Riding the Northern Explorer or How to Run a Passenger Railroad.
…run a railroad by Lloyd Alter Carbon Upfront! So I am in New Zealand, writing this in the last few hours on the Northern explorer, a train running from Auckland…
…run a railroad by Lloyd Alter Carbon Upfront! So I am in New Zealand, writing this in the last few hours on the Northern explorer, a train running from Auckland…
…to drive only 43 GW of new renewable capacity by 2030, or less than 1% of total global renewable capacity expansion. Tripling of global renewable capacity is within reach, but…
…will continue to get acidic and inhospitable for the many fish, plants, and shellfish that live there now. “Oceans absorb about 30 percent of the carbon dioxide that’s released into…
…fuels to instead be used for a rapid and fair transition to a net zero greenhouse gas economy. In 2023, which was the hottest year on record, global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions…
Climate change denialists are fond of pointing out that rising CO2 levels will mean that plant life will flourish, since plants “breathe” carbon dioxide. And it’s true that, up to…
…the 27 nations of the European Union will have 334 GWh in battery capacity. That capacity will turbocharge wind and solar, since they won’t actually be intermittent anymore. The united…
…. . . – How a dead raccoon touched the heart of a city, Carbon Upfront. “Ten years after his death, Heritage Toronto has installed a plaque in memory of…
…in Brazil to contain that language. This bloc is a combination of poor countries seeking to avoid any caps on growth and major fossil fuel producers. India and China are…
…piece. Just a lot of pictures to get the point across. Burning stuff is depriving us of years of healthy living, Carbon Upfront, Lloyd Alter A new study looks at…
…determine the feasibility. Lest face it, the US is a throwaway society. Llyod Alter of Carbon Upfront; “Recycling Is Beyond Fixing, So Let’s Get Over It“ It is apparently Global Recycling…