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57. What Makes John Doerr Think He Can Save the Planet?

People I (Mostly) Admire

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The Six Big Buckets of Decarbonizing the Grid

We're going to decarbonize the grid. That'll be to reduce 24 gigotons of global electricity and heating emissions to three gigo tons by 20 50. Right now, if i'm correct, maybe 60 per centof power is coming from vassil fueles. Solar and wind are a cheaper form of electricity than coal. But there still remain intrenched interests and big investments that people are not ready to write off. In the last year, china has installed more coal than ever before. And the world is hungry for more energy.

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