#Decarbonize

(((Alex Gilbert)))

There is an argument that advanced nuclear is not a credible climate solution because it won't be deployed in time.Three notes on this... First, the advanced nuclear industry (and the

Zeke Hausfather

Waxing poetic about deindustrialization and degrowth is largely done from a position of extreme privilege. Most of the 21 century's economic growth (and emissions if we don't decarbonize that growth)

Bicycles promotions don't stop car sales.Or How Greta Thunberg, FridaysForFuture, and Billionaires will kill us all with car culture: If you say EVs are great like Jason Hickel or promote

#GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #UprootTheSystem #FaceTheClimateEmergency #FridaysForFuture #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #Greenwashing #ExtinctionRebellion Greta Thunberg promotes wind & Deforestation."14M trees chopped down in to ma

Thread of the day: Techno-economically, #Nuclear could pretty much stop #climatechange. We need to stop lamenting how hard it is to build because it's politically unpopular (circular argument) and instead

I almost skipped this ⁦@ezraklein⁩ pod w/Saul Griffith from ⁦@otherlab⁩ & I’m glad I didn’t. He has 3 important lessons climate hawks must push this fall: Climate Tests, Mandates and

How can we ensure that the COVID-19 economic rescue plan is both ecological and socially just? Here are six simple steps.1. Start by taxing wealth (a common tool during war-time

We don’t need batteries (1/3 slide):-Laptops -> can be plugged into the socket. artificial need.-Mobile. You can contact anyone from home or office, not a problem, almost 24/7. We don’t

Just published in @nature. Our comment how to decarbonize conference travel&include under-represented groups. Go virtual+Regional hubs = No intercontinental flights & 80% CO₂ savings & occasional face2face. As COVID taught

#MMT explains how, by whom, & for whom the system works. It shines a bright light on the existing power structures. It reveals that a better world is within reach.

The carbon #inequality in the EU is staggering. This reflects inequality of consumption and access to basic services, but also inequality in the capacity to avoid/improve consumption carbon footprints. New

As we await the new US commitment on emissions reductions, we should keep two simple facts in mind:First, the US is responsible for 40% of global emissions in excess of

Nick Cunningham

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Oregon Utility Using Greenwashing and ‘Renewable Natural Gas’ To Push Back on Potential Gas Bans1/nhttps://www.desmog.com/2021/05/06/oregon-utility-greenwashing-renewable-natural-gas-climate/ Oregon's largest gas utility, NW Natural

Today, @EvergreenAction put out 5 keys to covering climate in a presidential debate.#1. Don’t ask whether or not a candidate ‘believes’ or accepts the science behind climate change. #2. Don’t

Zeke Hausfather

So while gas has been a bridge fuel away from coal and won't disappear tomorrow, it is a bridge that has to quickly end if we are to meet ambitious

Zeke Hausfather

Today I published an op-ed in Politico with @atrembath on why @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris are right to be skeptical of a fracking ban. It risks reviving coal when we need