Links of the Week
LINKS OF THE WEEK: Feb 12, 2024
Interesting stats on EVs and energy use in the US, developments in wind and tidal power, a plastic recycling microfactory, and an "unprecedented collapse" in EU fossil fuel generation.
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Tools
The US banned incandescent lightbulbs last week
The rapid global adoption of LED bulbs in the past two decades marks "one of the fastest technological shifts in human history."
decarbonization
Increasing the ocean's ability to absorb more CO2: doable, dangerous, or distraction?
Researchers in Nova Scotia have released 500 litres of pink fluorescent dye into the Halifax harbour as the first step in an experiment that seeks to use the ocean as a carbon sink.
Shelter
The world needs green concrete
Concrete is the second-most consumed material in the world. It's also responsible for 8% of global greenhouse emissions.
Tools
Mycoworks opens world’s first commercial-scale "fine mycelium" plant
What is "fine mycelium"? Excellent question.
Energy
Study: Clean energy can fuel the future and promote economic development
Recent research shows that renewable resources come with few drawbacks and a whole lot of benefits.
Links of the Week
LINKS OF THE WEEK: July 30 - Aug 5, 2023
The US moves closer to getting more green energy on the grid – plus battery-powered container ships, electric ferries, compostable bioplastic, and more.
Energy
US moves one step closer to getting more clean energy on the grid
Now they just have to build eleventy-billion miles of transmission lines to get everything connected.
biomaterials
Scientists say they've figured out how to make bioplastic more compostable
Spoiler: turns out the secret ingredient is starch.
Climate Solutions
Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World
A great book for anyone looking for hope and a path forward.