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How will we pay for the energy transition? Here's a guide

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By Erik Crouch, Volker Sick
| World Economic Forum
There remains a $2.2 trillion annual gap between what we pay and what is needed to deliver the energy transition. Financing the energy transition is a complex task that all levels of society will be involved in. Managing risk, spurring innovation and setting expectations for costs and benefits are all essential. Clean energy investment has more than doubled since 2020, and supports more than 16 million jobs worldwide.
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Consumers can drive energy innovation by being power players

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By Volker Sick
| World Economic Forum
Consumers can help shape the future of energy through active participation, ownership and innovation. Image: Lifestylememory/Unsplash Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan Energy systems of the past tended to rely on fuels such as wood, coal and oil being self-gathered or delivered to their point of use. Electrification changed energy systems dramatically, with power generation, delivery and maintenance handled by large utilities.
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Not all carbon-capture projects pay off for the climate - we mapped the pros and cons of each and found clear winners and losers

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By Volker Sick
| SFGate Verified
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Capturing carbon dioxide from the air or industries and recycling it can sound like a win-win climate solution. The greenhouse gas stays out of the atmosphere where it can warm the planet, and it avoids the use of more fossil fuels. But not all carbon-capture projects offer the same economic and environmental benefits. In fact, some can actually worsen climate change.
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