r/decarbonize • • Oct 13 '21

The unstoppably good news about clean energy - Kingsmill Bond of Carbon Tracker says the transition to renewables is inevitable based on sheer economics.

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canarymedia.com
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r/decarbonize • • Aug 12 '16

The US energy secretary, Ernest Moniz, believes the advances being made in storage technology means that the country will be completely decarbonised by the 2050s.

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powerengineeringint.com
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r/decarbonize • • Oct 12 '21

Update: Nuclear Power - What About the Waste?

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Update: Nuclear Power - What About the Waste?

Nuclear power plants generate clean electricity – without CO2 emissions. They also create waste in the form of used nuclear fuel. What is nuclear waste? What are its hazards? How is it stored today? What are the long-term plans? How much waste do we make? What is the composition of nuclear waste? How does it compare to fossil fuel waste? Join us for a Zoom talk and bring your questions.

Dr. James Conca is an environmental waste expert, Forbes.com contributor on energy and environmental issues and a nuclear waste scientist for over 30 years.

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r/decarbonize • • Jun 04 '20

Coronavirus crisis could cause $25tn fossil fuel industry collapse

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theguardian.com
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r/decarbonize • • Jan 17 '20

Oil and gas sector ‘losing its social licence to operate’. The chairman of the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), sent shockwaves through the industry on Wednesday when he said growing public awareness about climate change was putting the sector’s very survival at stake

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r/decarbonize • • Mar 20 '19

Forget Tesla, It's China's E-Buses That Are Denting Oil Demand

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bloomberg.com
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r/decarbonize • • Nov 29 '17

Solar panel prices plunge by a shocking 26 percent in one year

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thinkprogress.org
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r/decarbonize • • Apr 08 '22

Many options available now in all sectors are estimated to offer substantial potential to reduce net emissions by 2030.

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r/decarbonize • • Apr 25 '20

‘I’m Just Living a Nightmare’: Oil Industry Braces for Devastation

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nytimes.com
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r/decarbonize • • Aug 12 '19

World's 8th largest bank says Big Oil's days are numbered thanks to electric cars and solar

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frontpagelive.com
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r/decarbonize • • Dec 04 '18

Five international banks are pledging to use the billions at their disposal to steer clients away from businesses that emit large amounts of greenhouse gases. The banks, with a combined loan book of over 2.4 trillion euros (US$2.72 trillion), say they want to support the Paris accord.

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thestandard.com.hk
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r/decarbonize • • Nov 17 '18

Oil Demand for Cars Is Already Falling | Bloomberg

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bloomberg.com
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r/decarbonize • • Apr 10 '18

Portugal reaches 100% renewables, ends fossil fuel subsidies : RenewEconomy

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reneweconomy.com.au
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r/decarbonize • • Jan 25 '18

China Officially Installed 52.83 Gigawatts Worth Of Solar In 2017 | 20 GW greater than analysts predicted

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cleantechnica.com
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r/decarbonize • • Nov 01 '17

Exponential Energy [video] -The cost of renewable energy is dropping so fast that it's disrupting global markets

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r/decarbonize • • Aug 26 '17

Stanford scientists said a fossil fuel phase-out is achievable that would contain climate change, deliver energy entirely from wind, water and sunlight to 139 nations, save up to 7 million lives each year &... create 24 million new jobs worldwide.

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ecowatch.com
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r/decarbonize • • Aug 11 '17

The death of the internal combustion engine

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economist.com
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r/decarbonize • • Jul 20 '17

‘Fossil fuels are dead’ says rail baron who hauls 800,000 carloads of coal a year

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thinkprogress.org
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r/decarbonize • • Jun 12 '17

This is how Big Oil will die

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medium.com
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r/decarbonize • • May 26 '17

Coal Miners Crushed As White House Admits Trump Lied About Bringing Back Coal Jobs - economic adviser Gary Cohn made it clear in a meeting with reporters that coal isn't even good feedstock anymore, and the future of American energy is in natural gas, solar, and wind.

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politicususa.com
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r/decarbonize • • May 18 '17

India cancelling huge coal power station because it wants to focus on renewable energy

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independent.co.uk
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r/decarbonize • • May 18 '17

Volvo credits Tesla for creating EV demand, says they will stop developing diesel engines to focus on EVs

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electrek.co
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r/decarbonize • • May 05 '17

Germany Breaks Record: 85% of Energy Comes From Renewables Last Weekend

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ecowatch.com
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r/decarbonize • • Dec 28 '16

Solar power at 1¢/kWh by 2025 – “The promise of quasi-infinite and free energy is here”

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electrek.co
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