Anthony Dane

Climate change, energy & just transition economist and entrepreneur. Consultant at Change Pathways

[Nick Hedley @nickhedley]

Good luck to South African companies, who will be hit harder than their peers in any other country because of our extreme reliance on coal.

Europe has approved legislation to tax imports based on the greenhouse gases emitted to make them https://t.co/UKEkXlQxs4 via @WSJ

[Anthony Dane @AntDane]

@GaylorTIPS @PVGreenCard We are launching LoveSolar in the Western Cape Today... offering finance tied to your home loan (much cheaper and simple). Soon to be rolled out across the country. https://t.co/b0QjnV86Jz

[Joeri Rogelj @JoeriRogelj]

Explainer:
what are #NetZero targets?
why do they matter?
and why do vague targets lull the world in missing its climate goals?

A (long) thread with scientific and policy background on our recent @nature commentary

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#ClimateScience @NatureNews
https://t.co/vQc7L6ptuv

[Ranjeni Munusamy @RanjeniM]

People can’t contain their racism when their privilege is inconvenienced.

[Paul Krugman @paulkrugman]

It seems to me that a lot of the economic discussion of Covid impacts and policy response is still using the wrong metaphors and models. For example, we keep hearing about "stimulus" bills when that's not mostly what they are. So, some thoughts 1/

[Steve Nicholls @NichollsSteve]

Shift to cleaner energy would nudge up EU output, report shows - The Financial Times https://t.co/uoGoS9V3GV via @nuzzel

[Anthony Dane @AntDane]

What clip from today will be playing in 40+ years time? I am embarrassed already. We humans need to get on board with change.....fast.

[BBC Archive @BBCArchive]

#OnThisDay 1978: The British public were not impressed at the prospect of switching from miles to kilometres.

[Anthony Dane @AntDane]

In Shanghai, every Ikea delivery is now made with an electric vehicle https://t.co/7ROOkyVaHJ

[Anthony Dane @AntDane]

This makes sense to me. Is this an appropriate and realistic route to go @PowerFuturesZA ?

[Terence @TerenceCreamer]

Opinion: Will unbundling Eskom ensure a sustainable electricity system? https://t.co/46PH8xhuLG

[Alexander Verbeek 🌍 @Alex_Verbeek]

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I did not tweet much about Davos, but this one is interesting:

‘It feels like I’m at a firefighters conference and no one’s allowed to speak about water.’

This historian wasn’t afraid to confront the billionaires at Davos about their greed

#SDGs

[Anthony Dane @AntDane]

The business case continues to get better.....

[BloombergNEF @BloombergNEF]

Our projections suggest that the cost of on-site solar in Sub-Saharan Africa will decline further to about $0.05/kWh by 2030. These declines are set to strengthen the local solar industry in the long run. Learn more in our latest report. https://t.co/Z7LpPEM0gQ

[Anthony Dane @AntDane]

Energy as a Service #EaaS tackles behavioural psychology barriers to implementing energy efficiency and small scale embedded generation #SSEG. Models need to be developed for the African context. https://t.co/lLQh7zsLOT

[Anthony Dane @AntDane]

We need some powerful behavioural psychology nudges and a lot more education to overcome perceptions regarding the costs and benefits of Electric Vehicles #electricvehicles - https://t.co/s8jbafjAZl

[Anthony Dane @AntDane]

After a successful first year we're establishing more of an online presence. Website to follow - https://t.co/NB2n55jxJ0