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Stall warning for renewable energy?
A model that estimated the plateauing of nuclear and hydropower to within 20 percent of reality suggests that absent a technological breakthrough, the growth of new renewable energy – that is, wind and solar – will saturate and end when these new … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, History of technology
Tagged climate change, climate policy, Energy transitions, Renewables, S-curve
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Climate shouldn’t be used as a political sledgehammer
A real problem hindering climate change fight is that for too many, climate change is just another blunt rhetorical instrument with which to hammer in their favored policies. As this article discusses, it would be utterly naive to believe that … Continue reading
The gamble gamblers won’t take
Anti-nuclear activists say we should bet the fate of the planet on the assumption their energy scenarios are correct and everyone else is wrong. But when pressed in private, even they do not believe themselves. This is the realisation I … Continue reading
Finnish Greens propose burning more forests as alternative to more nuclear
A climate warrior’s solution would have been to push for energy efficiency measures in addition to nuclear power plant. Perhaps they could have been made a condition for plant’s acceptance. But the Green’s dogmatic opposition to nuclear has robbed us of this chance. Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear energy & weapons
Tagged climate change, climate policy, Finland, Renewables
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Design against climate change – suggestions for a project?
They say crowdsourcing is the thing nowadays, so let’s try it out. A friend in California, who happens to be an excellent industrial designer, has for quite some time been interested in climate change and related issues. Recently, he asked … Continue reading
