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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

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The answer to climate-killing cow farts may come from the sea

Grist

They soon discovered that static electricity had caused entrapped methane from the flatulence and manure of 90 dairy cows to explode. The United States government has done little to curb this potent pollution, which makes up 36 percent of the country’s methane emissions. Headline writers had a field day.

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The Rules for Early-Stage Cleantech Venture Capital Investment in 2021

GreenTechMedia

Think thin-film solar and biofuels, the two “big bad bets” that Shayle Kann, partner at Energy Impact Partners, identified in a 2020 Interchange conversation. That led, in turn, to a major drawback from big VC firms, with early-stage funding for climate tech companies falling to about $418 million in 2013.

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Making the Impossible Possible

Mr. Sustainability

C stated in the Paris Agreement, according to the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming and Mercator Research Institute. But it is not just about carbon emissions… According to most estimates however, international shipping worldwide is responsible for ‘only’ 2-3% of all global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Wind project off North Carolina coast gets overwhelming support

Renewable Energy World

By Elizabeth Ouzts , Energy News Network. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will now consider the input ahead of an anticipated auction this spring. A fishing boat captain and realtor called the structures “visual pollution” and “monstrosities.” But unchecked global warming poses an exponentially greater danger.