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Spain Plans to Replace Its Nuclear Power with Renewables within10 Years 0425.rtfCO2 Pollution in the West Could Drop with Expansion of Electrical Grid 1024.rtfClimate Crisis Hinges on Green Power for the Poor 0824.rtfSouth Africa’s Eskom Plans to Swap Coal for Renewables, Nuclear 0724.rtfGlobal Solar and Wind Capacity Will More than Triple to 8 TW by 2033 - 0724.rtfMoving to Renewables Will Mean Using Less Energy Overall 0624.rtf - For example, gaasoline-powered cars of about 1/4 efficient, but electric ones are about 3/4 efficient.Renewables Will Skyrocket under New Transmission Policies 0524.rtfCalifornia PUC Approves Plan to Add 56 GW of Clean Energy Resources by 2035 - 0224.rtfEU Sees Electricity Production Doubling by 2050 to Reach Net Zero 0124.rtfClick for more2021-2025 Articles
Xcel Colorado’s $15 Billion Plan - Double Renewables, Add Gas & Energy Storage 0923.rtfTop Emitter China Needs $38 Trillion to Hit Climate Goals 10 Years Early 0523.rtfWe Need an Area the Size of Texas for Wind and Solar. Here’s How to Halve It. 0523.rtfWhat’s Needed to Reach Net-Zero This Century - IEA 0423.rtfWhat “Electrify Everything” Actually Looks Like 0423.rtfTesla Puts an Extra $14 Trillion Price Tag on Sticking by Fossil Fuels 0423.rtfGoldman Sachs Sees China Nearly Tripling Its Target for Wind and Solar 0323.rtfNew Wind & Solar Are Cheaper than Operating 99% of of US Coal Power Plants 0123.rtfEurope’s Fossil Fuel Use Is Set to Plummet in 2023 - 0123.rtfCalifornia PUC’s Plan for 4 GW More Clean Energy to Bolster Grid Reliability 0123.rtfWinter Blackouts Highlight Need for Clean Energy 0123.rtfNet Zero Will Radically Change How We Use and Generate Electricity 1222.rtfWar in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy, I.E.A. Says 1022.rtfThe Climate Economy Is About to Blossom, even Explode 1022.rtfThe Pathway to 90% Clean Electricity Is Mostly Clear. The Last 10%, Not So Much 0922.rtfSwitching to Renewable Energy Could Save Trillions 0922.rtfChina Rust Belt Province Plans $87 Billion Clean Energy Overhaul 0922.rtfChina’s Top Climate Cop Says $19 Trillion Needed to Meet Targets 0922.rtfGlobal Renewable Energy Investments Can Be Recovered Within 6 Years 0822.rtfIndia Plans to Get Half Its Electric Capacity from Clean Fuels by 2030 - 0822.rtfPutin’s War Threatens Europe’s Ambitious Climate Goals 0722.rtfNextEra Energy, with FPL, Targets Zero Carbon Emissions by 2045 - 0622.rtfChina to Double Wind, Solar Energy Capacity by 2025 - 0622.rtfNew York Plans 22 Renewable Energy Plants to Reach Climate Goals 0622.rtfJapan to Use Nuclear Reactors, Renewables to Cut Reliance on Russian Energy 0522.rtfSurging Renewable Power Prices in Europe Are Still a Bargain 0422.rtfChina Could Hit 2030 Renewable Target by 2025 on Local Ambitions 0322.rtfGermany Brings Forward Goal of 100% Renewable Power to 2035 - 0222.rtfMcKinsey Pegs the Price Tag of a Livable Climate at $9.2 Trillion a Year 0122.rtf - That’s at least $3.5 trillion more a year than the world is currently laying out for both low-carbon and fossil-fuel infrastructure and changes in how people use land. The US Could Reliably Run on Clean Energy by 2050 - 1221.rtf - much finer resolutions: 30 seconds. Without nuclear or carbon capture.Renewables Now Half the Price of Fossil Fuels across Europe 0721.rtfSouth Carolina Regulators OK Dramatically Revamped Dominion IRP 0621.rtfThe Last Few %, Quantifying Costs & Benefits of 100% Renewable US Electric Grid 0621.rtf5 Things to Know about the Global Race to Net Zero 0621.rtf - It’s a balance. Major change is key. Momentum is growing. There are valid concerns. Climate goals are attainable.Transition to Renewables No Longer Optional 0521.rtfWe Can Get the USA to 90% Clean Energy by 2035. Here's How. 0521.rtfA $2.5 Trillion Pathway to a Net-Zero Carbon US 1220.rtfNations Must Drop Fossil Fuels Fast, International Energy Agency Warns 0521.rtf - In 2021, stop approving coal plants without CCS. By 2025, ban new furnaces to heat buildings; heat pumps instead. By 2030, electric verhicles are 60% of new vehicle sales, up from 5% today. 100% by 2035. Over 50% of new heavy trucks are electric by 2035. By 2035, zero emissions from power plants. By 2040, half of air travel is by sustainable biofuels or hydrogen.Renewable Energy Has Become Startlingly Cheap 0421.rtfCan India’s 450 GW Renewable Energy Goal by 2030 Be Achieved? 0421.rtf‘Super' Power from 100% Solar, Wind and Batteries Will Change the World 1120.rtfRenewables + Batteries Offer Australia the Same Energy Security as Coal 0321.rtfA Zero-Emissions US Is Now Pretty Cheap 0121.rtf - "The net cost of deep decarbonization, even to meet a 1°C / 350 ppm trajectory," they write, "is substantially lower than estimates for less ambitious 80% by 2050 scenarios a few years ago.”
Princeton study finds a 3% increase in energy costs, as air pollution kills 200,000 to 300,000 fewer Americans and creats 1 million jobs. 5 pathways include high electrification and all-renewables, also more reliance on nuclear, carbon capture and storage, and biomass. (New solar and wind power are already cheaper than coal and natural gas power plants, according to the International Energy Agency.)
How to Drive Fossil Fuels Out of the US Economy, Quickly 0820.rtf - electrify everything, carbon-free - take 1
very detailed
'Total Decarbonization' of US Economy Would Create 25 Million Jobs 0820.rtf - take 2
2017-2020 Articles
2017-2020 Articles
Rethinking Energy 2020-2030 - 100% Solar, Wind, and Batteries Is Just the Beginning 1020.rtf100% Clean Power? Don't Wait for New Technology, Study Says 1220.rtf100% Solar, Wind, and Batteries is Just the Beginning 1120.rtfSolar-Hydro Projects Could Power 40% of World 1020.rtfBiden’s Climate Plan Shows that Net Zero is Now Mainstream 0820.rtf'Total Decarbonization' of US Economy Would Create 25 Million Jobs 0820.rtfHow to Drive Fossil Fuels Out of the US Economy, Quickly 0820.rtfGoldman Sees $16 Trillion Opening as Renewables Pass Oil and Gas 0620.rtfFalling Renewable, Storage Costs Make 90% Carbon-Free US Grid Feasible by 2035 - 0620.rtfAs Utility Solar Costs Drop 82%, US Renewables, Storage Leaders Target Majority Generation Share by 2030 - 0620.rtfRenewable Power Will Soon Come Out on Top 0620.rtfThe U.S. Can Get to 90% Clean Electricity in Just 15 Years 0609.rtfSpain Aims to Pass Green Law, Boost Clean Energy on Grid to 70% - 0520.rtfAs Yukon Snowpack Hits Near-Historic Low, Yukon Energy Looks beyond Hydro 0420.rtfAustralia Could Go 90% Renewable Electricity by 2040 with No Price Increase 0420.rtfUtilities Have Big Plans to Cut Emissions, but Struggle to Shed Fossil Fuels 0120.rtfHere’s Where We Should Put Our Renewables to Get the Biggest Carbon Benefit 1119.rtfCan India Kick Its Coal Addiction? 0719.rtf100% Renewables for US by 2030 Will Cost $4.5 Trillion - Wood Mackenzie 0719.rtfAustralia to Achieve 50% Renewables by 2030 without Government Intervention 0519.rtfGreen Mountain Power Announces 100% Renewable Electricity by 2030 Goal 0419.rtfHow to Make the World Affordably Carbon-Free 0419.rtf100% Clean Energy & Cars In 20 Years Is Viable, but Unlikely 0219.rtfRenewable Energy Is Surging, but Not Fast Enough to Stop Warming 1118.rtfPuerto Rico Moves to Run on Completely Green Energy by 2050 - 1018.rtfClean Energy Is Catching Up to Natural Gas 0718.rtfWorld on Track for 50% Renewables by 2050 – Bloomberg Energy Outlook 0618.rtfAs Wind and Solar Costs Drop below Fossil Fuels, What Barriers Remain for a Low-Carbon Grid? 0318.rtf - Correctly pricing services renewables can provide to the grid is a key.Shell’s Radical Scenario for What It Would Take to Halt Climate Change 0318.rtfEU Sees Higher Climate Target Possible, as Cost of Renewables Falls 0318.rtfUtilities (EEI), NRDC to Regulators - Clean Energy Is Inevitable 0218.rtfFrom Oil to Solar - Saudi Arabia Plots a Shift to Renewables 0218.rtfNew Renewables Will Be Cheaper than Existing Coal Plants by Early 2020s - Utility CEO 0118.rtfISO - Solar, Wind Help Power New England 1117.rtfSoCal Edison Looks to Decarbonize Grid, Transportation in New Climate Plan 1117.rtfHow India’s Battle with Climate Change Could Determine All of Our Fates 1117.rtfIEA Lifts 5-Year Renewables Forecast 1017.rtfWorldwide, 100% Renewable Energy Possible by 2050, Says Detailed New Plan 0817.rtf - more detailed update of 1115 study50% Rise in Renewable Energy Needed to Meet Ambitious State Standards 0717.rtfIn Chile, Many Regard Climate Change as the Greatest External Threat 0717.rtfWind, Solar Do Not Harm Power Grid Reliability - Draft U.S. Study 0717.rtfParis Climate Deal Won’t Save Us. Our Future Depends on De-Growth. 0717.rtf3 Years to Safeguard Our Climate 0617.rtf'Bring on More Renewables,' FERC Regulator Says, as Grid Study Looms 0617.rtfThe Green Revolution Is ‘Unstoppable’ – Al Gore 0617.rtfStorage, Renewables Could Replace New York's Indian Point Nuke 0517.rtfInteractive Map Shows Why Renewables, Natural Gas Are Taking Over the US 0417.rtfZero-Carbon Energy, except Biomass, Boosts Human and Ecological Health 0317.rtfA Roadmap for Rapid Decarbonization 0317.rtf - broad & detailed blueprint, mostly technological, by decade, of how to go carbon neutral (net-zero emissions) by 2050 and carbon-negative afterward. Science journal“100% Renewable Energy” Will Require Nukes, CCS and:or Seasonal Storage 0317.rtfCalifornia Bill Aims for 100% Renewable Energy by 2045 - 0217.rtf - electricity onlyRenewables Are Not Enough to Deliver Paris Climate Goals 0117.rtfMass. Legislators Propose 100% Renewable Energy Mandate 0117.rtf - electric by 2035, all by 2050John Kerry Says Clean Energy Will Yield Job Growth, Survival 0117.rtfThe Irreversible Momentum of Clean Energy 0117.rtf - by Barack Obama, in Science
80% Renewables by 2050 - NREL 1012.pdf - 286 pp
Vol. I on Overviews page (US Government).
2015-2016 Articles
2015-2016 Articles
Green Energy Can Increasingly Match – or Beat – Fossil Fuel Prices 1216.rtfIndia Plans Nearly 60% of Electricity Capacity from Non-Fossil Fuels by 2027 - 1216.rtfNew Energy Outlook, Exec Sum - BNEF 1016.pdfWhite House Releases Climate Change Plan Before Trump Takes Office 1116.rtf10 Years On from the Stern Report - Low-Carbon Future Is ‘Only One Available' 1016.rtfRenewables Poised for Rapid Growth Worldwide 1016.rtfThe Future Belongs to Clean Energy 1016.rtfEastern US Could Get 1:3 of Its Power from Renewables within 10 Years. 0816.rtfNY Approves Plan for 50% Renewable Electricty by 2030 - 0816.rtfCoal and Gas to Stay Cheap. But Renewables Still Win Race on Costs 0616.rtfPacific G&E Says Clean Energy Will Replace Power from Its Last Nuclear Plant 0616.rtfFalling Cost of Solar and Wind Could Limit Energy Storage Profitability 0616.rtfThe World Nears Peak Fossil Fuels for Electricity 0616.rtfCanada's Energy Superpower Status Threatened, as World Shifts off Fossil Fuel 0516.rtfModels Show Move to 100% Renewable Energy Would Save Australia Money 0416.rtfSan Diego's 100% Green Plan Seeks Overhaul in Electricity Buying 0416.rtfThe United States’ Mind-Blowing Clean Energy Potential 0316.rtfDoubling Renewables by 2030 Could Save $4.2 Trillion per Year 0316.rtfAs Temperatures Soar, New Doubts Arise about Holding Warming to 2°C 0316.rtf - India: 320 GW of renewables by 2030.Clean Energy Is Win-Win for the US 0316.rtf - US saves $250 Billion a Year by 2030.Grid For Renewables Is Key to Cutting Emissions 0116.rtfCutting Pollution From U.S. Power Plants Is Cheaper than You Think 0116.rtfThe Renewable Energy Revolution Is Already upon Us 0216.rtfSwitch to Clean Energy Can Be Fast and Cheap 0116.rtfSlump in Oil Prices Drives Green Energy Takeup in Top Exporting Nations 0116.rtfUN Climate Chief Says Low Oil Prices Can Boost Renewables 0116.rtfRapid Switch to Renewable Energy Can Put Paris Climate Goals within Reach 0116.rtfExperts Predict Renewable Investment Boom, as Congress Renews Tax Credits 1215.rtfSan Diego Vows to Move Entirely to Renewable Energy in 20 Years 1215.rtfAfrica to Triple Its Electric Capacity by 2030, by Adding All Renewables 1215.rtfThe World Could Run Entirely on Wind, Solar, and Hydro Power by 2050 - 1115.rtfNew York Gov. Cuomo to Increase Renewable Electricity to 50% by 2030 - 1115.rtfRenewable Energy Supply to Double in Major Economies by 2030 - 1115.rtfParis Climate Deal to Ignite $90 Trillion Energy Revolution 1015.rtf85% of British Power Can Be via Renewables by 2030, Says Greenpeace 0915.rtf3 Ways the World’s Power Mix to Change. #3 Wind & Solar Become Cheapest 0615.rtfCould China, the World’s Biggest Carbon Emitter, Ever Go Green? 0615.rtfReport Details Clean Energy Path for West Virginia 0615.rtfDeveloping Countries Could Leapfrog West with Clean Energy, Says Hollande 0615.rtfCircular Economy Could Cut Carbon Emissions 70% by 2030 - 0415.rtfWhy 2015 Could Be Record Year for Greening US Energy 0415.rtfChina 2050 High-Renewables Road Map 0415.pdf - See 3 graphs from the report, near the top of this page.China Can Cut Cord on Coal (Mostly) by 2050 - 0415.rtf -This summarizes the study below.PJM, Largest US RTO, Is Well-Prepared to Lower Carbon Pollution without Reliability Problems 0315.rtfWill Falling Oil Prices Undermine Green Energy? 0115.rtf
The World Could Run Entirely on Wind, Solar, and Hydro Power by 2050 - 1115.rtf
See below: 59% solar, 35% wind, 5% water
3 Ways the World’s Power Mix to Change. #3 Wind & Solar Become Cheapest 0615.rtf - graph is 1 of several
The world will invest $12.2 trillion, cumulatively from now, in new power generation by 2040.
Renewables will account for nearly 60% of new generating capacity.
By 2026, globally, renewables will be cheapest electricity source: wind in 2026, superseded by solar in 2030.
2014 Articles and earlier
2014 Articles and earlier
Pay Now, Pay Later- Wisconsin 0811.rtf - green jobs, current and future climate damages, etc. Cost of action vs inaction.Clues Show How Green US Electricity May Be in 2050 - 1114.rtfDeveloping Countries Begin to Take Lead in Green Energy Growth 1014.rtf - This video shows a renewable energy future in Germany about 2050.How California Can Kick Fossil Fuels by 2050 - 1014.rtfBattle Looms Over Renewable Energy; Fossil Fuel Interests Are Losing 0414.rtfUN Urges Huge Increase in Green Energy to Avert Climate Disaster 0414.rtfWorld Must End 'Dirty' Fuel Use - UN 0414.rtfFundamental Limitations of Renewable Energy 0813.rtfRenewable Energy Becomes a Utility Lifeline 0413.rtfGoogle Explains Why the Future of Energy Is Green 0313.rtfSolar & Wind Could Offer Cheaper Power Than Coal 1112.rtfRenewables to Grow Fastest in Next 25 Years – But Carbon Keeps Soaring 0911.rtfIPCC- Renewables Can Do > 100% of Global Need 0701.rtfGrid Can Handle 35% of Electricity from Wind & Sun 0510.rtfUS Renewables Standard Would Benefit SE 0210.rtfRenewables Can Power 30 States 100%+ 1009.rtfWater, Wood, Wise ("Tackling Climate Change in the US") 0107.pdf - 204 pp
Biomass is not addressed, Combined Heat & Power (3-11% by state) is not shown, nor is 1-6% from Small and Micro Hydro Power in other states (10% in HI), nor 49% PV or 71% Geothermal in HI.
Geothermal
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