Decarbonization Today

Understanding the conversion to a non-carbon energy future.

What would you like to learn or understand more about next?

The New York Times published an interactive piece titled, "Postcards From A World On Fire" by the Editorial Board that provides visual postcards from around the world showing what climate change is all about - right now. 

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Carbon Tax vs Cap 'n Trade:  Who knew a Yogi-ism could provide insight into addressing decarbonization?

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Are hydrogen cars a challenge to battery electric vehicles (BEVs)? 

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If you want to better understand why transmission lines are such a big deal, listen to these Volts podcasts from David Roberts. 

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See what the scientists are claiming to be the sea level changes under different scenarios with the NASA Sea Level Projection Tool. 

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The US Department of Energy is funding research into carbon capture. To understand where the research may go, check out the CDR Primer by J Wilcox, B Kolosz, & J Freeman. 

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One reason for decarbonization journey's complexity is due to the diverse key roles and their relationships. Understanding their contributions provides insight into where the bottlenecks will occur as we decarbonize.

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Having a feel for how much electricity is expected from solar and wind power and how much land it requires makes you better informed in participating in discussions about or perhaps contributing to the implementation of solar and wind power.

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Dr. Gustafson from UCinn points out what facets of renewables, climate change, net zero, decarbonization, etc to bring up when talking to both sides of the isle.

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LCOE is ubiquitous in energy systems analysis. Understanding what it is, its components, assumptions, and shortcomings provides valuable insight into decarbonization.

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