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New Ideas, Better Teamwork in Pursuit of Paris Goals

Chris Hall

More than nine out of ten (92%) focus companies have some level of executive oversight of material climate-related issues, and 75% of companies have committed to net zero by 2050. We’ve made a lot of progress in terms of changing conversations with companies; talking about net zero is normalised.”

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

In just ten years, Jacobson has harnessed passion, determination and science to re-frame the way renewable energy is seen and, ultimately, accepted as a viable solution to climate change and air pollution. This is where Jacobson’s story takes on a cinematic glow, which I wrote about for HuffPost in 2011. The Solutions Project.

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Killing King Coal is the First Step Towards Halving Our Emissions

Edouard Stenger

Likewise, depending from Russia is not a safe geopolitical bet for Europe as Putin could turn off the spigots leaving us cold in winter… The costs of building new nuclear reactors have significantly increased since the catastrophe of Fukushima (Japan) in 2011. Are thorium or fusion credible solutions ? Our future can be coal-free.