[Source: FOREIGN POLICY] If the world isn’t careful, renewable energy could become as destructive as fossil fuels. The conversation about climate change has been blazing ahead in recent months. Propelled by the school climate strikes and social movements like Extinction Rebellion, a number of governments have declared a climate emergency, and progressive political parties are Read More…
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Why renewables can’t save the climate
[Source: Forbes / Michael Shellenberger] Democratic presidential candidates may disagree on a lot, but they all agree that the solution to climate change is the expansion of renewable energy, particularly solar and wind. Some candidates see a role for nuclear. Sen. Cory Booker and businessman Andrew Yang have called for new plants, while former Vice Read More…
Renewable energy push barely dents fossil fuel dependence
[Source: Financial Times] Coal, oil and gas still expected to contribute 85% of primary power supply by 2040. Unprecedented efforts to install renewable power capacity have only translated into meeting 2 per cent of global energy demand, meaning the world’s overwhelming reliance on fossil fuels shows no sign of abating. A new report forecasts that Read More…
Governor Newsom champions measures that would take us back to medieval times
[Source: Fox & Hounds] Governor Newsom is vocally supportive of the Green New Deal that would take us back to medieval times. The Governor’s statement on July 12th was scary. He is looking into putting a moratorium on fracking for oil and wants to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. The Governor seems to Read More…
Trump EPA rolls back Obama rule on coal-fired power plants
[Source: Associated Press] The Trump administration on Wednesday completed one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation’s electrical grid off coal-fired power plants and their climate-damaging pollution. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, signed a replacement rule that gives Read More…
The reason renewables can’t power modern civilization is because they were never meant to
[Source: Forbes] Over the last decade, journalists have held up Germany’s renewables energy transition, the Energiewende, as an environmental model for the world. “Many poor countries, once intent on building coal-fired power plants to bring electricity to their people, are discussing whether they might leapfrog the fossil age and build clean grids from the outset,” thanks Read More…
Rotterdam and BP partner to explore green hydrogen
[Source: Port Technology] Replacing hydrogen made from hydrocarbons with renewable energy, which would be generated via water electrolysis at BP’s refinery in Rotterdam, could reduce carbon emissions by 350,000 tonnes per year. As part of the agreement, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by each of the parties to study the feasibility of Read More…
Not as easy as it looks: Report highlights obstacles for charging electric vehicles
[Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune] Aggravations add up for some drivers and may slow the EV transition. Brianne Van Gorder of Rancho Bernardo loves her new Volkswagen eGolf. But as a first-time owner of an electric vehicle, she’s not so crazy about finding a way to charge it when she is away from home. Sometimes, Read More…
California solar jobs fall for second year
[Source: San Francisco Chronicle] Jobs in California’s once-steadily growing solar power sector fell for the second straight year in 2018, part of a nationwide decline amid uncertainty caused by tariffs imposed by the Trump administration and challenges at the state level. While the state remains the largest source of solar industry employment, jobs fell 11 Read More…