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Category Archives: Economy and the Environment
Why we don’t have the luxury of saying no to low-carbon energy, in one chart
I’ve long maintained that the climate crisis is so acute that humanity simply does not have the luxury of picking and choosing which low-carbon energy sources we’d use. That option was foreclosed perhaps two decades ago, but the idea that … Continue reading
Songs from the Hungerland: reflections on Ecomodernism, history, and Nature
Songs from the Hungerland in response to 21.10.15 The Guardian opinion piece: The Brave New World of Ecomodernism During spring and summer 2014, I spent many nights under the Finnish sky. Early the next morning where the picture above was taken, I … Continue reading
Posted in Ecomodernism, Economy and the Environment, Energy, History of technology
Tagged Ecomodernism, Energy, Environment, Essays, Finland
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The environmental policy of Finnish ecomodernists, in brief
Ecomodernism is a new environmental movement. Many people have asked whether there is anything new to it, or whether it is, as one commenter put it, a slogan searching for a meaning. Fair enough: so far, we’ve been content with … Continue reading
Posted in Economy and the Environment
Tagged Ecomodernism, Environmental policy, Finland
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Finnish version of “Climate Gamble” now out!
A shortish treatise on climate change and nuclear power, Uhkapeli ilmastolla – vaarantaako ydinvoiman vastustus maailman tulevaisuuden? (Climate Gamble – is anti-nuclear movement endangering the world’s future?) is now in press and can be pre-ordered here. The book discusses the state of climate … Continue reading
Posted in Economy and the Environment, My publications, Nuclear energy & weapons
Tagged Energy, Nuclear
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Graphic of the Week: Can nuclear plants load-follow?
…nuclear power can and does “load-follow” as the load in the power grid fluctuates. By doing so, it helps balance out large fluctuations in the production of variable renewables. So, far from being the obstacle to renewable deployment as often claimed, nuclear power seems to be a quite critical part of it. Continue reading
Posted in Economy and the Environment, Infographics, Nuclear energy & weapons
Tagged Germany, Infographics, Load-following, Nuclear
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Graphic of the Week: How fast has low-carbon energy been built?
This data, and other evidence, make it puzzling how one of the most common refrains against using nuclear power to combat climate change is still that it is too slow. Surely, those people cannot be saying that renewables are by implication far too slow? Continue reading
Posted in Economy and the Environment, Energy, Infographics, Nuclear energy & weapons, What they aren't telling you about nuclear power
Tagged Belgium, Denmark, Energy, Finland, France, Germany, Graphic of the week, Infographics, Italy, Nuclear, Olkiluoto 3, Renewables, Solar, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, What they aren't telling you about nuclear, Wind
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Graphic of the Week: Estimates of world energy consumption to 2100, and renewables generation to 2050
The question, therefore, is this: should we gamble literally everything on the off chance that the most optimistic renewable energy proposal has it right, and that the most optimistic energy demand estimate is also correct? Continue reading
Posted in Economy and the Environment, Energy, Infographics, Nuclear energy & weapons
Tagged Energy, Graphic of the week, Infographics, IPCC, Nuclear, Renewables, SRREN
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