Climate 101 with Albert Wenger pt 2

Starting with the Individual Sphere:- Eat less beef - Consume fewer dairy products - Walk/bike instead of driving- Public/shared transport instead of individual driving- More video conferencing, less travel- Shift What You Buy - Switch Your Money Away from Fossil Fuels - Join or Support Activism - Vote for Candidates Who Will Fight the Climate Cris... See more

What About State/Country/World?- Ban Certain Things Outright ( Internal Combustion Engine; Furnace...) - Carbon Pricing / Carbon Tax - But Need to Redistribute

So, policy, philanthropy, and individual behavior do have roles to play, but the real solutions to the carbon nightmare will win because they’re cheaper, better, faster, stronger, simpler, and just plain cooler than what’s available today.

The key challenges to large-scale removal of carbon dioxide from the air are both technical and sociological. They include: 1) lack of knowledge – about the technologies needed, or how much capital will be necessary to pay for vital infrastructure; 2) fear – of unintended consequences, and that a reimagining of our global energy system will result ... See more

The most critical step: Reducing emissions. We believe the best way to make progress toward a decarbonized world is to stop putting CO₂ in the atmosphere in the first place.