O c t o b e r  2 0 1 9 — Volume 27, Issue 10

GENI-us Letter 2019-10

The Short List Of Climate Actions That Will Work

Dear GENI Friend,

how do we reduce greenhouse gas emissions?We receive dozens of reports and opinion pieces every month on how to change the present course we are on. How do we reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions? The UNEP projections to meet the Paris Agreement climate goals require an energy transformation on our planet. This "Short List" by Michael Barnard is an excellent summary of the most important shifts we need to make.

Of interest is that the first 3 bold steps are in full alignment with The GENI initiative:

  • Electrify Everything: convert all auto and bus transportation, heating, and trains to use electricity that can come from renewable energy sources.
  • Overbuild Renewable Generation: develop solar, wind, geothermal, biomass on all continents. There are vast untapped resources everywhere.
  • Build Continent-Scale Electric Grids And Markets: with both high-voltage AC and DC transmission, remote renewables can power distant cities.

There are several energy industries that must fully shift away from fossil fuels. Coal and gas generation must be shuttered and replaced by renewables. Subsidies and financing for fossil duels must end and shift those financial benefits to developing renewables.

These are big policy and business steps, usually made at the federal and corporate levels. Share this "Short List" with your Dept. of Energy and business roundtables.

In Partnership for the Planet,

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