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Articles by Devon Swezey
How 24/7 carbon-free energy can catalyze clean energy innovation
The era of flat electricity demand is over. According to a new report by the International Energy Agency, global electricity demand is growing at the fastest pace in years due to the growth of electrification, heating and cooling demand, industrial processes, and digital infrastructure like data centers. To make progress on climate change, that demand must be met with clean energy.
How Google and others can accelerate advanced clean energy technologies
A core focus of our goal to operate on 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) by 2030 is to accelerate the decarbonization of electricity grids around the world. Today’s grids are a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, and electricity demand is expected to grow significantly in the decades ahead.
How Google and others can accelerate advanced clean energy technologies
Next-generation geothermal pilot with Fervo A core focus of our goal to operate on 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) by 2030 is to accelerate the decarbonization of electricity grids around the world. Today’s grids are a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, and electricity demand is expected to grow significantly in the decades ahead.
Accelerating Europe’s clean energy transition
Europe has long been a leader in renewable energy. Last year, policymakers passed an ambitious set of reforms to take things to the next level, setting a new goal of meeting 32 percent of Europe’s energy needs from renewables by 2030. Google fully supports this ambitious target, and is committed to helping the continent reach its energy and climate goals. One way we can do so is to share successful strategies that we have used to purchase renewable energy for our own operations in Europe.
The Breakthrough Institute
Earlier this week, researchers at the University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman Institute released a working paper on the costs of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). The authors found that RPS programs have resulted in emissions abatement costing significantly more than most estimates of the social cost of carbon, and implied that a carbon tax would be a more efficient policy instrument to reduce emissions.
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Devon works for Google's Global Energy Market team. He was a Project Director at Breakthrough, 2009-2012. Jesse Jenkinsis a postdoctoral Environmental Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. He was previously the Director of Energy and Climate Policy at Breakthrough. Yael is a PhD candidate at ETH Zurich. She was previously Project Director and Associate Editor of the Breakthrough Journal.
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