Michele Garbarino · @micchega
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Just a little more effort, my are within reach.

#holidays #wecandothis #motivation #positivevibes

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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@richardgrant @andrewvandam
Stubborn optimism — a dissatisfied, gritty, determined confidence that humanity can bring about needed change in the face of great challenges. It’s a necessary precursor to action, and adopting this attitude requires shifting focus from the past to the future.

We made a lot of progress in the 117th Congress, but we still need more people to choose to stop burning fossil fuels faster in order to close the gap.

We need more stories of hope.

#wecandothis

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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Building new transmission is crucial towards getting a huge economy like in the U.S. down to net-zero GHG emissions, but there are vested interests and NIMBYism road blocks that we may not be able to politically navigate depending on next year's election turnout.

This is why I am so adamant that as many people as possible should install and if possible behind-the-meter in order to reduce demand on our grids in the interim.
decarbonization.visualcapitali

#justdoit #wecandothis #solar #batteries

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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Check out the slope of these charts of expected energy generation sources' change over the next three years and you too can have some hope that

“Renewables will overtake coal to become the world’s largest source of electricity within 3 years, the IEA data shows”

Make that 2 years maximum: It’s IEA data - and solar is now the cheapest source of electricity in history.

#wecandothis

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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She puts it so well. I'll never have the grace and patience of @kathhayhoe

"Hope is the first best weapon we have against climate change. As you can see though, statements like this often provoke a knee-jerk reaction: “we don’t need hope, we need ACTION,” they say.

But here’s the thing: we will not act if we feel we have already lost, if there is no hope."
newsweek.com/what-is-best-weap

#wecandothis

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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Thanks so much for helping to spread positive news.

This Labor Day we can celebrate that the USA is building record amounts of solar, with Wood Mackenzie forecasting US solar capacity tripling to 378 GW by 2028! US will build ~250 GWs of solar in next 5 years! Happy Labor Day!

According to SEIA via John Raymond Hangar

#wecandothis #climateprogress

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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More you can't get by just following doomers. My message is that and many of us are working on getting

"In June, the International Energy Agency was forced to upwardly revise its EU renewables forecasts by 38%" driven by an acceleration in residential and commercial solar installations". Now 23 EU countries are slated to reach targets by 2027!

We should all decarbonize faster though obviously, especially Italians. politico.eu/article/solar-powe

#ClimateAction #wecandothis #climateprogress

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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Which is really good news considering that: "Countries that cross the tipping point have seen rapid rates of adoption, with a median sales growth of 55% last quarter compared to the same period a year ago."

US may reach 25% market share for EVs by 2026! They were nearly 10% in Q2 2023.

#climateprogress #wecandothis

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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Here’s your Friday

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) U.S. Energy and Employment report shows that have increased in nearly every county in America!
energy.gov/articles/doe-finds-

#wecandothis #climatesolutions #climateprogress #energyjobs #factoftheweek #cleanenergy

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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U.S. GHG emissions from burning coal went down by over a quarter in the first half of 2023 compared to 2022.

Renewables are on track to meet all the growth in global electricity demand over the next two years.

And by 2024, renewables are set to account for over a third of the world’s power generation.
iea.org/reports/electricity-ma

#wecandothis #climatesolutions #climateprogress

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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@kathhayhoe
For news and stories to share , check out the or hashtags.

For example, by replacing 15% of the sand typically used in concrete with coffee biochar, researchers find that the addition enhanced the strength by 29.3%.

Sequestering food waste as in is a way to use an adaptation to as a mitigation strategy too! win/win amp.theguardian.com/science/20

#wecandothis #GlobalWarming #concrete #biochar #climatesolutions #climateprogress #climatehope

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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Caltrain to pilot the first battery-electric train in the United States soon.

The train will charge as it runs along electrified tracks, then use batteries in the non-electrified corridor from San Jose to Gilroy (~52 km).

#climateprogress #wecandothis

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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Behind the meter solar is providing almost a third of the electricity powering this grid in New England.

There's no better time to than now unless you already have!

#decarbonize #climateprogress #wecandothis

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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and we all have to do all we can by decarbonizing our lives our fast as we each possibly can.

A zero-carbon electricity system in GB could be realized with ~110% solar and wind penetration and an electricity storage energy capacity of 27 TWh (average demand for one month). Alternatively, ~140% penetration and 6 TWh (one week) would suffice. This shows how wind and solar overcapacity can reduce the need for electricity storage energy capacity. storage-lab.com/emission-mitig

#wecandothis

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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@mike
We're not doomed unless we lose hope so badly that we fail to act.

The technologies are available and people with the highest greenhouse gas emissions are starting to decarbonize their lives finally now.

Our Energy Information Agency predicts that the USA will be reducing its carbon pollution by over 3% this year and a lot more next so don't give up.

#wecandothis

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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Texas has 3.3GW of battery capacity operating today. That number is expected to double by the end of next year, a trend which will continue at least through this decade.

#decarbonize #wecandothis

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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Just last year was the first time we invested the same amount towards producing electricity renewably as from burning fossil fuels.

This year though, "More than $1.7 trillion worldwide is expected to be invested in technologies such as wind, solar power, electric vehicles and batteries globally this year, according to the I.E.A., compared with just over $1 trillion in fossil fuels."

Most ever spent on clean energy in a year.

#climatesolutions #wecandothis

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oldguy52 · @oldguy52
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An intermittent, kindly reminder from a retired old prof that is the greatest that we face as a species. We as an older generation have failed to stop the , but is is not too late to avert the worst effects. We need to immediately

- Move away from Oil and Gas

- Move away from

- Embrace and

- Rethink urban design to embrace simplicity and local availability of services and goods.

- Use our most powerful tools = our voices and our vote to remove climate and science deniers from power.

- We need immediate and sustainable

It will not be easy, but

#globalwarming #crisis #climatecrisis #carculture #bikeculture #publictransport #cimateaction #wecandothis

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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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KB Leecaster · @GreenFire
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There are at least 739 papers reviewing 100% renewables systems. Main conclusion: 100% renewables CAN power all energy in the world at low cost - fast. ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stam

#wecandothis #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #climateprogress #climatesolutions

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