Climate, pollution, clean/renewable energy
Stanford U Prof, Civil & Env Eng; Director, Atmos/Energy Program
Cofounder-Solutions Project; Appeared on Letterman
Testified Held v Montana
https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/
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Climate, pollution, clean/renewable energy
Stanford U Prof, Civil & Env Eng; Director, Atmos/Energy Program
Cofounder-Solutions Project; Appeared on Letterman
Testified Held v Montana
https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/
Stanford.io/Jacobson
Mark Zachary Jacobson is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University and director of its Atmosphere/Energy Program. He is also a co-founder of the non-profit, Solutions Project. .. more
Lower costs, better health, better climate, more jobs, less land, less mining, more energy security. No downside
More info
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web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
It reduces world energy costs by $10t/y in 2050. Since upfront cost is $60 t -> 6 y payback time
Also saves $30 t/y in health costs & $30 t/y in climate costs, so total savings $70t/y -> 1 y payback
www.youtube.com/shorts/-7SMS...
WindWaterSolar met >100% of demand for parts of 216th & 217th days of 2025.
Fossil gas down 37.3%, solar up 42.6%, batteries up 198%, demand down 1.4% vs '23
Average of 3.8 h/day > 100% WWS among all days in '25 v 0.7 h/day in '23
There is no reason to have fossil gas in your home. Electricity can do everything gas can do but cheaper, cleaner & more efficiently. All gas does is burden us with high costs & bad health for the rest of our lives
www.youtube.com/shorts/uSacJ...
Gas down 17.5% v '24 & 37.4% v '23
Solar up 15% v '24 & 43% v '23
Batteries up 56% v '24 & 198% v '23
61.4% of demand in '25 met by WWS (54% in-state +7.5% imports=58% of 12.9% imports)
Two more 100% WindWaterSolar days for part of the day in CA, making it 213 100% days so far in 2025.
CA will be 100% WWS 24/7/365 by 2037.
PV and batteries are replacing gas rapidly.
Gas down 18% versus 2024 and 37.4% versus 2023.
Two more 100% WindWaterSolar days for part of the day in CA, making it 213 100% days so far in 2025.
CA will be 100% WWS 24/7/365 by 2037.
PV and batteries are replacing gas rapidly.
Gas down 18% versus 2024 and 37.4% versus 2023.
Reposted by Juan Cole
And look: Little wind Sat day but still 100% WWS
Gas down 18% v '24; 37% v '23
Demand down 2% v '24; 1.4% v '23
Solar up 15% v '24; 43% v '23
Batt up 56% v '24; 199% v '23
Reposted by Mark Z. Jacobson
Clean, Renewables Lower Electricity Prices
11 US states met 51-120% of their electricity demand for the year between mid 2024-2025 with just clean, renewable sources. Of these, 10 had electricity prices at least 2 c/kWh below the US avg
www.youtube.com/shorts/deygz...
Some surprises
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOXw...
CA 54.24% in-state WWS for all of 2025, 3.87% higher than last year's 50.37%. At this rate, CA will be 100% WWS 24/7/365 by 2036.
Gas down 18.5% v '24 & 37.4% v '23