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Kees van der Leun

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"Net-zero emissions" is a great intermediate target. We'll have to reduce emissions and develop ways to get CO2 back from the atmosphere. Having both in balance ('net zero') will be

Congratulations; the EU has a 2030 climate deal!This night, negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU Council (member states) reached agreement on the -55% target and its interpretation.https://twitter.com/timmermanseu/status/1384

Imagine a future 100% renewable electricity system, based on wind + solar + green hydrogen.If wind and solar (with batteries, demand response, and interconnectors) can supply X% of electricity demand

The one part of the Dutch energy transition that is moving forward at great speed is the decarbonization of electricity: we're on track to achieve 70-75% renewable electricity by 2030;

A confusing aspect of electrification is that the final energy consumption goes down by doing so. A gasoline car uses 2 MJ of gasoline per km, while an electric car

On my way to Vlissingen, to see @Orsted's brand new 752 MW offshore wind farm! First such encounter since a visit to the Princess Amalia wind farm, that we helped

I'm worried about people who want climate action, but then claim that reducing emissions to zero is easy, if only all kinds of existing energy companies would get out of

The main reason that (new) nuclear doesn't combine well with renewables: nuclear kWh's become even more expensive in a system with a high share of wind and solar (and hydro).

Dutch commercial @RTLnieuws hypes rooftop wind turbines once more. Presents this as a new invention by a Dutch entrepreneur (although you can order it on a Chinese website too), claims

NASA: April was the warmest on record, globally: +1.16°C above the 1951-1980 normal, ahead of 2016 and 2019. Between 4 and 9.4°C(!) above normal in the Arctic and Central Russia.