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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Climate Solutions
7 potentially game-changing stories to follow in 2024
Trends and developments that could play a role in creating our awesome future in the years to come.
renewable energy
You'll never guess where the first LEEDS-certified residential development is
Or maybe you will because you're better at stopping yourself from leaping to assumptions than I am... 😅
governance
YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Our climate efforts have already erased 1°C of warming
How much progress have we made in combatting climate change since COP 21 in 2015? More than you might think.
Energy
New roadmap for building 300GW of ocean energy by 2050
The IEA-OES has released a roadmap on how the world's leading nations can develop 300 GW of ocean energy by 2050 – creating 680,000 jobs and removing over 500 million tonnes of carbon emissions in the process.
governance
US and China agree to ramp up renewables to combat climate change
Their goal is to displace fossil fuels by tripling renewable energy capacity globally by 2030.
renewable energy
Uruguay has been running on 100% renewables for 4 months
AND the country has cut its production costs in half while creating 50,000 new jobs and becoming a net exporter of electricity.
renewable energy
REPORT: Offshore wind could turn Atlantic Canada into an 'energy superpower'
The report says turbines on Sable Island Bank alone could generate 70,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity a year – twice the amount of energy currently used in the region.
solar
Report claims to debunk two pervasive myths about solar panels
Dire warnings about toxic mountains of solar panel waste might be overblown.
Energy
IEA Chief: "Staggering" growth of renewables suggests we CAN reach net zero by 2050
Energy economist Fatih Birol says the recent surge in solar and EV adoption gives him hope.