204: We are overviewing the top climate solutions across four major sectors demanding major overhaul to heavily decarbonize: Transportation, the Built Environment, Food/Agriculture, and Electricity. As we are awaiting climate commitments from the currently-underway COP27, let's understand all the interwoven opportunities to meet our goals of keeping warming below 2C.
Sectors discussed + resources:
Ep 157: All About COP: Climate Commitments + Inequities at the UN Conference of Parties
Transportation
Ep 203: The Power of Walkable Cities
Press release: DOE and DOT Launch Joint Effort to Build Out Nationwide Electric Vehicle Charging Network (US Dept of Energy, US Dept of Transportation)
Transportation Electrification (Western Resource Advocates)
Built Environment
Alternate Cement (Drawdown)
Ep 196: Creating Thoughtful Spaces | Amanda Gunawan
Food/agriculture
Examining America’s Farm Subsidy Problem (CATO Institute)
This is how much meat and dairy hurt the climate (Vox)
How composting can reduce our impact on the planet (UN Environmental Programme)
Electricity
Ep 168: Why Does Texas Lose Power During Storms? Power Grid 101 + The History of Electricity in the US
Emissions by sector: IPCC AR5 WG3 Page 7
Electricity sector page (Drawdown)
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