It is often easy to feel overwhelmed by bad news about the raging climate emergency. The transition is concerning. It is believed that 2023 shall be the warmest 12 months in 125,000 years as its impacts hit home in every corner of the planet.
But as tens of thousands of people attend the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, bringing some of the most pressing problems into the limelight, there are some real reasons for optimism on climate. Read all to have a look at five of them.
EVs Now More Cost Effective
In the UK, sales are generally booming but high costs and concerns over the range of an electric vehicle remain real deterrents. However, new technology is in the process of changing that perception. The idea is called Vehicle2Grid or V2G.
It is essentially the kit required to send and receive power from your car to your house and on to the national grid. The concept is If you can get your car recharged when energy is cheap, you can sell it back to the grid when prices soar higher and turn a profit.
A Solar Revolution
There is a secret solar revolution going on in dozens of countries across the globe. Driving this boom is cost – solar has become the cheapest form of electricity now. China has installed more solar this year than the US has in the past 30 years. There is now real hope.
Large Scale Battery Farms
Big battery farms have been springing up at an amazing speed. “When you add storage into the mix, it makes it a lot easier to get to a majority share of renewable energy,” said Peter Kavanagh, chief executive of Harmony Energy, according to BBC News.
Courts For Climate Action
Several major climate cases go before the judges in the next one year. One of the biggest climate suits in history is taking place in the US. Oregon’s Multnomah County is making a $52 billion damages claim against oil and gas producers for triggering a heatwave in 2021.
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History In Focus
Exploring the history really show how much progress has been made in a short period. The 2015 Paris Agreement didn’t contain any mention of oil, gas and coal. Now as delegates meet in Dubai, it is hoped the parties shall agree to finally end the use of these fuels in some shape.
