It's become habitual for some, especially here in the US, to lapse into thinking natural gas is the thing that helps us retire coal. No, it isn't. The UK for example zeroed out coal, and over twenty years still reduced its natural gas use in power by 30%. 🔌💡 www.coldeye.earth/p/election-r...
Fossil fuel activism almost without fail chooses the least effective methods. Results follow. The State of OR, City of Portland, Multnomah County have failed for years to undertake any action against our biggest emissions problem (cars). Instead, this nonsense: www.opb.org/article/2024...
Oregon’s largest gas utility as well as a research institute have been added as two new defendants in Multnomah County’s $52 billion lawsuit against fossil fuel companies over the 2021 heat dome event...
A variation on this question: which are the states that started earlier, such that their accomplishments are largely in the rear-view, and need new momentum. My state of OR comes to mind. Early to wind power, early to urban reformation (highways, roads, bikes, transit). But now what?
When it comes to US power sector emissions, the closing of coal plants lowers emissions, and the deployment of wind, solar, and storage in substitution preserves those lower emissions. Increased use of NG in the power sector does not lower emissions.
It's actually pretty sad what has happened to $TSLA. On Earth II, Musk reliably advocates for the climate change fight and uses the company platform as a friendly welcome mat to everyone who agrees. Alas, here on Earth I, it's just value destruction. And absolute insanity. All the way down.
I did a write up of the new California law that greenlights 30 pilot projects for "neighborhood-scale electrification" Basically, CA utilities are going to start moving whole neighborhoods off gas. People will get free retrofits and appliances. gasoutlook.com/analysis/cal...
Zillow will now show climate risks for property listings in the US - https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24255325/zillow-real-estate-climate-risk-insurance
Buyer beware.
The US, emerging energy giant, is on course this year to export 10% more energy than it consumes. 💡🔌 www.coldeye.earth/p/fossil-fue...
Many will be impressed with the IEA's latest growth upgrade to renewables. But renewables growth remains a necessary but insufficient solution to the problem, because growth alone doesn't solve the problem of the fossil fuel underlayer. www.iea.org/reports/rene...
Renewables 2024 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
"The number of Maine homes using heating oil dropped 6% last year, the biggest annual shift since 2010, according to federal data. The drop coincided with a major push to get more homes to use high efficiency heat pumps." www.mainepublic.org/climate/2024... via Peter McGuire
The percentage of Maine homes burning heating oil has steadily declined since the governor made heat pump adoption a cornerstone of her climate plan.