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"Our findings join critical voices arguing that this was the wrong solution to a misunderstood problem..." Climate action needs to shift in response to political trends and its own shortcomings. We need a fresh look at what's working and what needs to change.
Prisoners of the Wrong Dilemma: Why Distributive Conflict, Not Collective Action, Characterizes the Politics of Climate Change
Abstract. Climate change policy is generally modeled as a global collective action problem structured by free-riding concerns. Drawing on quantitative data, archival work, and elite interviews, we rev...
direct.mit.edu
January 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Our findings join critical voices arguing that this was the wrong solution to a misunderstood problem..." Climate action needs to shift in response to political trends and its own shortcomings. We need a fresh look at what's working and what needs to change.
A welcome alternative to batteries for excess from renewables, if it can compete economically. Could we pair this with asteroid mining one day for an energy source? How many tea kettles does a falling meteor power?
What a gravity battery looks like
People have been tapping the force of gravity for centuries to get work done. The area where I live had a number of water mills in the medieval era, all running off the power of falling water. Hydr…
earthbound.report
January 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A welcome alternative to batteries for excess from renewables, if it can compete economically. Could we pair this with asteroid mining one day for an energy source? How many tea kettles does a falling meteor power?
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Great to see RBC’s second annual report on the state of climate action in Canada. Plenty of good data and analysis here, including on the importance and cost-effectiveness of investing in bigger, cleaner, smarter electricity. ⚡️
www.rbc.com/climate-acti...
www.rbc.com/climate-acti...
January 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Great to see RBC’s second annual report on the state of climate action in Canada. Plenty of good data and analysis here, including on the importance and cost-effectiveness of investing in bigger, cleaner, smarter electricity. ⚡️
www.rbc.com/climate-acti...
www.rbc.com/climate-acti...