Energy
Solutions for regional self-sufficiency include: carbon sequestration and solar; wind and geothermal energy; community ownership of energy supply chains; and affordable and accessible energy
ARTICLES/RESEARCH PAPERS
Geothermal energy is poised for a big breakout
After many years of failure to launch, new companies and technologies have brought geothermal out of its doldrums, to the point that it may finally be ready to scale up and become a major player in clean energy.
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Integrating social science in energy research
This article reflects on the state of the energy studies field, and it proposes recommendations for better integrating social science into energy research.
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Media Materials
The innovations we need to avoid a climate disaster
The single most important thing for avoiding a climate disaster is cutting carbon pollution from the current 51 billion tons per year to zero, says philanthropist and technologist Bill Gates. Introducing the concept of the "green premium" -- the higher price of zero-emission products like electric cars, artificial meat, or sustainable aviation fuel -- Gates identifies the breakthroughs and investments we need to reduce the cost of clean tech, decarbonize the economy, and create a pathway to a clean and prosperous future for all.
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The innovations we need to avoid a climate disaster
The single most important thing for avoiding a climate disaster is cutting carbon pollution from the current 51 billion tons per year to zero, says philanthropist and technologist Bill Gates. Introducing the concept of the "green premium" -- the higher price of zero-emission products like electric cars, artificial meat, or sustainable aviation fuel -- Gates identifies the breakthroughs and investments we need to reduce the cost of clean tech, decarbonize the economy, and create a pathway to a clean and prosperous future for all.
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Geothermal demonstration project
After many years of failure to launch, new companies and technologies have brought geothermal out of its doldrums, to the point that it may finally be ready to scale up and become a major player in clean energy.
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Lies, Damn Lies and Climate Statistics
Host Ross Ashcroft went to Kakanomics, the leading economics festival in Norway, to talk with the renegade economist, Professor Steve Keen to understand the extent to which mainstream economists have been peddling their ideology as scientific fact and the damage their blinkered ideology has done to the future of our planet.
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What Germany Can Teach Us About Home Energy
In this video, Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey takes host Kevin O'Connor on a tour of Germany with an eye toward renewable energy and sustainable home heating.
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