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Time to cool the planet — Creandum’s perspective on Climate Tech
Complete decarbonization of the global economy by 2050 is now conceivable only at the cost of unthinkable global economic retreat, or as a result of extraordinarily rapid transformations relying on near-miraculous technical advances. But who is going, willingly, to engineer the former while we are still lacking any convincing, practical, affordable
... See moreVaclav Smil • How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
What Should Governments Do?Ban certain activities outright:- No more new cars with internal combustion enginesCreate a carbon tax:- Ideally $100/ton- Pay if you emit, earn if you drawdownFund basic research:- Nuclear fusion- GeoengineeringFunde Prizes:- Best drawdown solution
Albert Wenger • Climate 101 with Albert Wenger pt 2
Markets, technology, and policy are like three levers that we need to pull in order to wean ourselves from fossil fuels. We