"Last week, Rewiring America made its big debut with a jobs report showing that rapid decarbonization through electrification would create 15 million to 20 million jobs in the next decade, with 5 million permanent jobs after that."
#ClimateAction#Climate
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Thawing permafrost also has immediate effects on people living in the Arctic. When frozen ground slumps and caves in, the infrastructure they depend on fails. Roads collapse and power lines fall." #ClimateAction#ClimateChange#ClimateAction#Permafrost
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“Every time there is a natural disaster, people start thinking about how we can have a different approach. They then think of microgrids, local generation, and local distribution."
#ClimateAction#ClimateChange#Renewables#ClimateCrisis#Microgrids
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"While it is clear that “solving” climate change will require an unprecedented overhaul of the global energy system, there are things everyday people can do to reduce their carbon emissions."
#ClimateAction#ClimateChange#Renewables#ClimateCrisis
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"Goal: to use market-based financing to install 20 MW of low-income community solar at multifamily affording housing, while trimming 20% off subscribers’ electricity bills."
#ClimateChange#ClimateAction#solarenergy#renewables
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"Soot and dust that are about 30 times smaller in diameter than a strand of human hair. They can burrow their way deep into the lungs, causing asthma and cancer."
#ClimateChange#CaliforniaFires
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“As we learn more, we are finding that many climate change impacts, including these sorts of extreme weather events, are playing out faster and with greater magnitude than our models predicted." - @MichaelEMann
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A new report published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission concludes that financial regulators must recognize the serious risk climate change poses to the US financial system and move urgently and decisively to address those risks. https://t.co/PeivIxoz9r
Mary Wambui is right, but she needs backup on the Energy Efficiency Advisory Council if we are going to have a more robust, equitable efficient program in Massachusetts.⬇️
Wildfires are raging across California as the state experiences a record heatwave. On “Babbage” @catBrahic looks at why fire season is becoming longer and more destructive https://t.co/agoATrakat
Some good news: For the first time ever, solar and wind made up the majority of new power generation in the world last year, marking a seismic shift in how nations get their electricity https://t.co/U2TG6JVgzJ via @business
Climate Risk is Investment Risk!
“When investments are at stake or people’s livelihoods are at stake, there’s a fiduciary duty to make sure you’re anticipating risk and taking steps to work towards it."
#ClimateChange#Climate#HurricaneLaura
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