Ep 58 – Renewable Problems

Episode 58 - "Renewable Problems" With the deadline for keeping global warming below 1.5C quickly approaching (at least according to the extremely optimistic IPCC calculations - and we know how we feel about those), the time for renewable energy is yesterday. The transition to these clean sources of energy should be a no brainer, right? Well, as always, the story is more complicated than it would first appear and our addiction to cheap and highly energetic fossil fuels isn't going away anytime soon. Can we break our addiction and create real change? Chapters 00:29 Energy Investment in Southern Mexico 10:12 Why is Ashes Ashes hating on renewable technology? 16:11 Individual vs Social Change 20:56 Energy Density 29:35 Hidden Externalities 34:57 Grid storage 39:37 Struggling to Maintain Renewables 46:51 Close Out A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0