Scientists assert that global warming must be kept below two degrees Celsius to avoid insurmountable global disruption. Getting there will require near total decarbonization of economic activity by 2060. Electricity generation accounts for a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. and worldwide. Electric grids around the world are being decarbonized but a complete shift to 100% clean energy will likely take longer than 40 years. What will facilitate the transition and what threatens progress?
Let's begin by reviewing four zero-carbon emission generation sources and technologies that could lead us into the clean energy future – hydropower, nuclear energy, wind, and solar. We'll then discuss the levers and opportunities for solar and wind adoption with Devin Welch, Sun Tribe Solar, Erik Haug, Apex Clean Energy and Darden Professor Mike Lenox, who is a co-author on the forthcoming report titled Path to 2060: Decarbonizing the Electric Utility Industry.
This is the second in a series of podcasts from the Business Innovation and Climate Change Initiative at Darden’s Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation http://www.darden.virginia.edu/innovation-climate/. Episode 5 of Research and Relevance discussed the automobile industry.
Sun Tribe Solar: www.suntribesolar.com
Apex Clean Energy: www.apexcleanenergy.com
Podcast hosted by Becky Duff, Lead Researcher for the Business Innovation and Climate Change Initiative, Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Research and Relevance, Episode 11: Decarbonizing the Agriculture Industry
Research and Relevance, Episode 10: Decarbonizing the Industrial Manufacturing Sector
Research and Relevance, Episode 9: Testing the Locust Hypothesis, Part 2: The Global Corporate Patent Dataset
Research and Relevance, Episode 8: Testing the Locust Hypothesis, Part 1: The Impact of Global Investors on Long-Term Investment and Innovation
Family Matters: An Introduction to Family Owned and Controlled Businesses with Darden Professor Greg Fairchild
Family Matters: An Interview with Jim Bright, Joe Bright and Greg Fairchild
Family Matters: An Interview with Kim Morrish and Greg Fairchild
Family Matters: An Interview with Lawrence Gray and Greg Fairchild
Family Matters: An Interview with Doug Perry, Macon Brock and Greg Fairchild
Research and Relevance, Episode 6: Declining Business Dynamism and Entrepreneurship in the U.S.: Behind the Numbers
Research and Relevance, Episode 5: Decarbonizing the Automobile Industry
The Interdisciplinarian, Episode 8: Inbal Reichman Cohen on Managing Privacy as a Product at Facebook
The Interdisciplinarian, Episode 7: Ira Renfrew from iRobot on Innovating in Hardware (+ Robots!)
The Interdisciplinarian, Episode 6: Duygu Karaboncuk (Amazon) on Optimizing Customer Experience
C-Suite Insights, Special Live Edition: "How an Indian Entrepreneur Changed the IT Industry Forever" Narayana Murthy
C-Suite Insights Special Edition:"What’s the Future for Women in Finance?" Barclays’ Barbara Byrne
Lessons from the World of Banking: Barbara Byrne, Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at Barclays
The Interdisciplinarian, Episode 5: Nastia Root (Google) on Finding the Right User for the Right Product
Leading the Digital Enterprise: Dr. Claudy Jules, Accenture
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