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Climate & energy are changing everything.
A new age of cheap, abundant energy beckons. Yet we’re not cutting emissions fast enough to avoid serious consequences.
A new world is coming - one way or another.
This is the fastest way to keep up.
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What mattered this week
Nuclear: Renaissance a whimper. Thankfully, no bang 🥁
What happened: Despite hype, only 4 nukes added last year - 4.4GW. Compares to 793GW of solar and wind. 200x more 🤯.
Behind the headline: Nukes: take 20 years, average cost overrun is 100% (solar: 2.2%), waste problem unsolved.
Why it matters: We can add low-carbon power in weeks, not decades.
Read more: The Ecologist
Only SEVEN petrol cars sold in Norway last month
What happened: 98 diesel cars, 29 hybrids and 2,084 EVs 💪💪💪
Behind the headline: Subsidies have been withdrawn - still the EVs rule.
Why it matters: Despite big oil’s PR (“people will think you’re gay” - see below), EVs are simply a better product.
Read more: Electrek
Helsinki dumps coal… air quality jumps
What happened: Helsinki shut its last coal power stations - air quality marked improvement
Behind the headline: Coal is so dirty- and these were small, modern plants equipped with full clean up kit.
Why it matters: Clean power is… just that.
Read more: HSY
Can you spot the moment coal ended?
One thing to worry about
Investors are not appreciating the true risks of climate change, says a new Carbon Tracker report.
Analysts focus on averages - but it’s the increasing number of extreme events that really matter.
The average day isn’t the problem. The ‘what the hell was that?’ is.
One thing to be optimistic about
Electric cars means cleaner air, a new Lancet study of the bleedin’ obvious found.
If you’ve got more time…
We’re pretty much at the point where we need to engineer the climate.
As usual, US entrepreneurs are ahead of the game. Rainmaker: Drones flying at 15,000 feet spreading silver iodide to make it rain.
Watch this 14 minute documentary and find out what’s coming.
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