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Is a High Renewables Future Really Possible? (Part 2)
The futures studies are not a guarantee of what will happen. They’re various visions of what could happen. But increasingly, these possible futures are shifting from the hypothetical to the real. Around the world, economies are shifting to ones grounded in high penetrations of renewables.
Is a High Renewables Future Really Possible? (Part 1)
In recent weeks and months, there’s been much to celebrate about renewable energy and the electricity system. But amidst the celebratory fanfare there’s also been an undercurrent of skepticism—skepticism that a high renewables future could be here soon, or is even possible at all.
Fewer Midnight (Coal) Trains to Georgia
Aging coal-fired generation presents a tremendous opportunity for our electricity system to transition away from fossil fuels and toward efficiency and renewables. One unexpected place that we are seeing this begin to happen is in Georgia.
Germany’s Renewables Revolution
While the examples of Japan, China, and India show the promise of rapidly emerging energy economies built on efficiency and renewables, Germany—the world’s number four…
Lovins on Climate Change: No Breakthroughs Needed, Mr. President
In his recent New Republic interview, President Obama said we “need some big technological breakthrough” to tackle climate change. Mr. President—our nation already has the…