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It’s possible for Berlin to reach net-zero emissions by 2030. Here’s how.

June 2, 2023 / By and

RethinkX believes it is possible for Berlin to reach net-zero emissions by 2030. In our 2022 report ‘Germany’s Path to ‘Freedom Energy’ by 2030′ we showed how converting Europe’s largest economy to 100% clean energy would usher in a new era of clean prosperity, self-sufficiency and environmental restoration. We concluded that net zero for electric …

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A Plan for Türkiye: Recovery from this Disaster and Preparation for the Next

February 15, 2023 / By

by Çiğdem Özgen, guest contributor Şanlıurfa/Haliliye, Türkiye. 7th of February, 2023. Photo by Ömer Çörten   From the city of Gaziantep in southern Türkiye (the country formerly called ‘Turkey’), close to the epicenters of the strong earthquakes that recently killed thousands of people, it is easy to think, “it all started here.” And by “it …

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Oral Contraception Doubled the Sales of Ballpoint Pens (The Pattern of Disruption, Part 9)

October 25, 2022 / By

Russell Marker was a man who was good at finding answers and, in late 1941, he found in the book of a botanist friend an answer he had been seeking for a long time. Dioscorea mexicana, or the Mexican yam, is found throughout Mexico and down to Panama and can grow to several hundred pounds …

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Clean technology disruptions can springboard Sri Lanka from economic collapse to unthinkable prosperity

July 26, 2022 / By

Sri Lanka is deeply embroiled in a crisis. Fuel shortages have led to protests. Food protests have led to riots. The President fled the country and then resigned by email. A new President was just elected on Wednesday, July 20, but he is no outsider – he has been Prime Minister six times already. The …

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Dropping Silk Stockings Created an Oral Health Revolution (The Pattern of Disruption, Part 7)

October 14, 2022 / By

For most of human history, it was not routine for people to brush their teeth. But by the 1960s, majorities of most Western countries had a daily oral hygiene routine. Because oral hygiene is so central to wider health, the mainstreaming of dental care had a huge impact on the global disease burden, reducing the …

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Largest EU economy can reach 100% ‘clean energy’ by 2035 for less than fossil fuel spending

May 13, 2022 / By

Germany can shift its entire electricity system onto solar, wind and batteries by 2030 for less than 1% of its GDP. And the country’s entire energy system can go 100% clean energy by 2035 for less than what it spends on fossil fuels. In 10-15 years, Germany can change everything, permanently ending the era of …

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could spark global food riots – the solution is precision fermentation

April 21, 2022 / By

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is about to set in motion a chain of feedback effects leading to a sudden, rapid escalation of global political instability. Various UN agencies, and now the IMF, have warned of social unrest at a similar scale to the ‘Arab Spring’ events in 2011. What few understand is the role of key technology …

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The UN climate panel still doesn’t understand technology – and it matters

April 1, 2022 / By

With the Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) being released, it’s important to revisit the climate scenarios that are its centerpiece. These scenarios form the basis of the climate science community’s modeling and projections, which in turn affects governance and investment decisions across the world. Trillions of dollars …

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How to go vegan without really going vegan: precision fermentation, cellular agriculture and the disruption of food

March 29, 2022 / By

  Last year, the folks at Our World in Data published an article and some graphics about how human diets affect land use. The conclusion, as you can see on their chart below, is that if everyone in the world ate a vegan diet – one without any animal products at all – global agricultural …

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JP Morgan’s misinformation on the clean energy disruption – a handy guide

September 1, 2022 / By

  The JP Morgan Asset and Wealth Management Annual Energy Paper is one of the most influential publications among global investment and business leaders in the energy sector. But JP Morgan Chase’s 2021 Annual Energy Paper is a deeply flawed piece of work that promotes some serious misinformation about the clean energy transformation, reinforcing the …

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