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Michael is solo this week on Cleaning Up, outlining the "5 horsemen" of the net-zero transition - the five greatest obstacles to the net zero transition. These 5 horsemen are: the economics of energy solutions, the electrical grid, the demand for critical mineral, political and social inertia, predatory delay by the powerful incumbents. This audioblog is based on Michael's Bloomberg New Energy Finance opinion piece of the same title.
Links
Read the original essay here: about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-i-harder
Read Michael's 2022 essay, 'The Quest for Resilience – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?' here: about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-the-quest-for-resilience-what-could-possibly-go-wrong
Read Michael's 2023 essay, 'The Next Half-Trillion-Dollar Market – Electrification of Heat': about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-the-next-half-trillion-dollar-market-electrification-of-heat
Read Bloomberg NEF's 2022 New Energy Outlook: about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook
Read the IEA's report on the role of critical minerals in the transition: iea.org/reports/the-role-of-critical-minerals-in-clean-energy-transitions
Read the IPSOS report study - 'What Worries the World'?: ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2022-06/Global-Summary_What-Worries-the-World.pdf
Read Simon Michaux's report on the required quantity of critical minerals for net zero: gtk.fi/en/current/gtk-research-the-currently-known-global-mineral-reserves-will-not-be-sufficient-to-supply-enough-metals-to-manufacture-the-planned-non-fossil-fuel-industrial-systems
Read Part 2 of this two-parter, on the "5 superheroes" of the transition: about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-ii-easier
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Review Ep141 with Naomi Oreskes - Lifting the Curtain on Climate Change Denial: https://www.cleaningup.live/lifting-the-curtain-on-climate-change-denial-ep-141-prof-naomi-oreskes/
Michael is solo this week on Cleaning Up, outlining the "5 horsemen" of the net-zero transition - the five greatest obstacles to the net zero transition. These 5 horsemen are: the economics of energy solutions, the electrical grid, the demand for critical mineral, political and social inertia, predatory delay by the powerful incumbents. This audioblog is based on Michael's Bloomberg New Energy Finance opinion piece of the same title.
Links
Read the original essay here: about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-i-harder
Read Michael's 2022 essay, 'The Quest for Resilience – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?' here: about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-the-quest-for-resilience-what-could-possibly-go-wrong
Read Michael's 2023 essay, 'The Next Half-Trillion-Dollar Market – Electrification of Heat': about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-the-next-half-trillion-dollar-market-electrification-of-heat
Read Bloomberg NEF's 2022 New Energy Outlook: about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook
Read the IEA's report on the role of critical minerals in the transition: iea.org/reports/the-role-of-critical-minerals-in-clean-energy-transitions
Read the IPSOS report study - 'What Worries the World'?: ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2022-06/Global-Summary_What-Worries-the-World.pdf
Read Simon Michaux's report on the required quantity of critical minerals for net zero: gtk.fi/en/current/gtk-research-the-currently-known-global-mineral-reserves-will-not-be-sufficient-to-supply-enough-metals-to-manufacture-the-planned-non-fossil-fuel-industrial-systems
Read Part 2 of this two-parter, on the "5 superheroes" of the transition: about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-ii-easier
Related Episodes
Review Ep141 with Naomi Oreskes - Lifting the Curtain on Climate Change Denial: https://www.cleaningup.live/lifting-the-curtain-on-climate-change-denial-ep-141-prof-naomi-oreskes/
