Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:59:22 +0000
The primary energy fallacy is the assumption that all of the energy in all of the oil, gas and coal we burn today must be replaced. We don’t need to replace it, we need to replace the unwasted energy services.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2023 16:52:46 +0000
The refusal of 9 GW of green hydrogen electrolyzer proposals makes complete sense, and the hydrogen train is just the usual nonsense, but with only millions instead of billions wasted on corporate welfare.
Credit to Author: Otto Gunderson| Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2023 16:20:34 +0000
In November of 2016, the previously defined “strategic association” between China and Ecuador was upgraded to an “integral strategic partnership” representing the highest level relationship China has with any country.¹ Especially during the presidency of Rafael Correa, the public sector has primarily worked with Chinese banks and construction companies to build up the hydroelectric sector, […]
Credit to Author: Otto Gunderson| Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:20:05 +0000
On the surface, Ecuador’s reliance on hydroelectric projects seems to be fulfilling the promise that was made in the country’s 2008 Constitution. This document endorses federal support for clean energy adoption in Article 15, stating: “The State shall promote, in the public and private sectors, the use of environmentally clean technologies and non-polluting and low-impact […]
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:05:19 +0000
China spent $546 billion of 2022’s $1.1 trillion USD global green investment, but China is getting about a trillion USD in value out of its investment.
Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:05:37 +0000
Due to the rise in electricity generated from wind and solar, 20% of electricity net generation in the US came from renewable sources in 2021. Electricity generated from wind surpassed hydroelectric in 2019 as the predominant renewable source. Electricity generated from solar began a steep rise beginning in 2012 and quadrupled between 2015 and 2021. […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 16:12:59 +0000
Mozambique currently has a low electrification rate with only 40% of its population having access to electricity. 36% of the population has access from the grid and 4% via off-grid projects. Mozambique wants to accelerate its access to electricity projects to meet its targets of universal access to electricity by 2030. This will be backed […]
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:45:17 +0000
Gray rhinos are about the strategic perspective of what is important to do, and black swans are about the tactics of dealing with it most effectively and efficiently. Gray rhinos say focus on big issues like climate change, and black swan awareness help us deliver climate solutions.
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 17:05:16 +0000
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has one of the lowest electrification rates on the African continent and in the world. The DRC’s electrification rate is around 10%. As access to electricity is one of the main drivers of development, increasing the country’s electrification is long overdue. Accelerating energy access programs will help transform the […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2023 19:18:38 +0000
Sometimes, climate change can seem like such a daunting and insurmountable challenge that even reading about seemingly small (but terrifying) temperature shifts, unusual weather patterns, or shrinking water supplies can feel, well, exhausting. That is why we try to offer good news, in bite-sized nuggets, that show just a few of the many solutions our […]