Tag Archives: Energy transitions

Stall warning for renewable energy?

Posted on February 21, 2017 by J. M. Korhonen

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 →

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Why we don’t have the luxury of saying no to low-carbon energy, in one chart

Posted on October 17, 2016 by J. M. Korhonen

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 →

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Energy transitions: is everything different this time?

Posted on June 23, 2016 by J. M. Korhonen

The debate about whether transition to low-carbon energy would be faster or slower than previous energy transitions somewhat misses the point. The real problem is whether this time everything is different and whether the low-carbon energy revolution will be complete … Continue reading →

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