Michael Catanzaro of the Center for Strategic and International Studies highlights the many ways in which Biden can decarbonize the energy sector. “Short of a CES, Biden could pursue increased federal spending on R&D, an area that seems most politically promising. Over the last two years, several bipartisan bills have been introduced on advanced nuclear,...
“Another Australian project, CarbonNet, has ambitions to store as much 5 million tons of carbon dioxide a year in the Bass Strait, off Australia’s southeast coast, and aims to be operational by 2030.”
The study found that this dwarfs the cost of keeping nuclear power plants online by billions of dollars, even when the risks of a meltdown and the cost of nuclear waste storage are considered.
“Solar will deliver the most new capacity, with 39 percent, according to the latest tally by the U.S. Energy Information Administration."
“What's important, I think, for people to recognize is it's something which has a fairly straightforward solution. You don't need to develop vaccines to stop people dying from air pollution. You need to give them clean cooking solutions.”
"Innovations arise when smart people look at problems from whole new perspectives and explore paths less traveled."
"The moves by FedEx and its rival package carriers are accelerating competition among vehicle manufacturers to develop and produce the trucks and delivery vans that cargo companies are seeking to reduce their carbon emissions."
he impact of Thread has been astronomical and has served to do good in many ways. Besides keeping millions of pounds of plastic out of oceans, Thread's supply chains offer a steady flow of income for those who could not otherwise bring home money for their family, effectively fighting poverty.
"By becoming champions of climate realism conservatives won’t be ceding ground but will instead seize the high ground. Science, math and history tell us that economic freedom is beneficial for people—and the planet."
"Yes, we only have one earth, and we need to protect it. But we need to be realistic about the solutions to these complicated questions. Is eliminating thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of domestic production for a symbolic victory that only empowers foreign polluters really a good direction for public policy?"
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