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Technology Quarterly: Towards Zero Carbon
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Technology Quarterly: Towards Zero Carbon

Conquering CO2



Editorial Rating

10

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Scientific
  • Concrete Examples

Recommendation

With most countries doing little to counteract the effects of climate change, prospects currently look bleak for meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement demands. The December 1st, 2018 issue of The Economist offers a series of articles outlining how offending industries can realistically approach decarbonizing Earth’s atmosphere with new energy technology. Developing green fuels is expensive, but readers will learn how transitions can be instituted in stages to preserve existing infrastructure and resources. Super-light hydrogen is likely to be the heavyweight in an emerging zero-carbon world.

Take-Aways

  • Reducing global carbon emissions requires ramped-up renewable energy usage, especially hydrogen fuel.
  • Experts agree that producing carbon-free electricity is the key to global decarbonization.
  • John Goodenough helped develop rechargeable lithium-ion batteries 40 years ago.

About the Author

The Economist, established in 1843, has never abandoned “its belief in free trade, internationalism and minimum interference by government, especially in the affairs of the market.”