However, in a time of climate triage, nuclear energy is getting a renewed look. The best-known example is Bill Gates’ advanced nuclear reactor company TerraPower, which teamed up with GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Berkshire Hathaway’s BRK.B, 0.44% power company, PacifiCorp, to eventually build a next-generation small nuclear reactor using new fuel technology.
"One of the reasons New England is reliant upon natural gas imported from exotic locales is that infamous relic, the Jones Act, which gives U.S.-made ships a monopoly on port-to-port service within the United States, legally excluding 98 percent of the ships that serve U.S. trade from domestic service."
"The hydrogen fuel cell company that will be buying power from NextEra's planned 500 MW wind project plans to build a nearby hydrogen electrolyzer facility, said Rebecca Kujawa, executive vice president and CFO of NextEra Energy."
"The Via solution sits in a shipping container in the middle of the manufacturing process and acts as a filtration system for whatever is being produced."
"Ultimately, the reality is that we want to tackle climate change because it greatly affects human life. More severe storms, flooding, droughts, and warmer temperatures are already affecting our food supply, health, and economies. Yet, the solution can’t be worse than the disease. Climate policy must be measured by cost-benefit analyses, not extremist predictions or utopian, anti-capitalist rhetoric."
"Bill Gates is working with the British government to invest and bring down the cost of new greener technologies to help countries hit net-zero emission targets by 2050."
"The Conservative Energy Network (CEN) will host a webinar on Wednesday, October 27 at 11:00 AM ET to discuss the study’s findings with Dr. Rhodes. CEN believes that today’s economy calls for a rethinking of the role of utility providers. Policies should be enacted to encourage competition in the marketplace and recognize the rights of individuals to choose how they purchase and consume electricity. You can register for the webinar here."
"Negotiators from nearly every country on earth, financiers who oversee trillions of dollars, and environmentalists are descending on Glasgow for the most important climate meeting since the Paris agreement in 2015.
The Biden administration believes that private companies and markets are not effectively pricing into their calculations the effects of man-made climate change on housing, stocks and bonds, physical assets, crop yields, and fire risks. Consequently, President Joe Biden has issued Executive Order 14030 on Climate-Related Financial Risk.
Panera is focusing on three key 2025 targets to reduce emissions: transition to 100 percent circular, reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging; using renewable energy for at least 50 percent of Panera Bread locations; and making 60 percent of its entrees menu Cool Food Meals.
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