A Silver Bullet for Climate?
This is the third in a series of articles examining the climate-solution strategies discussed in Positive Disruption 2020 (PD20), as summarized earlier on Medium. In these publications we outline how market diffusion of the seven climate solution vectors (the V7) in the image above could achieve the 1.5 ºC goal set forth in the Paris Climate Treaty.
Here we take a deeper look at the significance of regenerative agriculture for achieving climate stability. …
The Spoils Go to the Leader
This is the second in a series of articles that will examine aspects of the climate-solution strategies discussed in Positive Disruption 2020 (PD20), as summarized earlier on Medium. In these we outline how market diffusion of the seven climate-solution vectors (the V7) named in the image above could limit global temperature rise to the 1.5 ºC goal set forth in the Paris Climate Treaty.
In this article we take a deeper look at the grid-decarbonization vector by comparing progress made in the UK with that made in the US, and extrapolate the lessons learned to the role policy could play if adopted by all nations. The UK and the US are particularly interesting because they have similarly industrialized economies, well-established coal and gas industries, strong fossil-fuel lobbies, and abundant renewable-energy resources. …
A Roadmap to 1.5 °C
Day after day we witness the power of the exponent as we watch the curves that tracked the proliferation of the coronavirus. Some cities have seen cases double every 2 weeks — some every 6 days. While the exponential spread of COVID-19 exacerbates the threat it poses, exponential growth can also serve to accelerate positive change. Indeed, the world today is witnessing exponential, market-driven growth of low- and negative-emission technologies and practices that could eliminate and even reverse greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. So how do these factor in the race against climate change?
This is the subject of a recent analysis by the Epic Institute, in conjunction with The Nature Conservancy and building on work by Rocky Mountain Institute, in a report titled Positive Disruption 2020. In this report, the authors assess the impact of disruption across seven market sectors during this century. Taken together, these transformations are shown to limit global mean temperature rise to 1.5 °C and return atmospheric CO2 concentrations to 350 ppm by the end of this century. …
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