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Dec 19, 2024 • Reading Note

Decarbonizing Shipping with Wind

The shipping industry is known for being fairly dirty environmentally due largely to the fact that the most common fuel used in shipping — bunker fuel — contributes both to carbon emissions, significant air pollution, and water pollution (from spills and due to the common practice of dumping the byproduct of sulphur scrubbing to curtail air pollution).

Feb 22, 2024 • Reading Note

Wind and solar closing on fossil fuels in EU power generation

This one chart (published in Canary Media) illustrates both the case for optimism for our ability to deal with climate change as well as a clear case of how geopolitical pressures can dramatically impact energy choices: the rapid increase in use of renewable energy (mainly at the expense of fossil fuels) as source of electricity in the EU. ---