This post will be part of a new category on this blog. I want to keep that category name for myself right now, so it will be just without category. It is a work in progress. In its early stages. The last CO2 emission records are bleak. Over 36 billion emissions only last year. HighestContinue reading “Trading Proof of Removal Rights”
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Harry Sudock on Bitcoin Mining Energy
I just listened to the podcast “The Truth about Bitcoin’s Energy” with Harry Sudock on the “What Bitcoin Did” podcast hosted by Peter McCormack. Sudock is working as a VP of Strategy for the “Griid Infrastructure” mining project. I learned that in the American market power lines don’t extend more than 500 miles. I learnedContinue reading “Harry Sudock on Bitcoin Mining Energy”
EU Climate State Aid Rules Draft
The EU Commission has published a draft of their revision of the State Aid Guidelines for renewable energy. The public has a chance to comment until August 2nd. This is a public comment on this draft. The existing 2014 version of the guidelines helped change the German law on renewable energy from a very successfulContinue reading “EU Climate State Aid Rules Draft”
Fast Lobbyist Reaction
After the recent insurrection failed to overturn the election results, there is a long list of companies that have pledged not to give money to those who voted against confirmation of the election results. Since many politicians rely on corporate money to finance their campaigns, this will have some influence going forward. And it isContinue reading “Fast Lobbyist Reaction”
XLink Desertec Project
As I learn from this Greentechmedia article by Jason Deign, there is a new startup in the United Kingdom with big plans. Their big plan is to connect North Africa directly with the UK. They want to build a long subsea cable hugging the coasts of Portugal, Spain, and France, at a cost of $21.6Continue reading “XLink Desertec Project”
Earshot.earth
So I just registered the above domain on an impulse today. The immediate reason for that was the new “Earthshot” initiative, where some famous people came up with 50 million English pounds to be awarded to good ideas. Well, I have an idea. I have no idea if it is any good, but it isContinue reading “Earshot.earth”
Could BP Coordinate Their Move to Less Production?
BP announced last week that they plan to reduce oil production by about 40 percent over the next decade, which is “at least one million barrels of oil equivalent a day”. They also announced to increase low carbon investment by a factor of ten to $5 billion a year. The plan is to develop fromContinue reading “Could BP Coordinate Their Move to Less Production?”
Nothing Wrong With EEG Payments Running Out After 20 Years
The German Law on Priority for Renewable Energy started out 20 years ago. The basic concept was paying a fixed price for renewable energy for 20 years. That price was calculated to make sure people could make a profit over those 20 years. Now that the first installations under that law are falling out ofContinue reading “Nothing Wrong With EEG Payments Running Out After 20 Years”
German Offshore Wind Law Draft
Just published by the Federal Economy Ministry and approved by the Cabinet. Germany wants to achieve 20 GW until 2030 and 40 GW until 2040. As usual now prices are set by auctions, with a new twist. Since people are starting to bid 0 cents (meaning no feed-in tariff payments at all) the new lawContinue reading “German Offshore Wind Law Draft”
Fossil Fuel Overdose
European Union High Representative and Vice President Josep Borrell just apologized for his choice of words when discussing climate. He recently used the term “Greta Syndrome” when talking about this question. If I understood him correctly, he wanted to say something like “people are very much for climate measures until they are actually asked toContinue reading “Fossil Fuel Overdose”
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