Comments on: Clean Energy Tipping Point https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/04/25/clean-energy-tipping-point/ Fri, 02 May 2014 13:23:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: climatehawk1 https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/04/25/clean-energy-tipping-point/#comment-480066 Fri, 02 May 2014 13:23:42 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19459#comment-480066 Agreed. Here is another nice initiative: Madrid installing parking meters that will charge more for more-polluting autos: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/30/madrid-smart-parking-metres-polluting-cars

]]> By: Another Week of Climate Disruption News, April 27, 2014 – A Few Things Ill Considered https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/04/25/clean-energy-tipping-point/#comment-480065 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:03:54 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19459#comment-480065 […] 2014/04/25: GLaden: Clean Energy Tipping Point […]

]]> By: climatehawk1 https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/04/25/clean-energy-tipping-point/#comment-480064 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:32:53 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19459#comment-480064 Also worth noting: http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/28-trillion-11465

]]> By: Ambrotos42 https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/04/25/clean-energy-tipping-point/#comment-480063 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 06:01:47 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19459#comment-480063 I do hope the trends above continue, but also want to add something to it on the side of carbon fuel sources. Even if we only used up about half of the worlds carbon fossil fuels we still have to face the fact that the sources we used up until this point were the ones that were the easiest to get to. That’s why were beginning to resort to less efficient or more complex methods such as fracking. This results in the rise of carbon fuel prices. Hopefully the two sides of the coin will help even the odds a lot faster than we expect.

]]> By: climatehawk1 https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/04/25/clean-energy-tipping-point/#comment-480062 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 01:34:46 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19459#comment-480062 See also this WaPo article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/a-battle-is-looming-over-renewable-energy-and-fossil-fuel-interests-are-losing/2014/04/25/24ed78e2-cb23-11e3-a75e-463587891b57_story.html

]]> By: Matt https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/04/25/clean-energy-tipping-point/#comment-480061 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 23:00:12 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19459#comment-480061 In my particular state of Australia, we at one point had “feed-in tariffs” (the rate you get on electricity sold back into the grid) of about 60c/kWh due to some generous subsidies. Thankfully that rate was locked in for those who got it, so they still get paid that much.

Now, with a conservative state government, it’s around 8c/kWh, artificially low. Given we pay about 25c for peak and 16c for off-peak, I do wonder what ever happened to to their “market” mantra…

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