Parts of the clean energy sector have had a difficult year, but things could improve in 2024. By Anders Lorenzen 2023 is the warmest year ever recorded since records began, the year has throughout the planet set one climate-induced extreme weather event after the other, the latest scientific research on climate change gets bleaker and bleaker, and world leaders only […]
Dams are more common than you think. Author Steven Hawley reports that 58,500 large dams worldwide have trapped 3,155 gigatons of sediment, meaning they are rapidly filling up and will eventually become useless for storing water or generating electricity. Steven’s new book, Cracked: The Future of Dams in a Hot, Chaotic World, was published by Patagonia. A wide-ranging study of […]
Sultan Al Jaber is the CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and served as the President of COP28. Photo credit: AFP. By Anders Lorenzen Life on Earth is, however much we try to live in ways that do not match reality, still within some constraints. All the resources of our planet do have their limits even though […]
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Wind power is a key green technology that will help renewable energy replace fossil fuels and end the Climate Crisis. Wind turbines, or as you might call them, windmills, have been used for almost 1,200 years. From powering sawmills to pumping water and grinding grain, wind power has been a key to human development. Today, wind energy produces 10% of […]
Solar panels on the roof of a building in Gaza. By Anders Lorenzen This article is not going into nor is it taking sides in the rapidly and tragic escalating conflict in Israel and Palestine. Both Gaza and the West Bank, the Palestine territories, are incredibly energy-poor and have no energy production and thus rely 100% on energy imports. What […]
Global fossil fuel emissions are expected to peak in the middle of the 2020s and fall back to near 2015 levels by 2030, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. The rapid progress in renewable energy technology and construction have kept open a path to limiting global, though the agency said faster progress is needed to meet […]
Aalborg Portland is Denmark’s largest CO2 emitter. Photo credit: Aalborg Portland. By Anders Lorenzen Last month, the Danish government set aside funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, through an agreement reaching cross-party support across the political spectrum. Over a period of 15 years, the government will inject 26.8 billion Danish kroner which should yield CO2 emission reductions of […]
Dams are more common than you think. Author Steven Hawley reports that 58,500 large dams worldwide have trapped 3,155 gigatons of sediment, meaning they are rapidly filling up and will eventually become useless for storing water or generating electricity. Steven’s new book, Cracked: The Future of Dams in a Hot, Chaotic World, was published by Patagonia. A wide-ranging study of […]
Critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt are essential to power the technologies that can reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. Yet growing demand for these minerals, combined with supply chain concerns, could put our clean energy future at risk. Recycling could offer a sustainable pathway to meet rising demand for these minerals. By reclaiming critical minerals from e-waste and […]