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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

Wisdom from Germany: How to Transition Away From Coal

Posted on October 8, 2019 by climatechangefork

This is the end of my series about my summer trip and the lessons I learned when I visited Germany. In last week’s blog, I promised to finish up my examination by comparing Germany’s energy transition efforts with those of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Energy, law, Sustainability | Tagged Angela Merkel, biomass, Capacity, carbon neutral, Coal, coal commission, coal mining, Electrical Grid, Electricity, Energy, energy mix, energy transition, EU, European Union, Fertility Rate, Fukushima, generation, Germany, global energy transition, goal, Infrastructure, Ireland, Japan, legislation, lignite, mineral oil, Natural Gas, Net-Zero, Netherlands, New York City, nuclear power, NYC, Policy, Power, power source, Renewable, renewable energy, Solar, target, US, Wind | 6 Comments

Renewable Energy in Germany: Windmills

Posted on October 1, 2019 by climatechangefork

One of the main stops on my extensive summer trip (September 4th blog) was Germany. I have talked about that throughout September (with the exception of my September 10th blog, when I focused on Dubai). This blog will be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Economics, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged Angela Merkel, biomass, carbon dioxide, Cars, climate, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, commitment, Electricity, Energy, Energy Consumption, energy transition, Fiat, Germany, GHG, greenhouse gases, hydro, manufacture, mineral oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear, nuclear power, Power, power consumption, renewables, Solar, target, Toyota, Wind | 2 Comments

Cherry-Picking Data in an Energy Transition: Renewables & Polar Bears

Posted on September 17, 2019 by climatechangefork

My original plan was to continue writing about what I learned during my summer-long trip. Last week I focused on Dubai and I thought to focus this week’s blog on the greenhouses in the Netherlands. However, as usual in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, Al Gore, Anthropogenic, Arctic, arctic melt, biogas, cherry picking, climate, Climate Change, conservation, Economy, Electrical Grid, Electricity, energy transition, Environment, experiment, Germany, global energy transition, Greta Thunberg, ice, ice melt, inconvenient, inconvenient truth, initiative, matter, Netherlands, phase transition, photovoltaics, polar bear, profit, Renewable, renewable energy, renewables, satellite, Science, sea ice, Solar, subsidy, Sustainability, Sustainable, thermometer, turbine, Water, wildlife, Wind, wind farm, wind power | 15 Comments

Extreme Heat: Big Cities, 2050

Posted on July 23, 2019 by climatechangefork

We are entering new levels of extreme heat. June 2019 was the warmest June ever recorded. The Weather Channel summarized it: At a Glance Four separate analyses, including from NOAA and NASA, found Earth’s warmest June on record was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sustainability | Tagged 1880, 2050, a/c, Adaptation, air conditioner, air conditioning, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Beijing, Britain, C40, Cairo, China, city, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Delhi, Drought, Dubai, Egypt, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Europe, extreme heat, Extreme Weather, Future, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Health, heat, heat wave, heatwave, India, Istanbul, Japan, Ljubljana, London, Madrid, Mexico, Mexico City, Mitigation, Moscow, NASA, New York City, NOAA, NYC, Renewable, renewable energy, risk, Science, Seattle, Slovenia, Solar, Spain, summer, Sustainability, Temperature, temperature change, Tokyo, urban population, US, Water, water crisis, Water Shortage, Water Stress, Wind | 1 Comment

Electricity Use: Lighting – Incandescent vs. LED

Posted on July 16, 2019 by climatechangefork

In this blog, I would like to go through some details about judicious selection of the lighting devices that we use (e.g. incandescent, compact fluorescent, halogen or LED) and when or how much we choose to use our electricity. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability, US | Tagged a/c, air conditioning, appliances, carbon emissions, cfl, commercial, compact fluorescent, economic, efficient, electrical power, Electricity, electricity access, electronics, Energy, Energy Consumption, energy efficient, energy star, energy transition, Environment, environmental, EPA, fluorescent, GDP, global energy transition, halogen, heat, home, incandescent, industrial, LED, light, light bulb, lighting, lumens, rebate, residential, sector, transportation, US, use, Voltage, wasted energy, Water, wattage, watts | 4 Comments

Buildings: Emissions

Posted on July 9, 2019 by climatechangefork

In urban environments, buildings are major contributors to climate change. In fact, according to the NYC Greenhouse Gas Inventory of 2016, they are responsible for two-thirds of New York City’s annual emissions. I have been looking at mitigation efforts of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, building, Carbon, city council, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Efficiency, efficient, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Future, Global Warming, governance, Government, green, greenhouse gas, law, legislation, Mitigation, NYC, Renewable, renewable energy, Science, Solar, Sustainability, Timeline, urban green, US, Wind | Leave a comment

Sustainable CUNY Solar + Storage Summit 2019

Posted on July 2, 2019 by climatechangefork

Over the last few years, the City University of New York has organized several Solar + Storage summits focused on local needs and opportunities to accelerate the local energy transition to a carbon neutral economy. This year, the conference was … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Conference, Education, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Carbon, carbon neutral, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, CUNY, DG Hub, diesel, Economy, Education, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Future, generator, Global Warming, Green Bank, greenhouse gas, Kathy Hochul, Microgrid, Mitigation, model, National Grid, Natural Gas, New York, NREL, NY, NYC, NYCEEC, Policy, policymakers, PV, Renewable, renewable energy, resilient, Science, Solar, Solar Energy, solar panel, Storage, Sustainability, Sustainable, US, Wind, zero net carbon | 1 Comment

Multilevel Confrontations with Climate Change: State Legislation

Posted on June 25, 2019 by climatechangefork

Wherever you live or work there is a very good chance that you are subject to multiple jurisdictions , with laws that you have to abide by. In my case, those include New York City and State, and the US … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Brooklyn College, California, carbon neutral, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, CUNY, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Future, Global Warming, governance, Government, greenhouse gas, jurisdiction, law, legislation, Mitigation, New York, NY, NYC, Policy, Renewable, renewable energy, rule, Science, socio-economic, socioeconomic, Solar, State, Sustainability, US, Wind | 2 Comments

Campus Transition into Sustainability Teaching Laboratory

Posted on June 18, 2019 by climatechangefork

My May 28th blog discussed the Sierra Club’s ranking of university campuses’ sustainability conversions. I also included the organization’s methodology. Later, in my June 4th blog, I suggested that campuses could convert this transitional process into a teaching moment — … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: energy transition

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

Wisdom from Germany: How to Transition Away From Coal

Renewable Energy in Germany: Windmills

Cherry-Picking Data in an Energy Transition: Renewables & Polar Bears

Extreme Heat: Big Cities, 2050

Electricity Use: Lighting – Incandescent vs. LED

Buildings: Emissions

Sustainable CUNY Solar + Storage Summit 2019

Multilevel Confrontations with Climate Change: State Legislation

Campus Transition into Sustainability Teaching Laboratory

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