Three days into COP21, we can begin to see the broad contours of a global agreement to address the challenges of climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and preparation for changing climatic conditions. Momentum is building, but details are not yet …
By Joyce Lee on
05 Nov 2015 •
openbook 7 minute read
At the recent 2030 Districts Summit in Cleveland, San Antonio officially became the 11th 2030 District, piercing the previous boundary of the initial ten Districts, and further demonstrating the market readiness of the privately-led, publicly-supported 2030 Districts in …
By Sue Hall on
20 Oct 2015 •
openbook 4 minute read
So how does Microsoft power its investments in renewables, efficiency, and a clean energy future?
Through its innovative internal carbon fee -- a model that has every business group pay for the carbon emissions it’s responsible for -- Microsoft raises the funds nee …
By Sue Hall on
14 Oct 2015 •
openbook 5 minute read
So why does Portland Mayor Charlie Hales believe that student leaders with #CleanEnergyU can now stand alongside the Pope and President Obama in order to deliver us a clean energy future?
Like these leaders, Mayor Hales believes that a clean energy future needs to be …
By Sue Hall on
12 Oct 2015 •
openbook 4 minute read
Where does leadership towards a clean energy future begin? Deb McNamara at the NW Earth Institute believes change begins with each and every one of us taking just one action during Campus Sustainability Month – and harnessing the impact that these actions yield when m …
By Sue Hall on
08 Oct 2015 •
openbook 5 minute read
Pope Francis, when speaking during his visit to the United States, shared with us in his gentle manner a rather blunt truth: that, if we are to successfully address climate change here in the US, our patterns of consumption need to (quite radically) change:
“Since th …
As we all know, storage is key to making variable renewables work on the grid. The natural home for storage systems might seem to be the electric utilities, which have the scale to develop large projects and integrate them with generation. But the reality is more compli …
By Sue Hall on
07 Oct 2015 •
openbook 5 minute read
Where does the arc of the clean energy universe bend? Towards justice or chaos?
In the light of Pope Francis’ call to “to build an ark of the earth in order to bend the arc of the universe towards justice,” Eban Goodstein argues that, because “between chaos a …
By Sue Hall on
06 Oct 2015 •
openbook 9 minute read
For nearly 20 years, Mark Kenber, CEO at The Climate Group, has been pursuing his own clean energy vision: to engage business and policy leaders to commit to the clean energy revolution. And, as the international Paris Summit approaches this December, Mark believes that …
Solar lifecycle costs are where the rubber meets the road
If you want to be smart on solar, you have to hold one key distinction in your mind at all times - system costs vs. total lifecycle costs. Much of the hoopla about solar revolves around system costs, basicall …
