve, but it’s a whole different story when going down.
Renewable Energy
Carbon Tracker Analysis: ‘Renewables are Already Outcompeting Fossil Fuels’
Clean technologies are already cheaper, on average, than the incumbent fossil fuel technologies, and the advantage is widening, argued Anthony Hobley, chief executive of Carbon Tracker.
Timeline: The Past, Present and Future of Germany’s Energiewende
The Energiewende (energy transition) is an internationally recognised example of Germans’ love for compound nouns, where two previously unconnected words are joined at the hip.
The Sower’s Way: the Path for the Future
Our paper on "The Sower’s Way" has been published in the IOP Environmental Research Letters journal. It is an attempt to quantify the physical limits of the energy transition from fossils to renewables.
Just 16,000 Catenary Trucks Would Use All of California’s Electricity with only 2400 to 8300 Miles of Overhead Wires
It makes sense to electrify trucks since fuel from oil, coal, and natural gas is finite and biomass doesn’t scale up. Trucks make electricity possible.
The Energy-Water Nexus
Energy and water are inextricably linked: It takes energy to supply water, and it takes water to supply energy.
In the UK’s Scramble to “Keep the Lights On”, the New Government Should Listen to its Favourite Newspaper
Given that energy is the essential bedrock of a healthy economy, it is both frustrating and bewildering to watch a protracted national debate like the one accompanying the Brexit referendum and its aftermath and see how little time and attention is allotted to energy policy.
Tailwinds for Clean Energy and the Paris Agreement, Deepening Doldrums for the Incumbency
It was vaguely wonderful watching Presidents Obama and Xi cement their bids for a place in history, via climate change, by announcing American and Chinese ratification of the Paris Agreement on 3rd September 2016.
The Renewable Energy Future is Here – it’s Just Unevenly Distributed
Nation-wide, renewables (including distributed solar but not hydro) accounted for 10.2% of electricity sales, up from 8.4% the first half of 2015.
Intermittent Renewables Can’t Favorably Transform Grid Electricity
Many people are hoping for wind and solar PV to transform grid electricity in a favorable way. Is this really possible?
The Challenges & Opportunities in the Transition to 100% Renewable Energy
Post Carbon Institute Fellows Richard Heinberg and David Fridley gave a joint presentation to the Security & Sustainability Forum—to share the key findings and takeaways that emerged from the analysis they conducted to co-author Our Renewable Future.
Starting Over
What if we didn’t have to work around the grid we have today, with all of its inertia and incumbents and inflexibility?
