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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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Ominous Trend Revealed in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data

Green Market Oracle

GHGs are caused directly and indirectly by human activity especially energy (73%). This annual report looks at where we are compared to where we need to be in terms of GHGs (see previous reports 2012 , 2018 and 2019 ). A 2019 study by the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed that global energy demand grew 2.3

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Ominous Trend Revealed in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data

Green Market Oracle

This annual report looks at where we are compared to where we need to be in terms of GHGs (see previous reports 2012 , 2018 and 2019 ). GHGs are caused directly and indirectly by human activity especially energy (73%). Fossil fuel use is a major contributor of GHGs and coal powered power plants especially harmful.

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Why We Need Carbon Capture and Sequestration

Green Market Oracle

As explained by Julio Friedmann, senior research scholar at Columbia University’s Center for Global Energy Policy, "We have to create an industry the size of the oil and gas industry that runs in reverse. An IPCC report (2018) indicates that all remaining gas and coal fired power plants need CCS technology.

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COP26: Nearly 100 countries pledge to slash methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030

Business Green

At the same event, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada aimed to become the "first country" to answer the International Energy Agency's call to reduce methane emissions by 75 per cent in support of global climate goals. of global warming to date. The real work begins now," she said. alive.".

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It’s Time to Cut Methane Emissions

Sustainability Consulting

With the world’s focus on cutting CO2 emissions to slow global warming, cutting methane emissions is often overlooked. But with more potential to warm the planet in the short-term, it’s time to tackle methane gas emissions. The International Energy Agency estimates that 75% of emissions from the oil and gas sector—some 16.5%

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