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The American Jobs Plan & Power Generation by Source

Posted on April 13, 2021 by climatechangefork

Last week, when I discussed the new $2.3 trillion “American Jobs Plan,” I listed the costs of items that directly address climate change mitigation. The second most expensive item was the $174 billion program for electric vehicle incentive. A few … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Electric Cars, Sustainability, US | Tagged Adaptation, American jobs plan, Biden, carbon emissions, carbon zero, Climate Change, CO2, Coal, coronavirus, economic, Economy, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, fossil fuel, fuel, Gas, Global Warming, IEA, Infrastructure, low carbon, Methane, Mitigation, NOAA, Nuclear, Oil, Power, power plant, renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Sustainable, temperature rise, Wind | 3 Comments

Energy Resilience: Winter in Texas

Posted on February 23, 2021 by climatechangefork

I have written often about resilience and its importance in our energy transition. You can put the word into the search box and see a plethora of posts. Most of them focus on California and Australia, where climate change has … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Extreme Weather, Sustainability, US, Water | Tagged Adaptation, arctic melt, Australia, California, Climate Change, Coal, Don Quijote, Electricity, energy transition, Extreme Weather, fossil fuel, freeze, Gas, Global Warming, nuclear power, Renewable, renewable energy, resilience, Solar, storm, Texas, Water, Wind, windmill, winter, winterize | 2 Comments

Two Contradictory Versions of “Too Expensive”

Posted on September 15, 2020 by climatechangefork

I’m still in lockdown but I have the resources to communicate with the world. I have the opportunity to expose myself to different kinds of information while avoiding exposure to the pandemic. The piece below came from Forbes magazine, which, … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged California, cherry picking global energy transition, choice, Climate Change, Coal, consequence, disease, Electricity, Energy, energy transition, Environment, environmental, fire, fire storm, fossil fuel, Fossil Fuels, Future, Gas, Germany, Global Warming, goals, Hydroelectric, hydroelectricity, individual bias, Insurance, Kenya, mitigating, Mitigation, Oil, Oregon, paradigm, phase-out, Policy, probability, prospect theory, Renewable, renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Sustainable, UN, unlivable, Washington, wild fire, wildfire, Wind, World Bank | 4 Comments

Energy Saving on Specific Campuses

Posted on July 21, 2020 by climatechangefork

There are two branches to making campuses more sustainable: reducing carbon emissions (with the objective of zero carbon by mid-century) and increasing resiliency in the energy supply. We have dealt with both objectives throughout this blog. One campus’ conversion to … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Education, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged America, carbon emissions, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, Drought, Energy, energy distribution, energy efficiency, energy production, energy transition, Extreme Weather, fossil fuel, fuel, global energy transition, Global Warming, independent grid, lab, laboratory, Microgrid, Net-Zero, New York, North America, NYC, NYU, Power, renewable energy, renewables, resiliency, smart grid, Solar, stuttering energy transition, Texas, university, US, UT Austin, Wind, zero carbon | 2 Comments

School Energy Use: Smart Grids & the Long Term

Posted on July 14, 2020 by climatechangefork

Last week I outlined my school’s effort to measure its energy use during the COVID-19 lockdown. As I mentioned there, I got the data following my (approved) visit to the campus. While I was there, I realized that even without … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged Brooklyn College, Calgary, conversion, covid, COVID 19, CUNY, Electricity, Energy, energy distribution, energy transition, EU, Europe, Future, Microgrid, New York, NY, NYC, PG&E, Portland, Power, power source, School, smart grid, Solar, sustailable, Sustainability, Technology, Weather, Wind, zero carbon | 2 Comments

How to Use COVID-19 to Make your Workplace Greener

Posted on June 30, 2020 by climatechangefork

The “lonely” Brooklyn College in June This is the beautiful campus where I teach. There are almost no students; it looks lonely. Granted, I took the photograph on Sunday, June 21st, a day when the campus likely wouldn’t look much … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged blackout, Brooklyn College, brownout, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, CO2, CO2 emissions, college, coronavirus, covid, CUNY, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Fossil Fuels, Gosaba, Hydroelectric, India, Infrastructure, legislation, lockdown, Microgrid, New Year, NYC, pandemic, Power, power grid, Renewable, social distance, Solar, Transition, virus, Wind | 1 Comment

Negative Energy Pricing

Posted on June 9, 2020 by climatechangefork

Last week, I outlined some markers of how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the global energy transition and how that ties in with climate change in the long run. For instance, the global decrease in GDP and the resulting drop … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Electricity, Energy | Tagged Battery, carbon emissions, CO2, Coal, conservation of energy, conversion, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, crude oil, Demand, Economics, Economy, Electricity, Energy, energy transition, fossil fuel, GDP, Germany, greenhouse gas, Hydroelectric, lockdown, negative energy pricing, Oil, pandemic, Physics, Power, power company, power plant, power prices, primary energy, Renewable, Solar, Supply, Sustainability, Sustainable, US, Weather, Wind | Leave a comment

Earth Day in a Pandemic

Posted on April 21, 2020 by climatechangefork

Tomorrow is the 50th Earth Day, my wife’s birthday, and the 8th birthday of this blog. Happy Birthday to everybody. This year, however, Earth Day will not be the same festive occasion that will include community events out in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Energy | Tagged China, Climate Change, coronavirus, COVID 19, Drought, Earth Day, Economy, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, EPA, GDP, Himilaya, India, megadrought, Oil, Policy, Pope Francis, Price, renewable energy, shutdown, social distancing, Solar, Southwest, US, Wind | 1 Comment

Coal Intensity & Coal Consumption

Posted on October 30, 2019 by climatechangefork

Today I am continuing my series (which started October 15th) examining the early signs of the global energy transition. In the previous two blogs my emphasis was on use of primary energy and electricity. This week, I’m looking at coal … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, America, Bangladesh, BP, Brazil, Britain, Carbon, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, Carbon Footprint, carbon intensity, carbon production, China, Clean Energy, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, coal intensity, data transmission, electrical power, Electricity, electricity access, electricity intensity, Emissions, Energy, energy intensity, energy transition, France, fuel, GDP, Germany, heat, high income, India, indicator, Indonesia, intensity, IPAT, Japan, low income, Mexico, middle income, Natural Gas, Nigeria, Nuclear, Oil, Pakistan, Physics, power consumption, primary energy, Renewable, renewal, Russia, secondary energy, Solar, solar power, Sustainability, Sustainable, Thermodynamics, Turkey, UK, US, Wind, wind power, World Bank | 4 Comments

Primary Energy: What Fraction Do We Use for Electricity Production?

Posted on October 22, 2019 by climatechangefork

Last week I looked at changes in electricity use (from 2000-2014), as a fraction of primary energy use, specifically as an early indicator of the energy transition to a more sustainable mix. I paid special attention to a group of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, Bangladesh, Brazil, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, China, Clean Energy, CO2 emissions, Coal, electrical power, Electricity, electricity access, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, France, Germany, heat, high income, India, Indonesia, Japan, low income, Mexico, middle income, Natural Gas, Nigeria, Nuclear, Oil, Pakistan, Physics, primary energy, Renewable, Russia, secondary energy, Solar, Sustainability, Thermodynamics, Turkey, UK, US, Wind | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Wind

The American Jobs Plan & Power Generation by Source

Energy Resilience: Winter in Texas

Two Contradictory Versions of “Too Expensive”

Energy Saving on Specific Campuses

School Energy Use: Smart Grids & the Long Term

Negative Energy Pricing

Coal Intensity & Coal Consumption

Primary Energy: What Fraction Do We Use for Electricity Production?

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