Notes From The Progress Studies Conference
For example, we have managed to dramatically increase yields from the same acre of land and convert greater percentages of solar energy into electricity.
Joi Ito • The Social Labs Revolution
In the “energy is a necessary evil” frame, we look at our current electricity needs and then ask, “How can we generate all that from zero-carbon sources?” In the alternate framing, you say that to the extent we can develop affordable, zero-carbon sources of electricity, we want to generate tons and tons of electricity. Ideally, we would want to rep... See more
Matthew Yglesias • The case for more energy
Focusing on short-term, incremental solutions will only distract us from working on producing the home runs that could change the assumptions regarding energy and society’s resources.
David Brooks • This Will Make You Smarter
we get a breakthrough in cheap hydrogen, for example, we might not need to worry as much about…
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Bill Gates • How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
And how will we deal with unfolding climate change? There is now a widespread consensus that we need to do something to prevent many highly undesirable consequences, but what kind of action, what sort of behavioral transformation would work best? For those who ignore the energetic and material imperatives of our world, those who prefer mantras of g
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