GHG Emissions, Solar, Sourcing Renewables, Wind  -  August 31, 2024

Weekend Reads: LA's Emissions Challenge; Clean Energy Jobs Boom

It's the long holiday weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.:

What L.A. needs to produce a (nearly) zero-emission Olympic Games (Los Angeles Times)  Hosting the Olympics is a feat for any city, and after Paris’ many successes, fans are looking to see how Los Angeles will meet the challenge in 2028. One issue already on people’s minds: Will L.A.’s notorious traffic and air quality be the Achilles’ heel of our Games?

New report by McKinsey highlights challenges carbon capture and clean hydrogen face (Carbon Herald)  A report published by McKinsey looked into the trajectory of the energy transition in the United States and Europe, providing a snapshot of the progress on renewables, batteries and heatpumps, as well as carbon capture and hydrogen.

These proud conservatives love wind turbines and solar power. Here's why  (USA Today)  Meet the unlikely supporters of green and renewable energy: Members of the Conservative Energy Network.

U.S. is seeing a boom in clean energy jobs (CBS News)  Going green isn't only good for the planet — it can also put some green in your pocket. The U.S. added 142,000 clean energy jobs last year, with employment in the emerging sector growing more than twice as fast as the rest of the energy industry and the economy overall, the Department of Energy said Wednesday in an annual report. 

How a technology similar to fracking can store renewable energy underground without lithium batteries (Inside Climate News)  The rapid buildout of wind and solar power generation has set off a race for experimental technologies to capture and store that energy. Several startups in Houston say they’ve developed ways to cache it underground, and one just announced its first commercial project. 

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