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Opportunities to Make a Difference

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Potential Talking Points

I'm deeply concerned about climate change and the impact it will have on both our economy and environment

We need to act now to avoid a tipping point

Please work to put a price on carbon that ensures we cut emissions 50% by 2030 and achieves net-zero by 2050

Show Notes

This Week’s Reason for Hope

Electric vehicle demand is growing exponentially

Worldwide sales hit 6.6 million in 2021, almost doubling from the previous year

130K cars sold per week in 2021 = total annual sales for 2012

Factors driving the shift

  • Climate change
  • Net zero commitments
  • Fuel prices

Sources

https://electrek.co/2022/02/02/global-market-share-of-electric-cars-more-than-doubled-2021/

More electric cars are now sold per week than in all of 2012 | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)

Carbon Capture

Guest interview - Hanne Rolen, head of sustainability for Aker Carbon Capture based in Norway

According to IPCC, meeting climate goals will require removal of carbon from the atmosphere

Australia’s energy minister has upended the countries carbon market

Sources

Carbon Removal | World Resources Institute (wri.org)

Carbon credit companies to cash in on multi-billion-dollar windfall from the government - ABC News

Home – Aker Carbon Capture

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