from WaPo The Inflation Reduction Act will cause the cost of renewable energy to decline dramatically over the next decade, according to an analysis shared exclusively with The Climate 202. The analysis from ICF Climate Center, a global consulting…
[Editor] Proving once again that American leadership can really accelerate efforts and sacrifices made by other countries.
Renewables provided more than 25% of electrical generation in the United States during the first half of 2022, according to new data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The Clark County School District’s half-hearted response to concerns about broken air conditioning in schools made me hot under the collar. CCSD should treat this situation with more urgency.
from Wapo as “Maps show where extreme heat shattered 7,000 records this summer” By Harry Stevens and Jason Samenow | Sept. 13 at 1:17 p.m. It was the summer that wouldn’t quit. From early June to straight past…
The infrastructure for fossil fuels already exists; the infrastructure for a net zero economy does not. Reforming the permitting process to make it easier … is good. ….
There are permitting barriers to interregional transmission, utility-scale wind / solar, geothermal exploration, and new nuclear reactor designs.
[Editor’s note] Short answer: No. But this is a good summary of the politics around carbon fee and dividend, both today and historically.
[Editor’s Note] These impacts are not normally reported in the West. Worth seeing the devastation climate change is imposing elsewhere.
“The battery cells could endure hundreds of cycles at exceptionally high charging rates, with a projected cost per cell of about one-sixth that of comparable lithium-ion cells.”
“The ingredients are cheap, and the thing is safe — it cannot burn.”
tri-cityherald.com Aug. 30th, 2022 Zombie ice from the massive Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10 inches (27 centimeters) on its own, according to a study released Monday, Aug….
New research finds an estimated 25,000 properties in Louisiana could slip below tidal boundary lines by 2050. Florida, Texas and North Carolina also face profound economic risks. The water is…
[Poised to take off faster if CF&D makes economics better?]
These floating, vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) feature two sets of blades, tuned to contra-rotate – and they promise more than double the output of today’s biggest turbines.
