I just published a thought piece on scenarios for a #solarsingularity. HT @ericgimon for the question that got me writing, and @aukehoekstra who has been talking about this stuff for ages. https://t.co/NmpWwFRmIK
Why resistance to climate action? "If coal plants were phased out in line with the Paris Climate Change Agreement, coal companies in South Korea could lose $92 billion. In India the losses would amount to $76 billion and in South Africa, $51 billion."
https://t.co/cT3JDLTiN1
Bloke on radio said he asked a German why they were so good at manufacturing. He said "You put your financial people on pedestals. We put our engineers on ours" ... So true.
“Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, ... until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong—these are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history”
https://t.co/O7Mo02ZIS8
so many good quotes in this: "We are one of the countries most exposed to the impacts of climate change, particularly our agricultural sector."
https://t.co/O7Mo02ZIS8
World's 2nd biggest insurer will no longer insure or invest in coal companies, demands "progressive and structured shift away from fossil fuels."
https://t.co/ZSmfMPX3ZJ
Solar SETuP's next stage will deliver #solar to 17 remote Northern Territory communities from Finke near the South Australian border right up to Arnhem Land and the Tiwi Islands in the Top End. @PowerWaterCorp https://t.co/FnBnDGMaSd