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In this episode of the "Volts" podcast, Lorenzo Kristov discusses his vision of a more democratic and resilient energy system, including where VPPs fit. https://lnkd.in/gmh9SkQx

🔊 NEW Podcast Alert! Ready to discover the impact of US Inflation Reduction Act on clean energy tax credits? Join Amy Haddon, and her colleagues Tammy Tolle & Hans Royal in this captivating podcast as they uncover the game-changing opportunities and implications for the public and private sector entities. Don't miss out - listen now 👇 http://spr.ly/6046W0gwY #CleanEnergy #TaxCredits #Podcast

⚡️ Do you want to know what we do at Electricity Maps? I never thought I'd be part of a podcast but this has been a cool experience ✨ Olivier Corradi and I had a great conversation with Chris Adams from the Green Software Foundation about our mission at Electricity Maps. In this episode, we break down: - Who can use our products - How we collect data and convert it from raw data to carbon intensity - How our forecast engines work to unlock flexible consumption Tune in on Spotify now! 🎧👇🏽

Here's my blurb at the top of today's Sustainable Future newsletter. If you'd like it sent to your inbox each Friday, sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gE44H9rP I’m going to anoint Shane Jones as New Zealand’s Scott Morrison. Let me explain. In 2017, Morrison, who was then Australia’s treasurer and would go on to become prime minister, brought a chunk of coal to Parliament. “This is coal,” he exclaimed, using the prop to explain how Australia kept the lights on, and power prices low. (By 2022, renewables made up 32 percent of Australia's total electricity generation, a record.) This week, as opposition here intensified against the Government’s controversial Fast Track Approvals Bill, submissions for which close today, Resources Minister Jones embraced Morrison-esque rhetoric to explain why the Government’s making it easier for coal mines to get approved. “Coal should not be treated as a leper,” Jones told RNZ on Wednesday. “It is not a crime, and I don’t subscribe to this hysteria that we hear on a regular basis from the environmental movements.” We burn coal when the wind doesn’t blow, he said, and while the country was reducing its reliance, “you and I won’t be having this discussion if the power goes out”. It’s good Jones mentioned wind because some would say he’s in danger of being seen as full of wind. Opposition to the climate-heating effects of coal is based on warnings from most of the world’s climate scientists who say burning fossil fuels is a threat to humanity, and we need to urgently and drastically cut emissions. Does Jones have another source? Governments set priorities. Would they rather build more renewable energy generation, for example, or devote billions of dollars to new roads? Now, this coalition says it wants to double the country’s renewable energy capacity. Fine, but how much money is it willing to invest to achieve that? The justification for enabling more mining, and oil and gas exploration, is lifting the economy – Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s main objective. You only need to look at the United States, and its Inflation Reduction Act, to realise clean energy projects lift the economy, too, and create jobs. This week, an article in the journal Nature predicted the cost of climate change-related damage would reach $US38 trillion a year by 2050, and it would be cheaper, by orders of magnitude, to reduce emissions. It turns out rising temperatures and more frequent and intense weather extremes, are very bad for the economy. Yesterday, it was announced the country’s greenhouse gas emissions had dropped, for the third year in a row, to the lowest level since 1999. A major reason was burning less coal and gas for electricity. But gross emissions are still up 14 percent on 1990 levels, one of the worst records among developed countries. There’s much, much more to do. All of this leaves this Government’s embrace of fossil fuels looking questionable, to say the least.

The world's transition from fossil fuels to sustainable forms of energy is more crucial than ever. In this episode of #BuiltForChange, we explore strategies organizations can use to navigate the coming and critical energy transition. https://accntu.re/44nyzWh

The world's transition from fossil fuels to sustainable forms of energy is more crucial than ever. In this episode of #BuiltForChange, we explore strategies organizations can use to navigate the coming and critical energy transition. https://accntu.re/44nyzWh

🌱 New #PodcastAlert! 🌱 🎧 Tune in to a fascinating new episode of #MarketPulse with host Aaron Fichera where he is joined by Abby Massey, PE, PMP, LEED AP, VP of Energy Incentives at TaxTaker. They dive deep into the synergy between tax incentives and sustainable real estate development. 🏗️💡 📈 In this episode, Abby shares insightful details on various green energy tax programs that can significantly enhance both sustainability and profitability for builders, developers, and business owners. Learn about the technical qualifications, common challenges, and how TaxTaker's expertise can streamline the process. 🚀 Plus, get a peek into future trends in green energy incentives and gather valuable foresight that can help drive your projects forward. 👉 Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain industry-leading insights! Tune in now and discover how you can leverage green energy tax incentives to propel your projects. #Sustainability #RealEstateDevelopment #TaxIncentives 🔗 Listen to Episode 15 now https://bit.ly/4akeCBE or on your favourite podcast app

#ICYMI If you work in marketing/communications or indeed in the area of sustainability, check out this week’s Executive Chair on Newstalk’s Down to Business with Bobby Kerr. A fascinating discussion with Flogas Ireland MD John Rooney on making the transition from marketing to CEO and his thoughts on the future of the energy sector. #sustainability #energy https://lnkd.in/ef8TzA8Z

Watch Larry Galan & Rollyn Reyes, Co-Chief Executive Officers at Energia, on the Mission Matters Podcast with Adam Torres. Learn how Energia is opening doors for investors to enter the energy sector. Watch now to uncover the potential of investing in energy with Energia. #EnergyInvesting #EnergiaInsights #EnergyPodcasts #Energia https://lnkd.in/gSP8PdQ8

Apart from Maynard Holt being one of my favorite people and thought leaders – I really appreciated this conversation around the current hot and divided topic regarding the use of nature based carbon offsets in achieving net targets and the topic that comes up just about every time I talk with a sustainability- focused investor, not to mention some of which is currently playing out within certain courts. I appreciate all that Weyerhaeuser is doing in the space and look forward to more certainty being created in this arena by way of a framework within which to think about the certification use of these types of offsets #carbonoffsets #netzero