Algorithmic design.
Investment tends to focus on individual technologies, but the podcast stresses the importance of understanding the ‘network value’ and integration of these solutions within a broader, complex industrial system, rather than viewing them in isolation.. 4.Governmental Intervention is Essential to Drive Change:.
The market alone is unlikely to deliver the necessary speed and scale of decarbonisation in these sectors.Mandates (‘sticks’), like those seen for SAF, and incentivisation (‘carrots’), such as carbon sequestration payments, are essential for stimulating investment and progress.. 5.Re-evaluating Global Supply Chains for Carbon Footprint:.
The discussion highlights the impact of deep globalisation, where manufacturing has been exported, potentially shifting emissions rather than reducing them.A drive towards onshoring of industries presents an opportunity to build new, lower-carbon facilities domestically.. Watch Navigating the Energy Debate: Challenges and Solutions with Martin Wood, Adrian La Porta and John Dyson.Click the 'play button' above to watch the episode, or read our 5 Key Takeaways from this episode below.... 1.
Addressing the Global Demand for Dispatchable Clean Energy:.
The podcast highlights the critical and growing need for energy sources that are not only clean but also dispatchable – meaning they can be turned on or off, or ramped up and down, to meet real-time demand, a key challenge for grid stability in the energy transition.. 2.Rising Carbon Emissions.
Alarmingly, despite having spent decades now talking about action for climate, carbon emissions continue to rise year-on-year.In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic was almost undetectable in terms of carbon emissions, with the highest ever emissions growth in 2019/2020.
Although it felt like the world economy stopped in certain ways, it really didn’t.Construction and manufacturing continued throughout the pandemic, as did the production of steel and concrete.