#Energy Costs Reduction

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Real innovation vs Silicon Valley nonsense

This is the LAST DAY to get my bestselling solarpunk utopian novel THE LOST CAUSE (2023) as a $2.99, DRM-free ebook!

If there was any area where we needed a lot of "innovation," it's in climate tech. We've already blown through numerous points-of-no-return for a habitable Earth, and the pace is accelerating.

Silicon Valley claims to be the epicenter of American innovation, but what passes for innovation in Silicon Valley is some combination of nonsense, climate-wrecking tech, and climate-wrecking nonsense tech. Forget Jeff Hammerbacher's lament about "the best minds of my generation thinking about how to make people click ads." Today's best-paid, best-trained technologists are enlisted to making boobytrapped IoT gadgets:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/24/record-scratch/#autoenshittification

Planet-destroying cryptocurrency scams:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/15/your-new-first-name/#that-dagger-tho

NFT frauds:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/02/06/crypto-copyright-%f0%9f%a4%a1%f0%9f%92%a9/

Or planet-destroying AI frauds:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/29/pay-no-attention/#to-the-little-man-behind-the-curtain

If that was the best "innovation" the human race had to offer, we'd be fucking doomed.

But – as Ryan Cooper writes for The American Prospect – there's a far more dynamic, consequential, useful and exciting innovation revolution underway, thanks to muscular public spending on climate tech:

https://prospect.org/environment/2024-05-30-green-energy-revolution-real-innovation/

The green energy revolution – funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS Act and the Science Act – is accomplishing amazing feats, which are barely registering amid the clamor of AI nonsense and other hype. I did an interview a while ago about my climate novel The Lost Cause and the interviewer wanted to know what role AI would play in resolving the climate emergency. I was momentarily speechless, then I said, "Well, I guess maybe all the energy used to train and operate models could make it much worse? What role do you think it could play?" The interviewer had no answer.

Here's brief tour of the revolution:

2023 saw 32GW of new solar energy come online in the USA (up 50% from 2022);

Wind increased from 118GW to 141GW;

Grid-scale batteries doubled in 2023 and will double again in 2024;

EV sales increased from 20,000 to 90,000/month.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/blog/2023/12/19/building-a-thriving-clean-energy-economy-in-2023-and-beyond/

The cost of clean energy is plummeting, and that's triggering other areas of innovation, like using "hot rocks" to replace fossil fuel heat (25% of overall US energy consumption):

https://rondo.com/products

Increasing our access to cheap, clean energy will require a lot of materials, and material production is very carbon intensive. Luckily, the existing supply of cheap, clean energy is fueling "green steel" production experiments:

https://www.wdam.com/2024/03/25/americas-1st-green-steel-plant-coming-perry-county-1b-federal-investment/

Cheap, clean energy also makes it possible to recover valuable minerals from aluminum production tailings, a process that doubles as site-remediation:

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/toxic-red-mud-co2-free-iron

And while all this electrification is going to require grid upgrades, there's lots we can do with our existing grid, like power-line automation that increases capacity by 40%:

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/13/1187620367/power-grid-enhancing-technologies-climate-change

It's also going to require a lot of storage, which is why it's so exciting that we're figuring out how to turn decommissioned mines into giant batteries. During the day, excess renewable energy is channeled into raising rock-laden platforms to the top of the mine-shafts, and at night, these unspool, releasing energy that's fed into the high-availability power-lines that are already present at every mine-site:

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/02/06/this-disused-mine-in-finland-is-being-turned-into-a-gravity-battery-to-store-renewable-ene

Why are we paying so much attention to Silicon Valley pump-and-dumps and ignoring all this incredible, potentially planet-saving, real innovation? Cooper cites a plausible explanation from the Apperceptive newsletter:

https://buttondown.email/apperceptive/archive/destructive-investing-and-the-siren-song-of/

Silicon Valley is the land of low-capital, low-labor growth. Software development requires fewer people than infrastructure and hard goods manufacturing, both to get started and to run as an ongoing operation. Silicon Valley is the place where you get rich without creating jobs. It's run by investors who hate the idea of paying people. That's why AI is so exciting for Silicon Valley types: it lets them fantasize about making humans obsolete. A company without employees is a company without labor issues, without messy co-determination fights, without any moral consideration for others. It's the natural progression for an industry that started by misclassifying the workers in its buildings as "contractors," and then graduated to pretending that millions of workers were actually "independent small businesses."

It's also the natural next step for an industry that hates workers so much that it will pretend that their work is being done by robots, and then outsource the labor itself to distant Indian call-centers (no wonder Indian techies joke that "AI" stands for "absent Indians"):

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/17/fake-it-until-you-dont-make-it/#twenty-one-seconds

Contrast this with climate tech: this is a profoundly physical kind of technology. It is labor intensive. It is skilled. The workers who perform it have power, both because they are so far from their employers' direct oversight and because these fed-funded sectors are more likely to be unionized than Silicon Valley shops. Moreover, climate tech is capital intensive. All of those workers are out there moving stuff around: solar panels, wires, batteries.

Climate tech is infrastructural. As Deb Chachra writes in her must-read 2023 book How Infrastructure Works, infrastructure is a gift we give to our descendants. Infrastructure projects rarely pay for themselves during the lives of the people who decide to build them:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/17/care-work/#charismatic-megaprojects

Climate tech also produces gigantic, diffused, uncapturable benefits. The "social cost of carbon" is a measure that seeks to capture how much we all pay as polluters despoil our shared world. It includes the direct health impacts of burning fossil fuels, and the indirect costs of wildfires and extreme weather events. The "social savings" of climate tech are massive:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/climate-and-health-benefits-of-wind-and-solar-dwarf-all-subsidies/

For every MWh of renewable power produced, we save $100 in social carbon costs. That's $100 worth of people not sickening and dying from pollution, $100 worth of homes and habitats not burning down or disappearing under floodwaters. All told, US renewables have delivered $250,000,000,000 (one quarter of one trillion dollars) in social carbon savings over the past four years:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/climate-and-health-benefits-of-wind-and-solar-dwarf-all-subsidies/

In other words, climate tech is unselfish tech. It's a gift to the future and to the broad public. It shares its spoils with workers. It requires public action. By contrast, Silicon Valley is greedy tech that is relentlessly focused on the shortest-term returns that can be extracted with the least share going to labor. It also requires massive public investment, but it also totally committed to giving as little back to the public as is possible.

No wonder America's richest and most powerful people are lining up to endorse and fund Trump:

https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2024-05-30-democracy-deshmocracy-mega-financiers-flocking-to-trump/

Silicon Valley epitomizes Stafford Beer's motto that "the purpose of a system is what it does." If Silicon Valley produces nothing but planet-wrecking nonsense, grifty scams, and planet-wrecking, nonsensical scams, then these are all features of the tech sector, not bugs.

As Anil Dash writes:

Driving change requires us to make the machine want something else. If the purpose of a system is what it does, and we don’t like what it does, then we have to change the system.

https://www.anildash.com/2024/05/29/systems-the-purpose-of-a-system/

To give climate tech the attention, excitement, and political will it deserves, we need to recalibrate our understanding of the world. We need to have object permanence. We need to remember just how few people were actually using cryptocurrency during the bubble and apply that understanding to AI hype. Only 2% of Britons surveyed in a recent study use AI tools:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c511x4g7x7jo

If we want our tech companies to do good, we have to understand that their ground state is to create planet-wrecking nonsense, grifty scams, and planet-wrecking, nonsensical scams. We need to make these companies small enough to fail, small enough to jail, and small enough to care:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/04/teach-me-how-to-shruggie/#kagi

We need to hold companies responsible, and we need to change the microeconomics of the board room, to make it easier for tech workers who want to do good to shout down the scammers, nonsense-peddlers and grifters:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/28/microincentives-and-enshittification/

Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that the FTC could hold Amazon executives personally liable for the decision to trick people into signing up for Prime, and for making the unsubscribe-from-Prime process into a Kafka-as-a-service nightmare:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/amazon-execs-may-be-personally-liable-for-tricking-users-into-prime-sign-ups/

Imagine how powerful a precedent this could set. The Amazon employees who vociferously objected to their bosses' decision to make Prime as confusing as possible could have raised the objection that doing this could end up personally costing those bosses millions of dollars in fines:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/03/big-tech-cant-stop-telling-on-itself/

We need to make climate tech, not Big Tech, the center of our scrutiny and will. The climate emergency is so terrifying as to be nearly unponderable. Science fiction writers are increasingly being called upon to try to frame this incomprehensible risk in human terms. SF writer (and biologist) Peter Watts's conversation with evolutionary biologist Dan Brooks is an eye-opener:

https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-collapse-is-coming-will-humanity-adapt/

They draw a distinction between "sustainability" meaning "what kind of technological fixes can we come up with that will allow us to continue to do business as usual without paying a penalty for it?" and sustainability meaning, "what changes in behavior will allow us to save ourselves with the technology that is possible?"

Writing about the Watts/Brooks dialog for Naked Capitalism, Yves Smith invokes William Gibson's The Peripheral:

With everything stumbling deeper into a ditch of shit, history itself become a slaughterhouse, science had started popping. Not all at once, no one big heroic thing, but there were cleaner, cheaper energy sources, more effective ways to get carbon out of the air, new drugs that did what antibiotics had done before…. Ways to print food that required much less in the way of actual food to begin with. So everything, however deeply fucked in general, was lit increasingly by the new, by things that made people blink and sit up, but then the rest of it would just go on, deeper into the ditch. A progress accompanied by constant violence, he said, by sufferings unimaginable.

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/05/preparing-for-collapse-why-the-focus-on-climate-energy-sustainability-is-destructive.html

Gibson doesn't think this is likely, mind, and even if it's attainable, it will come amidst "unimaginable suffering."

But the universe of possible technologies is quite large. As Chachra points out in How Infrastructure Works, we could give every person on Earth a Canadian's energy budget (like an American's, but colder), by capturing a mere 0.4% of the solar radiation that reaches the Earth's surface every day. Doing this will require heroic amounts of material and labor, especially if we're going to do it without destroying the planet through material extraction and manufacturing.

These are the questions that we should be concerning ourselves with: what behavioral changes will allow us to realize cheap, abundant, green energy? What "innovations" will our society need to focus on the things we need, rather than the scams and nonsense that creates Silicon Valley fortunes?

How can we use planning, and solidarity, and codetermination to usher in the kind of tech that makes it possible for us to get through the climate bottleneck with as little death and destruction as possible? How can we use enforcement, discernment, and labor rights to thwart the enshittificatory impulses of Silicon Valley's biggest assholes?

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/30/posiwid/#social-cost-of-carbon

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Carbon Capture for ships - current state

Some people think carbon capture onboard is going to be important in meeting emissions goals for ships. There is some entrepreneurship, and some interest by large oil producers and purveyors. However, many problems remain to be solved. There is essentially no ‘supply chain’ to handle the liquefied carbon product the ships produce onboard from running the carbon capture equipment. Liquid CO2 has…

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remind me to write up my big meandering thesis about what i'm assuming the standard ecology of yonder pecharunt is like, because i unfortunately have been rotating them in my mind for the past weeks.

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Funding The Great Australian Housing Scheme.

I recently wrote an article "How to Build 1.2 Million Homes in 5 Years," which discussed my idea of building all of these homes identically and why it might work.  I tagged this idea "The Great Australian Housing Scheme," and shortly after publishing that article, I realised I needed to raise a few more dollars for the scheme.

With that in mind, I've written a new article titled "Funding The Great Australian Housing Scheme," of which I would like to talk about today.

I’m the first to admit this article is a little "out there," but perhaps this is exactly what's needed; after all, we're not doing a great job of building people the homes they so desperately need.

I devised some novel funding strategies, such as selling and restructuring government-owned media assets and optimising public service salaries, in order to generate significant funding.

I suppose the purpose of my new article is to emphasise that unless we are willing to take some "Tough Measures" to ensure success, neither my plan nor any other plan is worth considering.

For my mind:

1 homeless person in Australia is one too many &

1 family living in a tent due to no affordable housing available is too many.

As a result, I believe that challenging measures such as streamlined land acquisition, zoning reform, and regulatory changes should be implemented as soon as possible.

Significant tax breaks would also be required, as would relaxed guidelines for international investment and the implementation of strict cost monitoring and control systems.

I also emphasise the importance of community consultation, displacement mitigation, local business integration, and adequate provision of social infrastructure such as schools and hospitals.

There is also the issue of "Urgency vs. Democracy," where we must strike a balance between the need for immediate action and the preservation of democratic values and open debate.

If only those in charge cared about:

Preventing homelessness,

Ensuring everyone gets an affordable home &

Preventing any further building and construction companies from going bankrupt.

as much as they seem to care about:

Constantly increasing the overhead costs of government by creating and growing departments that nobody wants or needs,

Constantly increasing their own pays as well as the hundreds of bureaucrats pays &

Immigration policies that seem to have caused us substantial financial harm.

I might have digressed a little bit here but this is in line with the reason for the article I'm referring to; if you'd like to read it, here's the link.: Funding The Great Australian Housing Scheme - GLZ Woodworking

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Energy Efficiency in India: Challenges and Future Potential

Energy efficiency is an essential aspect of sustainable development, particularly for a rapidly developing country like India. Energy efficiency measures can reduce energy consumption, save costs, and help India achieve its climate goals. In this blog post, we will discuss the current status of energy efficiency in India, its potential, and the challenges faced in its implementation.

Current Status of Energy Efficiency in India India has taken several initiatives to promote energy efficiency in recent years. The government has launched several programs and policies, including the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency, the Perform,

Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme, and the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC).

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is the nodal agency responsible for promoting energy efficiency in India. The agency has implemented several programs and initiatives to promote energy efficiency in various sectors, including industry, buildings, and appliances. The BEE has also launched the star rating system for appliances, which provides consumers with information on the energy efficiency of appliances.

India has made significant progress in energy efficiency in recent years. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), India’s energy intensity (energy consumed per unit of GDP) improved by 6.5% in 2020, the largest improvement among all major economies. The country has also achieved significant energy savings through the implementation of energy efficiency measures. For example, the PAT scheme has resulted in energy savings of over 11 million tonnes of oil equivalent (MTOE) in the industrial sector alone.

Potential for Energy Efficiency in India Despite the progress made, there is still significant potential for energy efficiency in India. The country’s energy intensity is still high compared to other countries, indicating that there is room for improvement. According to the BEE, the potential for energy savings in India is estimated to be around 23% in the industrial sector, 17% in the buildings sector, and 9% in the agriculture sector.

The potential for energy efficiency in India is significant, particularly in the buildings sector. Buildings account for around 30% of India’s electricity consumption, and there is a significant potential for energy savings through the adoption of energy-efficient building designs and technologies. The ECBC, launched by the government in 2007, is aimed at promoting energy efficiency in buildings through the adoption of energy-efficient building designs and technologies.

Challenges Faced in Implementing Energy Efficiency Measures Despite the potential for energy efficiency in India, there are several challenges in its implementation. One of the significant challenges is the lack of awareness and knowledge about energy efficiency measures among consumers and businesses. Many consumers are not aware of the benefits of energy efficiency, and there is a lack of incentives to adopt energy-efficient measures.

Another challenge is the lack of financing for energy efficiency projects. Energy efficiency measures often require significant upfront investments, and businesses may not have the financial resources to implement them. There is a need for innovative financing mechanisms, such as energy service companies (ESCOs), to promote the adoption of energy-efficient measures.

Finally, there is a lack of enforcement of energy efficiency regulations in India. The ECBC, for example, is not mandatory, and many builders do not comply with its provisions. There is a need for stricter enforcement of energy efficiency regulations to ensure that energy-efficient measures are adopted.

The Way Forward Despite the challenges, there are several opportunities to promote energy efficiency in India. The government can take several measures to promote energy efficiency, including providing incentives to consumers and businesses to adopt energy-efficient measures, providing financing for energy efficiency projects, and strengthening enforcement of energy efficiency regulations.

Businesses can also play a significant role in promoting energy efficiency. By adopting energy-efficient measures, businesses can reduce their energy consumption and save costs. Businesses can also contribute to India’s sustainable development by reducing their carbon footprint and helping the country achieve its climate goals.

Consumers also have a crucial role to play in promoting energy efficiency. By adopting energy-efficient appliances and building designs, consumers can reduce their energy consumption and save costs. The star rating system for appliances launched by the BEE provides consumers with information on the energy efficiency of appliances, allowing them to make informed choices.

In addition to promoting energy efficiency in existing buildings and appliances, there is a need to focus on energy-efficient designs for new buildings and appliances. The adoption of energy-efficient building designs and technologies can significantly reduce energy consumption in the long run. Similarly, the adoption of energy-efficient technologies in appliances can also result in Green energy and ecology theme design, vector illustration. significant energy savings.

Conclusion Energy efficiency is an essential aspect of sustainable development, particularly for a rapidly developing country like India. Despite the progress made, there is still significant potential for energy efficiency in India. There are several challenges in the implementation of energy efficiency measures, including a lack of awareness, financing, and enforcement of regulations.

To promote energy efficiency in India, there is a need for a comprehensive approach that involves the government, businesses, and consumers. The government can take several measures to promote energy efficiency, including providing incentives, financing, and enforcing regulations. Businesses and consumers can also play a significant role in promoting energy efficiency by adopting energy-efficient measures and technologies.

Energy efficiency is not just about reducing energy consumption and saving costs; it is also about contributing to India’s sustainable development by reducing carbon emissions and achieving its climate goals. By promoting energy efficiency, India can achieve a sustainable, low-carbon future while ensuring economic growth and development.

Read more: https://zenithenergy.com/energy-efficiency-in-india-challenges-potential-and-the-way-forward/

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How to Monitor and Control Your Energy Usage with Tech

In an era where sustainability and cost-efficiency are at the forefront of global conversations, learning how to monitor and control your energy usage with tech is not just beneficial—it’s essential. With energy costs rising and climate concerns escalating, leveraging technology to reduce consumption and optimise efficiency has become increasingly accessible. Whether you’re looking to save money,…

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Punjab Government Announces Electricity Relief for Consumers

In a significant move, the Punjab government has announced a relief package for electricity consumers, offering a reduction of PKR 14 per unit for users consuming between 201 and 500 units per month. This decision is aimed at providing financial relief to domestic consumers facing high electricity costs.However, the relief will not be applicable to those using up to 200 units. According to…

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Solar panel savings for companies

Solar panel savings for companies

Harnessing Solar Energy: A Game-Changer for Businesses

In today's fast-paced world, businesses are constantly seeking ways to enhance their profitability, reduce operating costs, and build a reputation for corporate responsibility. One solution that addresses all these goals is solar energy. By transitioning to solar power, businesses can unlock a multitude of benefits that go beyond just reducing their electricity bills. Here's why more and more companies are making the switch to solar energy. Commercial solar installation

1.Significant Cost Savings

The most immediate and obvious benefit of solar energy for businesses is the reduction in energy costs. Traditional electricity prices are volatile and often on the rise. Solar energy benefits for businesses By installing solar panels, companies can generate their own electricity, significantly lowering their reliance on the grid and stabilizing energy costs. In many cases, the savings on electricity bills can be substantial, allowing businesses to recoup their initial investment in just a few years.

2. Return on Investment (ROI)

While the upfront costs of installing solar panels can be high, the long-term financial benefits are undeniable. Solar energy systems typically come with warranties of 25 years or more, and once the system is paid off, the electricity it generates is virtually free. Business solar power solutions additionally, many governments offer tax credits, rebates, and other incentives to businesses that invest in renewable energy, further enhancing the ROI.

3. Environmental Impact and Corporate Social Responsibility

Consumers are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of the businesses they support. By adopting solar energy, companies can significantly reduce their carbon footprint, demonstrating a commitment to sustainability. Corporate renewable energy This not only helps the environment but also strengthens a company's brand image. Customers and clients are more likely to engage with businesses that prioritize eco-friendly practices, giving companies a competitive edge in the market. Solar panel savings for companies

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Relying on traditional energy sources can leave businesses vulnerable to price hikes, supply shortages, and power outages. Solar energy provides a level of energy independence that can protect businesses from these risks. With solar power, companies can generate a portion, if not all, of their electricity needs on-site, ensuring a more reliable energy supply. Some businesses also choose to pair solar panels with battery storage systems, allowing them to store excess energy for use during peak hours or outages.

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No paywall version here.

"Two and a half years ago, when I was asked to help write the most authoritative report on climate change in the United States, I hesitated...

In the end, I said yes, but reluctantly. Frankly, I was sick of admonishing people about how bad things could get. Scientists have raised the alarm over and over again, and still the temperature rises. Extreme events like heat waves, floods and droughts are becoming more severe and frequent, exactly as we predicted they would. We were proved right. It didn’t seem to matter.

Our report, which was released on Tuesday, contains more dire warnings. There are plenty of new reasons for despair. Thanks to recent scientific advances, we can now link climate change to specific extreme weather disasters, and we have a better understanding of how the feedback loops in the climate system can make warming even worse. We can also now more confidently forecast catastrophic outcomes if global emissions continue on their current trajectory.

But to me, the most surprising new finding in the Fifth National Climate Assessment is this: There has been genuine progress, too.

I’m used to mind-boggling numbers, and there are many of them in this report. Human beings have put about 1.6 trillion tons of carbon in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution — more than the weight of every living thing on Earth combined. But as we wrote the report, I learned other, even more mind-boggling numbers. In the last decade, the cost of wind energy has declined by 70 percent and solar has declined 90 percent. Renewables now make up 80 percent of new electricity generation capacity. Our country’s greenhouse gas emissions are falling, even as our G.D.P. and population grow.

In the report, we were tasked with projecting future climate change. We showed what the United States would look like if the world warms by 2 degrees Celsius. It wasn’t a pretty picture: more heat waves, more uncomfortably hot nights, more downpours, more droughts. If greenhouse emissions continue to rise, we could reach that point in the next couple of decades. If they fall a little, maybe we can stave it off until the middle of the century. But our findings also offered a glimmer of hope: If emissions fall dramatically, as the report suggested they could, we may never reach 2 degrees Celsius at all.

For the first time in my career, I felt something strange: optimism.

And that simple realization was enough to convince me that releasing yet another climate report was worthwhile.

Something has changed in the United States, and not just the climate. State, local and tribal governments all around the country have begun to take action. Some politicians now actually campaign on climate change, instead of ignoring or lying about it. Congress passed federal climate legislation — something I’d long regarded as impossible — in 2022 as we turned in the first draft.

[Note: She's talking about the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Act, which despite the names were the two biggest climate packages passed in US history. And their passage in mid 2022 was a big turning point: that's when, for the first time in decades, a lot of scientists started looking at the numbers - esp the ones that would come from the IRA's funding - and said "Wait, holy shit, we have an actual chance."]

And while the report stresses the urgency of limiting warming to prevent terrible risks, it has a new message, too: We can do this. We now know how to make the dramatic emissions cuts we’d need to limit warming, and it’s very possible to do this in a way that’s sustainable, healthy and fair.

The conversation has moved on, and the role of scientists has changed. We’re not just warning of danger anymore. We’re showing the way to safety.

I was wrong about those previous reports: They did matter, after all. While climate scientists were warning the world of disaster, a small army of scientists, engineers, policymakers and others were getting to work. These first responders have helped move us toward our climate goals. Our warnings did their job.

To limit global warming, we need many more people to get on board... We need to reach those who haven’t yet been moved by our warnings. I’m not talking about the fossil fuel industry here; nor do I particularly care about winning over the small but noisy group of committed climate deniers. But I believe we can reach the many people whose eyes glaze over when they hear yet another dire warning or see another report like the one we just published.

The reason is that now, we have a better story to tell. The evidence is clear: Responding to climate change will not only create a better world for our children and grandchildren, but it will also make the world better for us right now.

Eliminating the sources of greenhouse gas emissions will make our air and water cleaner, our economy stronger and our quality of life better. It could save hundreds of thousands or even millions of lives across the country through air quality benefits alone. Using land more wisely can both limit climate change and protect biodiversity. Climate change most strongly affects communities that get a raw deal in our society: people with low incomes, people of color, children and the elderly. And climate action can be an opportunity to redress legacies of racism, neglect and injustice.

I could still tell you scary stories about a future ravaged by climate change, and they’d be true, at least on the trajectory we’re currently on. But it’s also true that we have a once-in-human-history chance not only to prevent the worst effects but also to make the world better right now. It would be a shame to squander this opportunity. So I don’t just want to talk about the problems anymore. I want to talk about the solutions. Consider this your last warning from me."

-via New York Times. Opinion essay by leading climate scientist Kate Marvel. November 18, 2023.

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3 Ways to Beat the Tariff Hike: Tips for Saving on Electricity Costs in Nigeria

Nigeria's electricity sector reform is a delicate balancing act. While the government seeks financial sustainability, it must also prioritize the well-being of its citizens. Close monitoring, targeted interventions, and a commitment to transparency will..

Band A Hit Harder: Understanding Nigeria’s Latest Electricity Tariff Adjustments Nigeria’s electricity sector has been a topic of national conversation for years. Recent adjustments to electricity tariffs have reignited the debate, with Nigerians grappling with the potential impact on their wallets and the health of the power industry. Here, we delve into the complexities of the situation,…

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Elevating Efficiency: Unveiling the Advantages of Attic Insulation

In the quest to enhance home energy efficiency, attic insulation emerges as a pivotal solution. Attic insulation not only helps maintain a more consistent indoor temperature throughout the year but can also significantly reduce energy costs and enhance home comfort.

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Commercial and Industrial Energy Storage Market Insights Includes Dynamics Overview, Demand, Products, and Application 2017 – 2032

The commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage market refers to the market for energy storage systems specifically designed for commercial and industrial applications. These systems help businesses and industries manage their energy consumption, reduce peak demand charges, improve grid stability, and enable renewable energy integration. Here is an overview of the commercial and industrial energy storage market, including its demand:

Market Overview: The commercial and industrial energy storage market has experienced significant growth in recent years. The increasing adoption of renewable energy sources, rising energy costs, and the need for grid flexibility and resilience have driven the demand for energy storage solutions in commercial and industrial settings. Energy storage systems provide benefits such as load shifting, peak demand management, backup power, and participation in demand response programs.

Demand Drivers:

Cost Savings and Energy Efficiency: Energy storage systems enable businesses and industries to reduce their electricity costs through various mechanisms. These systems can help manage peak demand, optimize energy usage, and store excess electricity during periods of low demand for use during high-demand periods, resulting in reduced electricity bills and improved energy efficiency.

Grid Services and Demand Response: Commercial and industrial energy storage systems can provide grid services such as frequency regulation, voltage support, and peak shaving. These services help improve grid stability and reliability, while also enabling businesses to participate in demand response programs, where they can curtail their energy usage during peak demand periods and earn financial incentives.

Renewable Energy Integration: With the increasing adoption of renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, commercial and industrial energy storage systems play a crucial role in managing the intermittent nature of these resources. These systems can store excess energy generated from renewables and discharge it during periods of high demand or when renewable generation is low, ensuring a reliable and continuous power supply.

Backup Power and Resiliency: Businesses and industries require reliable and uninterrupted power supply to protect critical operations, data centers, and manufacturing processes. Energy storage systems provide backup power capabilities, allowing for seamless transition during grid outages or disturbances, ensuring business continuity and enhancing resiliency.

Environmental Sustainability and Emissions Reduction: The commercial and industrial sector's increasing focus on sustainability and corporate social responsibility has driven the demand for energy storage solutions. These systems enable businesses to reduce their carbon footprint by shifting to cleaner energy sources, optimizing energy usage, and participating in grid-level decarbonization efforts.

In summary, the commercial and industrial energy storage market is driven by cost savings, energy efficiency, grid services, renewable energy integration, backup power, resiliency, and environmental sustainability. The demand for energy storage systems in commercial and industrial settings is expected to continue growing as businesses and industries seek to optimize their energy usage, reduce costs, and achieve their sustainability goals.

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Global Commercial and Industrial Energy Storage Market: By Company • BYD • EnerSys • NGK • GE • Saft • SANER Group • Eaton • LG • ABB • Siemens Global Commercial and Industrial Energy Storage Market: By Type • Thermal Energy Storage • Flywheel Energy Storage Global Commercial and Industrial Energy Storage Market: By Application • Manufacturing • Healthcare • Engineering and Construction • Oil and Gas • Transportation • Others Global Commercial and Industrial Energy Storage Market: Regional Analysis The regional analysis of the global Commercial and Industrial Energy Storage market provides insights into the market's performance across different regions of the world. The analysis is based on recent and future trends and includes market forecast for the prediction period. The countries covered in the regional analysis of the Commercial and Industrial Energy Storage market report are as follows: North America: The North America region includes the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The U.S. is the largest market for Commercial and Industrial Energy Storage in this region, followed by Canada and Mexico. The market growth in this region is primarily driven by the presence of key market players and the increasing demand for the product. Europe: The Europe region includes Germany, France, U.K., Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, and Rest of Europe. Germany is the largest market for Commercial and Industrial Energy Storage in this region, followed by the U.K. and France. The market growth in this region is driven by the increasing demand for the product in the automotive and aerospace sectors. Asia-Pacific: The Asia-Pacific region includes Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, India, South Korea, and Rest of Asia-Pacific. China is the largest market for Commercial and Industrial Energy Storage in this region, followed by Japan and India. The market growth in this region is driven by the increasing adoption of the product in various end-use industries, such as automotive, aerospace, and construction. Middle East and Africa: The Middle East and Africa region includes Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, and Rest of Middle East and Africa. The market growth in this region is driven by the increasing demand for the product in the aerospace and defense sectors. South America: The South America region includes Argentina, Brazil, and Rest of South America. Brazil is the largest market for Commercial and Industrial Energy Storage in this region, followed by Argentina. The market growth in this region is primarily driven by the increasing demand for the product in the automotive sector.

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