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Bill gates how to avoid6/19/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The green premium is the difference in cost between a product that involves emitting carbon and an alternative that doesn’t. Understanding this concept is key to making progress on climate change. Current energy production is cheap (not keeping in mind long term environmental damage).Ĥ- The green premium concept.if we want to use wind instead of solar, we need more space. Small town: 1 megawatt, mid-size city: 1 gigawatt, United States: 1,000 gigawatts, the world: 5,000 gigawatts.3.3 - How much power are we talking about? For comparison, keep the following figures in mind (the more watts the more energy consumed per second).Keeping warm and cool 7%: cooling, heating, etc.Getting around 16%: cars, trucks, planes, ships, etc.Growing things 19%: plants, animals, etc.Making things 31%: cement steel, plastic, etc. ![]() 3.2 - How much greenhouse gas is emitted? (When we make it and when we use it).3.1 - Think in percentages, how much of the 51B tons are we talking about? This will help prioritize resources to serve the competing initiatives.The good news: We can do it.ģ- Five questions to ask in every climate conversations: 2- Bad news: Getting to zero will be really hard. ![]()
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