@mariora69.bsky.social
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Why the Moss Landing battery fire is a rare occurrence that will unlikely be repeated.
lookout.co/is-the-batte...
lookout.co/is-the-batte...
Is the battery storage facility planned for South County safer or just different?
In the wake of January’s fire at a Moss Landing battery plant, Santa Cruz County residents are pushing back against a proposed Watsonville storage facility. While developers tout new safety measures, ...
lookout.co
March 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Why the Moss Landing battery fire is a rare occurrence that will unlikely be repeated.
lookout.co/is-the-batte...
lookout.co/is-the-batte...
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Excellent summation of the risks of different battery types and arrangements, by Christopher Neely.
Interviews with Mark Jacobson and Dustin Mulvaney.
Interviews with Mark Jacobson and Dustin Mulvaney.
Why the Moss Landing battery fire is a rare occurrence that will unlikely be repeated.
lookout.co/is-the-batte...
lookout.co/is-the-batte...
Is the battery storage facility planned for South County safer or just different?
In the wake of January’s fire at a Moss Landing battery plant, Santa Cruz County residents are pushing back against a proposed Watsonville storage facility. While developers tout new safety measures, ...
lookout.co
March 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Excellent summation of the risks of different battery types and arrangements, by Christopher Neely.
Interviews with Mark Jacobson and Dustin Mulvaney.
Interviews with Mark Jacobson and Dustin Mulvaney.
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Carbon capture and direct air capture are more costly than (and increases CO2 and deaths relative to) switching to clean, renewables
techxplore.com/news/2025-02...
The paper:
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
techxplore.com/news/2025-02...
The paper:
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Carbon capture more costly than switching to renewables, researchers find
For most countries around the world, sourcing energy entirely from wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower by 2050 would reduce their energy needs and costs, improve air quality, and help slow climate...
techxplore.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Carbon capture and direct air capture are more costly than (and increases CO2 and deaths relative to) switching to clean, renewables
techxplore.com/news/2025-02...
The paper:
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
techxplore.com/news/2025-02...
The paper:
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
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Carbon capture and synthetic direct air carbon capture both increase CO2, so claims by the @ipcc.bsky.social and others that we "need" CC/SDACC are misleading and false because they fail to explaining CC/SDACC have no ability to reduce net CO2, and they increase social cost
It is simply not true that either carbon capture or synthetic (not natural) direct air capture reduces CO2 when the whole system, not just the capture equipment, is considered.
Time to act wiser on climate and abandon policies promoting, on climate grounds, CC and DAC
Time to act wiser on climate and abandon policies promoting, on climate grounds, CC and DAC
Time to act wiser on climate
CC+DAC incr CO2, pollution, energy needs+costs v WWS
WWS v CC+DAC 149 countries
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
WWS-BEVs v E85+CC+pipes
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Blue v gray H2
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
CC+DAC v WWS cases
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
CC+DAC incr CO2, pollution, energy needs+costs v WWS
WWS v CC+DAC 149 countries
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
WWS-BEVs v E85+CC+pipes
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Blue v gray H2
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
CC+DAC v WWS cases
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
February 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Carbon capture and synthetic direct air carbon capture both increase CO2, so claims by the @ipcc.bsky.social and others that we "need" CC/SDACC are misleading and false because they fail to explaining CC/SDACC have no ability to reduce net CO2, and they increase social cost
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UK govt. global data analysis reveals that just one new #nuclear station takes between 13 to 17 years from planning and regulation to operation. publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
publications.parliament.uk
February 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
UK govt. global data analysis reveals that just one new #nuclear station takes between 13 to 17 years from planning and regulation to operation. publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
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"Policies promoting carbon capture direct air capture should be abandoned"
New paper in @pubs.acs.org
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Summary
sustainability.stanford.edu/news/opportu...
@stanforddoerr.bsky.social @stanfordwoods.bsky.social @profbobhowarth.bsky.social
New paper in @pubs.acs.org
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Summary
sustainability.stanford.edu/news/opportu...
@stanforddoerr.bsky.social @stanfordwoods.bsky.social @profbobhowarth.bsky.social
web.stanford.edu
February 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Policies promoting carbon capture direct air capture should be abandoned"
New paper in @pubs.acs.org
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Summary
sustainability.stanford.edu/news/opportu...
@stanforddoerr.bsky.social @stanfordwoods.bsky.social @profbobhowarth.bsky.social
New paper in @pubs.acs.org
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Summary
sustainability.stanford.edu/news/opportu...
@stanforddoerr.bsky.social @stanfordwoods.bsky.social @profbobhowarth.bsky.social
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Meanwhile, 100% #WindWaterSolar eliminates over 5 million air pollution deaths/y, energy-related CO2 emission, 54.4% of end-use energy needs, 59.6% of annual energy costs, and 91.8% of annual social costs in 2050, giving energy- and social-cost payback times of 5.9 and 0.78 years, respectively.
"'All-of-the-above' policies promoting carbon capture and/or direct air capture to reduce or offset CO2 emissions trigger, with full penetration across 149 countries, $60-80 tril/y in social cost, or 9.1-12.1 times WWS social cost and only 1.1%-25.6% lower social cost than BAU"
February 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Meanwhile, 100% #WindWaterSolar eliminates over 5 million air pollution deaths/y, energy-related CO2 emission, 54.4% of end-use energy needs, 59.6% of annual energy costs, and 91.8% of annual social costs in 2050, giving energy- and social-cost payback times of 5.9 and 0.78 years, respectively.
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"'All-of-the-above' policies promoting carbon capture and/or direct air capture to reduce or offset CO2 emissions trigger, with full penetration across 149 countries, $60-80 tril/y in social cost, or 9.1-12.1 times WWS social cost and only 1.1%-25.6% lower social cost than BAU"
February 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"'All-of-the-above' policies promoting carbon capture and/or direct air capture to reduce or offset CO2 emissions trigger, with full penetration across 149 countries, $60-80 tril/y in social cost, or 9.1-12.1 times WWS social cost and only 1.1%-25.6% lower social cost than BAU"
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Solar farms could help boost numbers of birds and wildlife www.businessgreen.com/4409747/ via @businessgreen
Study: Solar farms could help boost numbers of birds and wildlife
New study by the RSPB and the University of Cambridge suggests that where renewable energy projects are managed to deliver nature benefits they can result in more biodiversity than arable farming-domi...
www.businessgreen.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Solar farms could help boost numbers of birds and wildlife www.businessgreen.com/4409747/ via @businessgreen
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World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’.
Bogs and swamps are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow #climate change targets.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bogs and swamps are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow #climate change targets.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’, warns study
Bogs and swamps are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow climate change targets
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’.
Bogs and swamps are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow #climate change targets.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bogs and swamps are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow #climate change targets.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Germany to test viability of building wind projects up to 280 km off the coast reneweconomy.com.au/germany-to-v...
Germany to test viability of building wind projects up to 280 km off the coast
Germany starts multi-year campaign to measure wind speeds around 280 kms off the North Sea coast to prepare the expansion of wind farms in the area.
reneweconomy.com.au
February 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Germany to test viability of building wind projects up to 280 km off the coast reneweconomy.com.au/germany-to-v...
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Solar panels could cut fuel-poor UK families’ energy bills by 24%.
Call for means-tested grants or loans to cover upfront costs that prevent poorer households from benefiting.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Call for means-tested grants or loans to cover upfront costs that prevent poorer households from benefiting.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Solar panels could cut fuel-poor UK families’ energy bills by 24%, says study
Call for means-tested grants or loans to cover upfront costs that prevent poorer households from benefiting
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Solar panels could cut fuel-poor UK families’ energy bills by 24%.
Call for means-tested grants or loans to cover upfront costs that prevent poorer households from benefiting.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Call for means-tested grants or loans to cover upfront costs that prevent poorer households from benefiting.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Known world lithium resources now ~115.1 Tg - enough for 14.6 billion vehicles at 7.9 kg-Li/vehicle (and we need fewer than the 1.5 bil vehicles today)
Argentina-23 Tg
Bolivia-23
U.S.-19
Chile-11
Australia-8.9
China-6.8
Canada-5.7
Others-17.7
World-115.1
pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/...
Argentina-23 Tg
Bolivia-23
U.S.-19
Chile-11
Australia-8.9
China-6.8
Canada-5.7
Others-17.7
World-115.1
pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/...
pubs.usgs.gov
February 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Known world lithium resources now ~115.1 Tg - enough for 14.6 billion vehicles at 7.9 kg-Li/vehicle (and we need fewer than the 1.5 bil vehicles today)
Argentina-23 Tg
Bolivia-23
U.S.-19
Chile-11
Australia-8.9
China-6.8
Canada-5.7
Others-17.7
World-115.1
pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/...
Argentina-23 Tg
Bolivia-23
U.S.-19
Chile-11
Australia-8.9
China-6.8
Canada-5.7
Others-17.7
World-115.1
pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/...
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'Professor Steve Thomas, Dr Paul Dorfman, Professor MV Ramana, Professor Amory Lovins and Tetsunari Iida stated that after 60 years of commercial history, “nuclear power is further from, not nearer to, survival without massive public subsidies”.'
www.thenational.scot/politics/249...
www.thenational.scot/politics/249...
Lesley Riddoch: Anas Sarwar’s insistences on nuclear energy serves wrong people
BUILD, baby, build.
www.thenational.scot
February 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
'Professor Steve Thomas, Dr Paul Dorfman, Professor MV Ramana, Professor Amory Lovins and Tetsunari Iida stated that after 60 years of commercial history, “nuclear power is further from, not nearer to, survival without massive public subsidies”.'
www.thenational.scot/politics/249...
www.thenational.scot/politics/249...
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"It’s now well established that exposure to ionizing radiation has adverse health impacts, affecting the heart, lungs, thyroid, brain and immune system, causing blood disorders, cataracts, malignant tumors, keloids and other chronic conditions."
thehill.com/opinion/ener...
thehill.com/opinion/ener...
thehill.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"It’s now well established that exposure to ionizing radiation has adverse health impacts, affecting the heart, lungs, thyroid, brain and immune system, causing blood disorders, cataracts, malignant tumors, keloids and other chronic conditions."
thehill.com/opinion/ener...
thehill.com/opinion/ener...
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Half a degree rise in global warming will triple area of Earth that is 'too hot for humans’.
The new area will be equivalent to the size of the U.S.
#climate
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
The new area will be equivalent to the size of the U.S.
#climate
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Half a degree rise in global warming will triple area of Earth 'too hot for humans’
Unsurvivable heat thresholds would bring the risk of lethal heatstroke – even in the shade
www.independent.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Half a degree rise in global warming will triple area of Earth that is 'too hot for humans’.
The new area will be equivalent to the size of the U.S.
#climate
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
The new area will be equivalent to the size of the U.S.
#climate
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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Deep-red state, Wyoming, refuses, in its senate, to put a moratorium on wind and solar and to "make carbon dioxide great again"
www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboome...
www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboome...
Wyoming senators reject moratorium on wind and solar, pro-CO2 bill
CHEYENNE — A bill to “Make carbon dioxide great again” and another proposing a five-year moratorium on wind and solar projects failed to make it out of Senate committees Monday.
www.wyomingnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Deep-red state, Wyoming, refuses, in its senate, to put a moratorium on wind and solar and to "make carbon dioxide great again"
www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboome...
www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboome...
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An acre of land can power a car to go 13,000 miles per year using biofuel (corn ethanol), or 900,000 miles per year using solar.
February 4, 2025 at 4:56 AM
An acre of land can power a car to go 13,000 miles per year using biofuel (corn ethanol), or 900,000 miles per year using solar.
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And it doesn't help that global temperatures in 2024 averaged 1.47-1.6 degrees Celsius above the 1850-1900 mean, according to two different datasets.
(versus 1.36-1.48 C above the mean in 2023)
NASA
science.nasa.gov/earth/measur...
ECMWF
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
(versus 1.36-1.48 C above the mean in 2023)
NASA
science.nasa.gov/earth/measur...
ECMWF
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
January 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
And it doesn't help that global temperatures in 2024 averaged 1.47-1.6 degrees Celsius above the 1850-1900 mean, according to two different datasets.
(versus 1.36-1.48 C above the mean in 2023)
NASA
science.nasa.gov/earth/measur...
ECMWF
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
(versus 1.36-1.48 C above the mean in 2023)
NASA
science.nasa.gov/earth/measur...
ECMWF
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
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Global warming is a fact of life, and 2024 was the hottest year globally since humans have been on Earth
Global temps 2024 1.47-1.6 C above the 1850-1900 mean from 2 datasets
(vs 1.36-1.48 C above the mean in 2023)
NASA
science.nasa.gov/earth/measur...
ECMWF
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
Global temps 2024 1.47-1.6 C above the 1850-1900 mean from 2 datasets
(vs 1.36-1.48 C above the mean in 2023)
NASA
science.nasa.gov/earth/measur...
ECMWF
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
This is How Scientists Measure Global Temperature - NASA Science
The process for producing NASA’s global temperature record is rigorous and complex. Here’s a look at how — and why — it is done.
science.nasa.gov
January 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Global warming is a fact of life, and 2024 was the hottest year globally since humans have been on Earth
Global temps 2024 1.47-1.6 C above the 1850-1900 mean from 2 datasets
(vs 1.36-1.48 C above the mean in 2023)
NASA
science.nasa.gov/earth/measur...
ECMWF
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
Global temps 2024 1.47-1.6 C above the 1850-1900 mean from 2 datasets
(vs 1.36-1.48 C above the mean in 2023)
NASA
science.nasa.gov/earth/measur...
ECMWF
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...